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Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh leaves the door open to supporting the Li...
Jan 28, 2025

Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. The deadline for registering to vote in the leadership contest pass...
Jan 28, 2025

Who's in and who's out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a decade to replace the departing Justin Trudeau. The deadline for registering to vote in the leadership contest pass...
Jan 28, 2025

Over $5K in grants to support sustainability projects in Vernon
The City of Vernon is supporting three sustainability projects in the community.Through the 2024 Sustainable Grant program, the city had $25,500 available in grants of up to $2,000 per recipient to su...
Jan 28, 2025

Ottawa's 'meh' budget drew skepticism from public, finance department was told
OTTAWA - Vague, mediocre, "smoke and mirrors" - even "meh." Those are all words Canadians used to describe the Liberal government's last budget in a series of focus groups, summarized in a report comp...
Jan 28, 2025

RCMP union recommends better staffing, procurement and collaboration on border
OTTAWA - The union representing RCMP members is calling on Canada and the U.S. to make it easier to buy new technology, boost staffing and improve collaboration to deal with security challenges at the...
Jan 28, 2025

Eby vows pandemic-style tariff relief in B.C., may include loans and unemployment aid
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says every dec...
Jan 28, 2025

Eby vows pandemic-style tariff relief in B.C., may include loans and unemployment aid
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says protecting British Columbians from the potential impact of U.S. tariffs will be taken as seriously as the relief response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He says every dec...
Jan 28, 2025

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense
WASHINGTON (AP) - Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of the recent devastating Southern California wildfires...
Jan 28, 2025

Death toll from New Year's Eve illegal fireworks explosion in Honolulu climbs to 5
HONOLULU (AP) - A fifth person has died from injuries suffered during a massive explosion of illegal fireworks at a Honolulu home over New Year's, police said Tuesday. The 29-year-old man was one of s...
Jan 28, 2025

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