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Panhandlers on Salmon Arm sidewalks may be fined $50, thanks to new bylaw
SALMON ARM, B.C. - Salmon Arm has become the latest B.C. municipality to impose a fine on people asking for money on city streets.On Monday, council passed a bylaw amendment that allows officials to f...
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Quebec premier at odds with Alberta and Saskatchewan over Energy East pipeline
SASKATOON - Alberta's premier says it doesn't matter if Quebec opposes the idea of an oil pipeline as part of the Energy East project - the federal government should step in and make it happen. Jason ...
Jul 12, 2019
Frenchman Simon Pagenaud races to fastest practice lap at Toronto Indy
TORONTO - Simon Pagenaud laid down the fastest practice lap of the day at the Honda Indy Toronto on Friday. The Frenchman, who won the Indy 500 in May, had a one-lap time of 59.870...
Jul 12, 2019
Fans celebrate World Cup champs, rally for equal pay
NEW YORK - Adoring fans packed New York City's Canyon of Heroes on Wednesday amid a blizzard of confetti to praise the World Cup-winning U.S. women's national soccer team as leaders on the field and a...
Jul 12, 2019
Clock ticking for solution to B.C. rock slide blocking salmon: experts
CLINTON, B.C. - Experts say a rock slide that created a five-metre waterfall on the Fraser River is a significant problem that could spell disaster for British Columbia's threatened salmon populations...
Jul 12, 2019
Ottawa city council gives controversial Chateau Laurier addition go-ahead
OTTAWA - A controversial addition to the historic Chateau Laurier was approved Wednesday, but Ottawa's city council will meet again Thursday to vote on it one more time. In a 14-9 split, councill...
Jul 12, 2019
Clock ticking for solution to B.C. rock slide blocking salmon: experts
CLINTON, B.C. - Experts say a rock slide that created a five-metre waterfall on the Fraser River is a significant problem that could spell disaster for British Columbia's threatened salmon populations...
Jul 12, 2019
Redblacks need consistent effort from starting QB Davis against visiting Alouettes
OTTAWA - After losing several key players in the off-season, there were a number of questions surrounding what the Ottawa Redblacks were realistically capable of heading into the 2019 CFL campaign. Th...
Jul 12, 2019
Chilliwack man faces multiple charges for alleged sex assault, child pornography offences
CHILLIWACK, B.C. - A Chilliwack man who has lived across the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island is facing multiple charges for alleged sex assault and child pornography offences.RCMP said Friday they...
Jul 12, 2019 Image Credit: Chilliwack RCMP
Veterans activist gets OK to press $25K libel suit against Liberal minister
TORONTO - A noted veterans activist can proceed with his defamation suit against the former minister of veterans affairs after Ontario's top court ruled Friday that a deputy judge in small claims...
Jul 12, 2019
