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UPDATE: Sundog Festival's Amplified Sound to run to 10 p.m. afterall
UPDATE: Vernon's annual arts and culture event will run as late as it has in previous years after councillors decided to stick with the established end time.At the regular meeting Monday, June 9, Vern...
Jun 9, 2025
Saskatchewan Roughriders sign all-star running back Ka'Deem Carey
REGINA - The Saskatchewan Roughriders have signed all-star running back Ka'Deem Carey, the CFL club announced Monday. Carey was a CFL East all-star with Toronto last season after rushing for a team-hi...
Jun 9, 2025
Vernon's property tax hike among the highest in the province
Vernon has one of the highest property tax increases in B.C. for 2025, but the city said that figure does not tell the whole story.A report from the City of Kelowna showed Vernon's tax rate increase o...
Jun 9, 2025
Oklahoma man who was given 3 last meals will stand trial again but won't face the death penalty
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Oklahoma prosecutors will pursue a murder charge, but not the death penalty, against longtime death row inmate Richard Glossip for his role in the 1997 killing of his former boss,...
Jun 9, 2025
Montreal officials say they've left no stone unturned to prepare for Grand Prix
MONTREAL - City officials and organizers of this weekend's Grand Prix in Montreal say they're ready for the more than 350,000 people expected at the Formula One race. They say they've learned lessons ...
Jun 9, 2025
Lost RCMP memory key with informant details was offered for sale by criminals: report
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog says the RCMP lost a memory key containing personal information about victims, witnesses and informants, and later learned it was being offered for sale by crimin...
Jun 9, 2025
B.C. crews brace for extreme fire behaviour when winds from cold front hit northeast
The BC Wildfire Service says crews are preparing for "extreme fire behaviour" in the province's northeastern region as a second dry cold front is forecast to move through. The service says wind gusts ...
Jun 9, 2025
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins a game-time decision for Oilers with undisclosed injury
SUNRISE - Oilers forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins remains a question mark for Game 3 of the Stanley Cup final. The versatile forward missed Sunday's practice with an undisclosed injury. Nugent-Hopkins came...
Jun 9, 2025
Hot spell persists in southern B.C. after breaking century-old records
VANCOUVER - An early season hot spell that has brought temperatures approaching 40 Celsius to parts of southern British Columbia, breaking more than a dozen daily heat records, won't be lifting until ...
Jun 9, 2025
Diallo opens grass-court season with win over Vukic at Libema Open
Canadian tennis player Gabriel Diallo kicked off his grass-court season with a 7-5, 7-6 (2) win over Australia's Aleksandar Vukic on Monday at the Libema Open. The 23-year-old from Montreal had 13 ace...
Jun 9, 2025
