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Ontario man with indeterminate prison sentence dies at 47 of 'natural causes' in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The Correctional Service of Canada says Angel Jones, who was serving an indeterminate sentence in a British Columbia prison for biting a woman's nose off, has died of natural causes...
Nov 6, 2024
Real estate forecast predicts Okanagan housing sales to dip this year, pick up in 2025
The Okanagan's housing market is predicted to fluctuate a bit in the next year.The B.C. Real Estate Association's (BCREA) Housing Forecast shows the Okanagan is on track to have 7,500 sales in 2024. T...
Nov 6, 2024
Poppy campaign supports local hospice society
The Legion has provided some aid to the organization that provides end-of-life care.The Royal Canadian legion Brach 25, through the annual Poppy Campaign, donated $10,000 to the North Okanagan Hospice...
Nov 6, 2024
Swimming Canada CEO Ahmed El-Awadi steps down to pursue other opportunities
TORONTO - Ahmed El-Awadi is stepping down as the chief executive officer of Swimming Canada. The governing body said Wednesday that El-Awadi is leaving to pursue other opportunities and spend more tim...
Nov 6, 2024
Petting farm in Campbell River, B.C., culls entire bird flock over avian flu outbreak
A petting farm on Vancouver Island says it was forced to cull its entire flock of about 50 chickens and ducks when they contracted the highly infectious avian flu. In the post to social media, Holly H...
Nov 6, 2024
Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers
DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald ...
Nov 6, 2024
Democrat Elissa Slotkin wins Michigan's open Senate seat, defeating the GOP's Mike Rogers
DETROIT (AP) - Democratic U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin has won Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat, giving Democrats a bittersweet victory in a swing state that also backed Republican President-elect Donald ...
Nov 6, 2024
Canada's Aaron Cockerill's steady improvement takes him to DP World Tour playoffs
Aaron Cockerill has been carefully working away at his golf game like a master craftsman, just chipping away with a hammer and chisel. The result is that he's in the midst of his best-ever season as a...
Nov 6, 2024
Dutch defender Klomp finds home with Calgary's Cavalry FC in Canadian Premier League
Daan Klomp, his club career stalling in his native Netherlands, was considering quitting football for a day job in 2020. Klomp's contract with NAC Breda had come to an end and the club's new coach had...
Nov 6, 2024
'Should never have ended like that': Inuk man killed by police in Quebec's Far North
MONTREAL - A remote northern Quebec community is demanding justice after a man was shot and killed and his twin brother seriously injured by police responding to a drunk driving call. Joshua Papigatuk...
Nov 6, 2024
