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Vernon Winter Carnival parade to run on new route, over 100 events planned
The Vernon Winter Carnival is ready to celebrate its 65th anniversary with its annual parade and over 100 events.The carnival, which will run under the theme of "Back to the '80s", will run Feb. 7-16,...
Dec 3, 2024
Private refugee sponsorship pause an 'unfortunate reality': minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says that the recent pause in most private refugee sponsorships is because there is an "oversupply" of applications and they don't want to give people fleeing...
Dec 3, 2024
Canadian women wrap up eventful year with lopsided 5-1 win over South Korea
MURCIA - Marie-Yasmine Alidou and Olivia Smith scored to help the Canadian women's soccer team wrap up a tumultuous year with a lopsided 5-1 win over 19th-ranked South Korea in an international friend...
Dec 3, 2024
Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway tr...
Dec 3, 2024
Health-care costs will rise significantly as population ages, says new report
TORONTO - A new report says Canada needs to rethink its approach to health care to help manage rising costs as people age. CSA Group, an organization that helps policymakers develop standards around h...
Dec 3, 2024
Vernon Council endorses budget with an 11 per cent increase
After discussing, debating and amending the proposed budget at a special meeting Monday, Dec. 2, Vernon City Council endorsed the proposed 2025-2029 Financial Plan, which had a projected budget increa...
Dec 3, 2024
Jets place forward Ehlers on injured reserve, recall Lambert from AHL
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Jets placed have forward Nikolaj Ehlers on injured reserve with a lower-body injury, the NHL club said Tuesday. The move is retroactive to Friday, when Ehlers left Winnipeg's 4...
Dec 3, 2024
Jury deliberations begin in veteran Daniel Penny's trial over using chokehold on Jordan Neely
NEW YORK (AP) - Jurors began deliberating Tuesday in the trial of a military veteran charged with using a fatal chokehold to subdue a man whose behavior was alarming passengers on a New York subway tr...
Dec 3, 2024
Defence argues evidence too thin in Ottawa neo-Nazi terrorism trial
OTTAWA - Defence lawyers for an Ottawa graphic designer facing terror charges over his alleged involvement with the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division say the evidence against their client is flimsy. ...
Dec 3, 2024
Alouettes sign defensive back Najee Murray for 2025 CFL season
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes have signed American defensive back Najee Murray for the 2025 season, the CFL team announced Tuesday. Murray recorded 44 defensive tackles in 11 games last season and...
Dec 3, 2024
