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Dancing with the Vernon Stars event coming in October
The annual dancing fundraiser in support of end-of-life care will run in the fall with some new additions.The Dancing with the Vernon Stars event will run October 18 at the Prestige Vernon Lodge and C...
Aug 13, 2025
Development permits up in first half of 2025, but not expected to break annual records
The City of Vernon has seen some investments in new builds recently, though not as much as it has in past years.At the regular meeting Monday, August 11, Vernon city council received a building and de...
Aug 13, 2025
Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon strikes tentative deal to buy the Portland Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Don Dundon has reached a tentative agreement with Paul Allen's estate to buy the Trail Blazers and keep the team in Portland. Dundon conf...
Aug 13, 2025
Man facing second-degree murder charge in fatal assault in Coquitlam, B.C.
COQUITLAM - A 59-year-old man faces a second-degree murder charge after an alleged attack with a weapon resulted in the death of another man in Coquitlam, B.C. Homicide investigators say it happened o...
Aug 13, 2025
Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon strikes tentative deal to buy the Portland Trail Blazers
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Paul Allen's estate has agreed to a tentative agreement to sell the Portland Trail Blazers to a group led by Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon. Dundon confirmed the agreement ...
Aug 13, 2025
François Legault taking crushing byelection loss to the PQ with 'humility'
QUEBEC CITY - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he is taking Monday's byelection loss to the Parti Qubcois with humility. Legault's Coalition Avenir Qubec finished fourth in the Arthabaska riding wi...
Aug 13, 2025
A boat carrying migrants capsizes off Italy, killing at least 26
ROME (AP) - A boat carrying nearly 100 migrants capsized Wednesday in international waters off the Italian island of Lampedusa, killing at least 26 people and leaving about a dozen missing, the Italia...
Aug 13, 2025
Low water levels in Quebec rivers spur navigation warnings, watering bans
MONTREAL - Boat pilots on the St. Lawrence River are being asked to take cautions because of low water levels that can cause navigation hazards. Kevin Lajoie, spokesman for the company that manages th...
Aug 13, 2025
Federal ministers meet with canola lobby to discuss new China tariffs
OTTAWA - Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu are meeting with canola groups this afternoon following China's announcement that it will hit Canada with ...
Aug 13, 2025
Final field of CPKC Women's Open Mississaugua Golf and Country Club announced
MISSISSAUGA - Brooke Henderson of Smiths Falls, Ont., headlines the final field at next week's CPKC Women's Open. The winningest Canadian in professional golf history is one of the biggest names in a ...
Aug 13, 2025
