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Ex-QMJHL player Noah Corson to serve jail time in Quebec sex-assault case
MONTREAL - Former Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League player Noah Corson has been sentenced to two years less a day in jail for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Corson, 27, the son of former N...
May 6, 2025
B.C. ombudsperson finds request for repayment of provincial COVID-19 aid unjust
VICTORIA - British Columbia's ombudsperson says the provincial government unfairly required some workers to repay $1,000 they received after losing their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The BC Emer...
May 6, 2025
Danielle Smith dismisses Doug Ford's warning against separatist threats from Alberta
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is urging her Ontario counterpart Doug Ford to mind his own business when it comes to talk of separating from Canada. Smith announced this week that she doesn...
May 6, 2025
Edmonton's Pickard confirmed to start Game 1 of second round against Golden Knights
LAS VEGAS - Oilers goalie Calvin Pickard was confirmed to start Game 1 of the second-round series Tuesday against the Vegas Golden Knights after Edmonton head coach Kris Knoblauch was cagey on the sub...
May 6, 2025
Semi-pro TSS Rovers look to make more Canadian Championship history
There's a lot on the line Wednesday for TSS Rovers when the semi-pro League1 B.C. team takes on Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League in Telus Canadian Championship preliminary-round play With the ...
May 6, 2025
Fact-checking Carney’s first face-to-face meeting with Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney met with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Tuesday in their first face-to-face meeting since Carney's Liberal party won the most seats in the April 28 election. S...
May 6, 2025
Chamber calls for business-centric approach in developing the OCP
The organization that represents local businesses has some input as the City of Vernon revises its Official Community Plan.As part of its process in re-writing the plan (OCP), the city has been accept...
May 6, 2025
Civil rights lawsuit filed in Florida deputy’s killing of US Airman Roger Fortson
The family of a U.S. airman who was fatally shot by a Florida sheriff's deputy inside his own home in 2024 filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Tuesday over his killing. The complaint filed in a Pensa...
May 6, 2025
Celebrini has four points, Canada beats Hungary in world championship tune-up
BUDAPEST - NHL rookie of the year finalist Macklin Celebrini had a goal and three assists as Canada beat Hungary 6-0 Tuesday in a tune-up game before the world hockey championship. Travis Konecny had ...
May 6, 2025
No significant concerns for flooding in the North Okanagan
The freshet in the North Okanagan is not raising any significant concern for flood events.In an email to Vernon Matters, the Regional District of North Okanagan said the four automated snow stations i...
May 6, 2025
