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City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nations
VERNON, B.C. - The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake have been transferred to an alliance of Indigenous nations who say the Ogopogo has always been part of their spirit...
Oct 16, 2021
City of Vernon transfers copyright to legendary Ogopogo to B.C. Indigenous nations
VERNON, B.C. - The legal rights to the legendary creature in a British Columbia lake have been transferred to an alliance of Indigenous nations who say the Ogopogo has always been part of their spirit...
Oct 16, 2021
Blue Bombers become first CFL team to earn playoff spot with 26-16 victory over Elks
EDMONTON - Zach Collaros and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers are the first CFL team to secure a playoff berth. Collaros threw two touchdown passes Winnipeg defeated the Edmonton Elks 26-16 on Friday night. ...
Oct 16, 2021
Islamic State claims mosque bombing in south Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a deadly suicide bombing on a Shiite mosque in southern Afghanistan that killed 47 people and wounded scores more. In a sta...
Oct 15, 2021
Clippers win 8-1 over Kings in home opener
NANAIMO - The Clippers home opener couldn't have gone much better.A hat trick from Sean Donaldson propelled the team to an 8-1 blowout victory over Powell River on Friday, Oct 15 at Frank Crane Arena....
Oct 15, 2021
Clinton "doing fine" and will be out of hospital soon
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) - Bill Clinton is doing fine and will be released soon from a Southern California hospital where he's being treated for an infection, President Joe Biden said. Biden said Friday du...
Oct 15, 2021
Canucks score twice in shootout, beat Flyers 5-4
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Elias Pettersson and J.T. Miller scored shootout goals and Vancouver scored four times in the second period to lead the Canucks past the Philadelphia Flyers 5-4 on Friday night. Tr...
Oct 15, 2021
More than 90 snakes found under Northern California home
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Al Wolf is used to clearing one or two snakes from under houses but recently was called by a woman who said she had seen rattlesnakes scurry under her Northern California house an...
Oct 15, 2021
Military's human resources officer under investigation for 'historic' sex misconduct
OTTAWA - Military police say they are investigating "historic" allegations of sexual misconduct involving yet another senior commander, this time the officer responsible for human resources in the Can...
Oct 15, 2021
Central Island takes lead in active COVID-19 cases across health authority
NANAIMO - Island Health posted 58 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday.It's the second day in a row where the daily increase has been significantly below recent totals, typically between 70 and 80 per day....
Oct 15, 2021