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B.C.’s Shalaya Valenzuela named Canada’s top Indigenous female athlete

The Tom Longboat Awards, named in honour of the legendary long-distance runner from Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, are annually presented by the Aboriginal Sport Circle (ASC) to the ...
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Prince George courthouse murderer should be jailed 12 years: B.C. Crown

Calling it a case of “bullying to the extreme,” a Crown prosecutor said Monday, Nov. 3 in BC Supreme Court that second-degree murder convict Charlene Jane Alexander should be jailed for 12 years ...
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First Carney budget spends to boost Canadian economy, cuts federal workforce

Finance Minister Francis Champagne delivered the first budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney, calling it “generational in its ambition.” “There is no place for withdrawal, ambiguity, or even ...
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Pierre Poilievre coming to Kelowna, will speak at chamber luncheon

Pierre Poilievre, the Leader of the Official Opposition, will be in Kelowna on Thursday, Nov. 13. The Conservative leader will be speaking at the Kelowna Chamber luncheon , discussing a “response to ...