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B.C. RCMP arrest man after short standoff along Highway 1
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - Mounties in Chilliwack, B.C., say a man was arrested after a short standoff with police along Highway 1 over the weekend. RCMP say officers attended a call for a single-vehicle inci...
Nov 11, 2024

Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term
Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city. The Associated Press called the race Monday. "...
Nov 11, 2024

Voters in Oakland oust Mayor Sheng Thao just 2 years into her term
Voters in Oakland, California, have ousted Mayor Sheng Thao just two years after she narrowly won office to lead the liberal San Francisco Bay Area city. The Associated Press called the race Monday. "...
Nov 11, 2024

New Zealand's leaders formally apologize to survivors of abuse in state and church care
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - New Zealand's Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a "formal and unreserved" apology in Parliament on Tuesday for the widespread abuse, torture and neglect of hundreds ...
Nov 11, 2024

Man facing 1st-degree murder in partner's killing had allegedly threatened her before
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A man charged with first-degree murder in the death of his partner in a Montreal suburb was out on bail for uttering threats against her when she was killed. Shilei Du was charged to...
Nov 11, 2024

B.C. veteran, 101, recalls danger, discipline of war, as Vancouver cenotaph turns 100
Second World War veteran Percival Smith says he entered the British Merchant Navy as a teenager and came out as a man, going home to a family that he "couldn't even recognize" after the war Smith, 101...
Nov 11, 2024

'I get goosebumps': Canadians across the country mark Remembrance Day
OTTAWA - An echoing peal of cannon fire signalled the start of a moment of silence Monday in St. John's, N.L., and throngs of people along the city's two main downtown streets fell quiet and bowed the...
Nov 11, 2024

Cody Fajardo casts doubt over status as Alouettes' starter next season
MONTREAL - Cody Fajardo is hungry to lead the Montreal Alouettes back to the Grey Cup next year. The veteran quarterback, however, couldn't confirm that general manager Danny Maciocia would choose him...
Nov 11, 2024

Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson out with lower-body injury
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Sabres leading scorer Tage Thompson left Monday's game against the Montreal Canadiens in the second period with a lower-body injury and did not return. Thompson, who score...
Nov 11, 2024

Suspect’s bail extended in Adam Johnson hockey manslaughter case
SHEFFIELD - A man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter following the death of player Adam Johnson during a professional hockey game in England has had his bail extended, South Yorkshire Police said M...
Nov 11, 2024

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Warm, Dry Winter
Super El Nino forming, could have serious impacts on Vernon and the Okanagan
Nov 10, 2026

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Election Participation
Voter turnout declined in Vernon, North Okanagan for the provincial election
Nov 10, 2026
Fatal Overdoses
More local drug deaths, but still below record high levels
Nov 10, 2026

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Money Matters
Coldstream bringing in new CFO
Nov 9, 2026
Friday Evening Crash
One person deceased in crash near Salmon Arm
Nov 9, 2026