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Technical issues resolved at Towne Theatre
The historic theatre in downtown Vernon has reopened its doors.Earlier in the week, the Vernon Towne Theatre temporarily closed down due to technical issues with the projector.The theatre said on soci...
Jul 25, 2025
More lease deals reached for Hudson's Bay locations
TORONTO - Hudson's Bay has reached deals to sell the leases of six store locations as legal wrangling continues on work to close a deal to sell up to 25 leases to B.C. billionaire Ruby Liu. Legal fili...
Jul 25, 2025
Quebec suspends directive restricting access to daycare for immigrant children
MONTRAL - The Quebec government has partially suspended a directive that would have expelled some children of immigrants from subsidized daycare. Families Minister Suzanne Roy says that while the gove...
Jul 25, 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell receives life in prison for 2 Arizona murder conspiracy convictions
PHOENIX (AP) - Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison Friday on two murder conspiracy convictions in Arizona, marking an end to a winding legal saga for the mother with doomsday religious...
Jul 25, 2025
Junior hockey players' trial a chance to discuss sex, masculinity with youth: experts
TORONTO - The acquittal of five former junior hockey players after a tumultuous and high-profile sexual assault trial is sparking a renewed conversation about how young people are being educated about...
Jul 25, 2025
Junior hockey players' trial a chance to discuss sex, masculinity with youth: experts
TORONTO - The acquittal of five former junior hockey players after a tumultuous and high-profile sexual assault trial is sparking a renewed conversation about how young people are being educated about...
Jul 25, 2025
Former city lawyer who vandalized National Holocaust Monument pleads guilty
OTTAWA - A former City of Ottawa lawyer has pleaded guilty after defacing Canada's National Holocaust Monument. Iain Aspenlieder, 46, was charged last month with mischief to a war memorial, mischief e...
Jul 25, 2025
NDP releases official rules for leadership race to replace Singh
OTTAWA - The NDP has released the official rules for its leadership race, which include requirements that candidates gather specific numbers of signatures from supporters in diverse regional, racial a...
Jul 25, 2025
Elite triathletes hope SuperTri race will inspire more Canadians to take up sport
Two of Canada's top triathletes hope that a new race in Toronto will inspire more people to take up the sport. Charles Paquet and Mathis Beaulieu will be racing in SuperTri Toronto this Saturday, kick...
Jul 25, 2025
Education Department says it will release billions in remaining withheld grant money for schools
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Trump administration is releasing billions of dollars in grants to schools for adult literacy, English language instruction and other programs, the Education Department said Frid...
Jul 25, 2025
