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Vernon agency receives anti-racism grant
A local organization was named a recipient of funding to support anti-racism projects.Independent Living Vernon was gifted $5,000 through the B.C. Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Grants program.The f...
Apr 16, 2025
Big interest in joining VSAR
Vernon Search and Rescue has had an impressive initial interest in new volunteers.The search and rescue group (VSAR) opened its recruitment process in March, which garnered a lot of interest from pros...
Apr 16, 2025
Team president Masai Ujiri says Toronto Raptors still working to get better
TORONTO - Masai Ujiri believes there are three ways to build a successful NBA team: the draft, via trade or in free agency. The Raptors president said at his season-ending news conference on Wednesday...
Apr 16, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang undergoes surgery to close small hole in his heart
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang's season is over. The 19-year veteran will miss Pittsburgh's finale against Washington on Thursday night after undergoing a procedure to cl...
Apr 16, 2025
Toronto FC hopes to get some injured players back for visit to Salt Lake
TORONTO - Toronto FC could get some reinforcements this weekend with several injured players close to a return. Coach Robin Fraser said defenders Nicksoen Gomis and Henry Wingo and forward Ola Brynhil...
Apr 16, 2025
10 guards charged over the fatal beating of a New York inmate, including 2 with murder
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old prison inmate, including two charged with murder. It's the second time this y...
Apr 16, 2025
BC Health Coalition urges province to end contract with U.S. owner of LifeLabs
VICTORIA - A public health advocacy group is urging the British Columbia government to end a contract with an American company that owns LifeLabs, the province's main provider of outpatient lab servic...
Apr 16, 2025
New Olympic mixed-team golf event adds 'excitement and new energy' to competition
Canadians Brooke Henderson and Corey Conners have both enjoyed individual success on their respective golf tours over the last decade. But come 2028, there's a chance their shared good play could resu...
Apr 16, 2025
Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days
MONTREAL - McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus. A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the injunction Tuesday again...
Apr 16, 2025
UPDATE: Armed police incident on Ziprick Road, video
Update 12:30 p.m.:Kelowna RCMP said the incident at a home on Ziprick Rd. has ended with no arrests made although matters are still under investigation. Police said all residents and bystanders in the...
Apr 16, 2025
