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Ghazala Hashmi wins Democratic nomination for Virginia lieutenant governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The candidates for Virginia's lieutenant governor are set to make history after Sen. Ghazala Hashmi won the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor on Wednesday. Hashmi is t...
Jun 18, 2025
UBC Okanagan scales back programs and staff as part of campus-wide budget overhaul
UBC's Okanagan campus is moving ahead with significant internal changes, including staffing shifts and academic adjustments, in response to financial pressures and a shifting student demographic.The u...
Jun 18, 2025
Hundreds of groups call on Ottawa to scrap border bill over privacy, rights concerns
OTTAWA - More than 300 civil society organizations are calling on the Liberal government to withdraw its new border bill, saying the legislation threatens liberties, refugee and migrant rights and the...
Jun 18, 2025
Charlottetown set to host Scotties Tournament of Hearts for record fifth time in 2027
CHARLOTTETOWN - Charlottetown will be the host of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts for a record fifth time in 2027. The 46th edition of the Canadian women's curling championship is set for Feb. 12-21...
Jun 18, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Quebec corruption police raiding offices of auto insurance board
QUBEC - Quebec's corruption police are searching the headquarters of the province's auto insurance board. The auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of it...
Jun 18, 2025
Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors, big loss for transgender rights
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld Tennessee's ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors, a stunning setback to transgender rights. The justices' 6-3 decision in a case ...
Jun 18, 2025
Canadian population growth continued to slow with almost no increase in Q1: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says the Canadian population rose by 20,107 people from Jan. 1 to April 1 to 41,548,787, the smallest increas...
Jun 18, 2025
Princess of Wales pulls out of engagement at Royal Ascot
LONDON (AP) - The Princess of Wales canceled plans to attend Royal Ascot on Wednesday as she continues to balance the demands of her public duties against the realities of her recovery from cancer. Ka...
Jun 18, 2025
Celebration planned to mark final phase of Vernon Creek Naturalization project
Phase 2 of the Polson Park Vernon Creek Naturalization project is underway, and a celebration will be held to mark the work.The second phase is also the final part of the project, which involves resto...
Jun 18, 2025
Gardeners planting in community plots, other projects underway at RDNO Agricultural Park
The snccmaqtn Agricultural Park (SAP) plots are being filled and other projects will see more plants blooming in the near future.The Regional District of North Okanagan (RDNO) said the community garde...
Jun 18, 2025
