Vernon RCMP officers ease tense situation

Written on:February 29, 2012
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Source: News – Vernon Morning Star

A disconnected 911 call resulted in Vernon RCMP dealing with a man who barricaded himself inside an East Hill residence Sunday night.

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Vernon council questions trap ban legalities

Written on:February 29, 2012
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The City of Vernon is being extremely cautious before taking a stand on wildlife traps.

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Vernon Jubilee Hospital funding moves ahead

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Public lobbying may have paid off at Vernon Jubilee Hospital. Health Minister Michael de Jong will soon be in the community…

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Jensen welcomes return to North Okanagan

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Morning Star’s new publisher, Ian Jensen, once worked at the former Vernon Daily News…

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Vernon evening transit approved

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A green light has been given to night bus service in Vernon.

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Duchess the Polson Park swan succumbs to injuries

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Polson Park’s ambassador is being remembered fondly after Duchess the swan was found dead at the Vernon park’s pond Tuesday…

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Vernon shines at B.C. Games

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Greater Vernon rocked the 2012 B.C. Winter Games, staging what is being declared the best Games ever.

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Vancouver Island Health Authority fined $97,500 over violent attacks on staff

Written on:February 29, 2012
Vancouver Island Health Authority fined $97,500 over violent attacks on staff

Penalty was fourth-highest issued by WorkSafe B.C. last year

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Bodog gambling site shut down, Canadian owner indicted

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The gambling website Bodog has been shut down and four Canadians indicted, including founder Calvin Ayre, U.S. federal prosecutors say.

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Canucks lose lead, fall to Coyotes in shootout

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The third-period magic has suddenly gone missing for the Vancouver Canucks.

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Canucks fall to red-hot Coyotes in shootout

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Mike Smith stopped 39 shots, Ray Whitney scored in the third period and during the shootout, and the Phoenix Coyotes extended their point streak to 12 games with a 2-1 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night.

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Dirty tricks phone calls alleged in Vancouver South

Written on:February 29, 2012
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Voters in the federal riding of Vancouver South, won by Conservative Wai Young in the May 2011 election, were subject to dirty tricks telephone calls in the final week of the campaign, the federal Liberals say.

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Vancouver man anxious for parents’ safe return from stranded cruise ship

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A Vancouver man whose parents are aboard a stranded cruise ship in the Seychelles is anxious for their safe return.

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Police unveil 3-D reconstruction of dead man found on Vancouver beach

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For more than five years, the identity of a victim of foul play whose body washed up on a beach in the UBC Endowment Lands has baffled police.

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Aboriginal Affairs turns over part of its consulting role to pipeline company

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Long before a public hearing began this year into a controversial pipeline proposed to carry Alberta oil to the B.C. coast, Indian Affairs and Northern Development Canada knew it did not have the resources to address First Nations concerns about the project, newly public documents show.

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Former Vancouver city councillor Jim Green dies from lung cancer (with video)

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Jim Green, the gruff, gravelly voiced former city councillor who made it his life’s work to act for disenfranchised and marginalized residents of Vancouver, died early Tuesday morning. He was 68.

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Elections Canada falling down on electoral fraud: Democracy Watch

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Elections Canada is failing in its mandate to thwart electoral scams and publicly hold fraudsters to account, the Ottawa-based advocacy group Democracy Watch said Tuesday, as the robocall scandal continued to shake the Harper government’s majority mandate.

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Bodog founder indicted for $100 US million gambling business

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Four Canadians, including a reputed billionaire playboy, behind the popular online gaming company Bodog have been indicted by a federal grand jury in the United States on charges of running an illegal sports gambling business and conspiring to commit money laundering.

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Kassian hopes to put his big body to work for Canucks

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Zack Kassian says he wants to fly under the radar with the Vancouver Canucks. Good luck with that.

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