Stanley Cup Playoffs
Vancouver Canucks pull off comeback, top Nashville Predators 4-3 in OT
Before the playoffs began, Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet asked some of his players to pick a word to describe their team. They chose resilience.On Sunday, the team showed why, clawing its way back from a two-goal deficit late in the third period, then scoring early in overtime to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3...
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Fundraiser
Hike for Hospice features 80's theme for anniversary event
The North Okanagan Hospice Society (NOHS) is once again holding its "Hike for Hospice" fundraising event, this time at the DND Grounds in Vernon. On Saturday, May 11, that site will be a hub of activity as participants gather for the annual event to support those living with life-limiting illness and needing ...
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Esso Cup ends with Regina on top, host Lakers lose nail biter for bronze medal
The Regina Rebels will remember their trip to Vernon fondly.The Western region champions defeated Ontario's North York Storm 2-1 at Kal Tire Pace Saturday to win the 2024 Esso Cup, emblematic of the Canadian women's under 18 club hockey championship.The Rebels built up a 2-0 lead on goals from Berlin Lolacher and : tou...
Apr 28, 2024
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Stanley Cup Playoffs
Vancouver Canucks pull off comeback, top Nashville Predators 4-3 in OT
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Hannah Green wins LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for 2nd straight year
Fundraiser
Hike for Hospice features 80's theme for anniversary event
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tournament ends
Esso Cup ends with Regina on top, host Lakers lose nail biter for bronze medal
Apr 28, 2024
Okanagan
Region-Wide Alert
Multiple overdoses lead to drug poisoning alert
Interior Health is advising people be cautious when using substances.The health authority said there have been multiple non-fatal drug poisonings in the South Okanagan recently, and has issued a Toxic Drug Poisonings Alert for the entire region.IH advises people to have their drugs checked, use at a safe consumption si...
Apr 27, 2024
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new approach needed
Increasing police powers not the answer to drug crisis: BC Greens
The B.C. Green Party is suggesting the NDP's partial walk-back on decriminalization will have negative consequences.RELATED NEWS: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal againIn a release, the Greens said that while there are concerns about drug use in public spaces and a need to keep communities saf...
Apr 26, 2024
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B.C. politics
Poll suggests B.C. Conservatives move past NDP in voter support
The Conservative Party of B.C. is calling the latest poll on the provincial election "great news," but adds it's just a snapshot in time, and they "can't take their foot off the gas.""British Columbians are fed up. They want change. NDP policies aren't working. It's time to try something new,&q...
Apr 26, 2024
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Frequently Asked Questions
IRIS Optometrists
A look at lens quality
If you're like most people, when it's time for new eyeglasses you probably spend 20 to 30 minutes picking out a frame and a couple more minutes selecting the lenses. The real magic of the glasses, however, is all in that clear piece of plastic you look through. "The type of lens quality that you choose is huge,&qu...
Apr 15, 2024
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Arden Tile
Tough break? How to replace a tile.
Tile is undeniably durable, but it's not indestructible. A cast-iron pan takes a tumble or a mug falls at just the wrong angle, and now you have a cracked or chipped tile. Replacing a broken tile yourself is a low-cost way to get that floor or countertop back to looking good as new. If you have a tile leftover from the...
Apr 01, 2024
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Arden Tile
Grout that is a dream to clean
If the thought of scrubbing away at grout makes you think twice about choosing tile, you'll be happy to hear that grout has come a long way. To find out what makes today's grout so superior and easy to clean, we spoke with Dennis from Arden Tile. "The old sanded and non-sanded grouts stained easily and showed thei...
Mar 01, 2024
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Vancouver Canucks pull off comeback, top Nashville Predators 4-3 in OT
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Hike for Hospice features 80's theme for anniversary event
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Esso Cup ends with Regina on top, host Lakers lose nail biter for bronze medal
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No joy in OT: Vipers season is over
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British Columbia
Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request
VANCOUVER - Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadly opioid crisis. Brittany Graham, the executive director of the Vancou...
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Man arrested in death of 71-year-old Richmond, B.C., woman
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says it is investigating after a woman was found dead in her Richmond home. It says the RCMP received a request for a wellness check at the residence around 5 p.m. on Friday. IHIT says in a news release that police responded and found the 71-yea...
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RCMP respond to head-on crash after woman drives wrong way down Highway 99
SURREY, B.C. - Mounties in Surrey, B.C., say a woman is in the hospital with possible life-threatening injuries after driving the wrong way down Highway 99 and crashing into oncoming traffic. They say police received a call about the crash on the highway, about 50 metres east of the Highway 91 junction, just after 4:15...
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Canada
Pro-Palestinian encampment grows at Montreal's McGill university
MONTREAL - Pro-Palestinian student activists in Montreal have set up camp on the grounds of McGill University this weekend, following a wave of similar protests on campuses across the United States. More than two dozen tents had been pitched at the school's downtown campus On Sunday afternoon, with a steady stream of v...
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Drug user advocates concerned about B.C.'s decriminalization exception request
Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadly opioid crisis. Brittany Graham, the executive director of the Vancouver Area Net...
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World Central Kitchen resumes aid mission in Gaza after workers killed by airstrikes
OTTAWA - The World Central Kitchen plans to resume operations in the Gaza Strip Monday, four weeks after Israeli airstrikes killed seven of its aid workers including one Canadian. The organization suspended food delivery in the region after the attack on three World Central Kitchen vehicles full of food from a nearby w...
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NHL roundup: Avalanche grab 3-1 series lead over Jets with 5-1 win
DENVER (AP) - Valeri Nichushkin recorded his first career hat trick, netminder Alexandar Georgiev turned in another strong showing and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 in Game 4 on Sunday to move a win away from advancing in the NHL playoffs. Artturi Lehkonen and Cale Makar also scored for the Avalanch...
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Stanley Cup Playoffs
Vancouver Canucks pull off comeback, top Nashville Predators 4-3 in OT
Before the playoffs began, Vancouver Canucks coach Rick Tocchet asked some of his players to pick a word to describe their team. They chose resilience.On Sunday, the team showed why, clawing its way back from a two-goal deficit late in the third period, then scoring early in overtime to beat the Nashville Predators 4-3...
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Hannah Green wins LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for 2nd straight year
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hannah Green won LPGA Tour's JM Eagle LA Championship for the second straight year Sunday, holing out twice from off the greens in a pivotal back-nine stretch at challenging Whilshire Country Club. A year after making a 25-foot birdie on the final hole of regulation and winning on the second hole of ...
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