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Canadiens' hockey boss has 'no concern' about GM's trip to Russia
DETROIT - Montreal executive vice-president of hockey operations Jeff Gorton says he has "no concern" about members of the Canadiens' front office travelling to Russia amid the country's invasion of U...
Dec 19, 2024
City of Vernon recommends recycling, composting over holidays
The City of Vernon has tips for residents to help them cut down waste over the holiday season.Vernonites were encouraged to help cut down on their household waste going to the landfill by first divert...
Dec 19, 2024
Emissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets
OTTAWA - For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions - though it is still a long way off its 2030 target. A preliminary emissions report ...
Dec 19, 2024
B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa's similar changes
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has repealed a law it passed last year to restrict drug use in some public areas because successful court challenges prevented it from being brought into for...
Dec 19, 2024
B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa's similar changes
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has repealed a law it passed last year to restrict drug use in some public areas because successful court challenges prevented it from being brought into for...
Dec 19, 2024
LeBlanc says it's not the government's job to respond to everything Trump posts
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it's not the Liberal government's job to respond to everything U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posts online. LeBlanc made those comments in response to...
Dec 19, 2024
Two Vernon RCMP officers cleared of use of force charges
Two members of the Vernon North Okanagan RCMP will not be charged in connection with a non-fatal use of force investigation.The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. investigated the incident wher...
Dec 19, 2024
Landslide on tracks stops Amtrak passenger runs between Seattle and Vancouver
WHITE ROCK, B.C. - A landslide that blocked railway tracks has stopped Amtrak passenger service between Vancouver and Seattle. Amtrak says in a statement Thursday that the landslide near White Rock, B...
Dec 19, 2024
Canadian swingman RJ Barrett out for Raptors vs. Nets due to illness
TORONTO - Canadian swingman RJ Barrett will miss tonight's Toronto Raptors game against the Brooklyn Nets. Barrett, from Mississauga, Ont., is out with an illness. Backup guard Davion Mitchell is ques...
Dec 19, 2024
Family says man received MAID on psychiatric day pass, files wrongful-death lawsuit
VANCOUVER - The family of a 52-year-old man who received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital has launched a constitutional challenge to the procedure'...
Dec 19, 2024
