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Finnish star Ronja Savolainen wants to make an impact with Ottawa Charge
MONTREAL - Finnish star Ronja Savolainen wants her opponents to fear driving the net when she's on the ice. As she enters her first PWHL season, the Ottawa Charge defender plans to introduce herself w...
Nov 20, 2024
B.C. government delegation jets to California to promote the province's film industry
Just days after being appointed to their new jobs, three members of the British Columbia government are off to California to promote the province as a hot spot for film production. Spencer Chandra Her...
Nov 20, 2024
Republicans on the House Ethics Committee reject releasing report on Matt Gaetz
WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans on the House Ethics Committee voted Wednesday against releasing a report on their long-running investigation into President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for attorney gene...
Nov 20, 2024
Local housing starts still down on annual basis
Greater Vernon continued to see declines in housing construction in October.The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) said there were 23 housing project starts in the latest reporting month.T...
Nov 20, 2024
Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
OTTAWA - A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner's inquest into the July 2016 dea...
Nov 20, 2024
New GM Hervey seeks to elevate once-proud Elks from 'laughingstock' status
EDMONTON - Ed Hervey didn't hold back when describing the Edmonton Elks team. "I do not like where the club sits in the CFL, as far as the perception" said Hervey, who on Wednesday was introduced as t...
Nov 20, 2024
Emergency alert test coming as B.C. mops up from 'bomb cyclone' with high winds
A test for Canada's emergency alert system is set to take place just as British Columbia cleans up from a so-called "bomb cyclone" weather system that cut power and battered parts of the coast with hu...
Nov 20, 2024
Online service available for Vernon's utility, tax and licensing billing
The City of Vernon is encouraging people use its online portal for financial billing.With the ongoing Canada Post labour dispute, the city said residents and business owners may experience delays in r...
Nov 20, 2024
O'Keefe Ranch made slight changes to address financial challenges this year
O'Keefe Ranch has been doing what it can to remain operational this year. In a release, the Historic O'Keefe Ranch Society said it worked to navigate financial hurdles in 2024, by adjusting the operat...
Nov 20, 2024
Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as par...
Nov 20, 2024
