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In the news today: Air Canada begins cancelling flights, Google AI summaries concerns
August 13, 2025 - 6:42 AM

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Innovative horse simulator helps riders with disabilities get in the saddle
May 23, 2025 - 8:49 AM

VICTORIA — "Do you want to go faster?"
Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients
March 16, 2025 - 3:00 AM

MONTREAL - Classes on disease and anatomy are par for the course in traditional medical training, but a new program at a Quebec university is making visits to the art museum a mandatory part of the curriculum for physicians in training.
'I can't talk to my family anymore' : London attack victims remembered
February 22, 2024 - 9:49 AM

LONDON, Ont. - The killing of four members of a Muslim family in London, Ont., was ruled an act of terrorism on Thursday as a judge sentenced the man responsible to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years.
'Good friends do exist': London attack victims remembered at sentencing hearing
January 06, 2024 - 6:00 AM

LONDON, Ont. - A father revered by relatives for his seemingly endless generosity; a devoted mother who persevered through obstacles; a grandmother who painted cartoon characters for her grandchildren and a teenage girl who a friend described as a "giver of hope."
Children of man who died in N.S. floods question why roads open, alerts delayed
August 12, 2023 - 12:34 PM

TANTALLON, N.S. - It doesn't make sense to Robie Holland that — as 250 millimetres of rain poured down in rural Nova Scotia — there was nothing to stop his father from travelling down a rapidly flooding road.
The fastest 96-year-old woman in the world: Ottawa woman breaks 5K race record
May 28, 2023 - 7:47 PM

OTTAWA - Rejeanne Fairhead stood at the starting line in front of Ottawa's city hall on Saturday surrounded by thousands of racers who were almost all, assuredly, younger than her.
'It was hell:' Ukrainian family safe in Quebec after surviving Russian airstrikes
April 12, 2023 - 1:02 AM

MONTREAL - Aurika Olkhova says she still can't believe that she and her two daughters made it out of Ukraine alive after enduring weeks of bombing by the Russian army in the city of Mariupol — including at the maternity hospital.
Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff
February 16, 2023 - 2:00 PM

EDMONTON - Alberta’s health minister says there will be $158 million in the upcoming budget to attract more physicians and other health-care professionals to fill gaps in care.
Veterans affairs minister stands firm on record in face of anger, call to resign
November 10, 2022 - 11:58 AM

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay is standing firm in the face of anger and frustration at the Liberal government over ongoing delays, backlogs and staff shortages and a call for his resignation.
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THOMPSON: Don't speak ill of the dead; speak the truth
OPINION I’ve always heard folks say, “Don’t speak ill of the dead.” Presumably, the reasoning is that they’re no longer here to defend their comments or actions. Sorry, but sometimes we h

New $1.2M renovation lets beverage makers experiment in Penticton
Drink makers are going to be able to head to the newly renovated lab at Okanagan College's Penticton campus to work on innovative beverages. Okanagan College has spent $1.2 million to renovate its Beverage Technology Access Centre with

Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but

Okanagan appraisal firm wins trademark dispute with rival company
An Okanagan real estate appraisal company has won the right to trademark its name despite opposition from a rival firm. According to an Aug. 6 Canadian Intellectual Property Office decision, Okanagan Appraisals had been granted the right to

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In the news today: Air Canada begins cancelling flights, Google AI summaries concerns

Innovative horse simulator helps riders with disabilities get in the saddle

Art of medicine: Quebec doctors in training visit museum to better diagnose patients

'I can't talk to my family anymore' : London attack victims remembered

'Good friends do exist': London attack victims remembered at sentencing hearing

Children of man who died in N.S. floods question why roads open, alerts delayed

The fastest 96-year-old woman in the world: Ottawa woman breaks 5K race record

'It was hell:' Ukrainian family safe in Quebec after surviving Russian airstrikes

Alberta health minister promises $158M in budget to recruit front-line health staff

Veterans affairs minister stands firm on record in face of anger, call to resign

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