Wasn’t it a party? Photo: contributed Canada Day at Davison’s Orchard. Click here to view the gallery It was a celebration that was 155 years old. Thousands of people celebrated the birth of a nation on Canada Day in Polson Park and Davison’s Orchard in Vernon. For the first time in two years, Polson Park …
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The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) identified the victim of a shooting in Port Coquitlam on June 30 as Mehdi “Damien” Eslahian, 37. Eslahian was known to police and the shooting was targeted but not related to the ongoing conflict in Lower Mainland gangs, IHIT said in a written statement. Police responded to reports of …
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Zion Williamson and the New Orleans Pelicans have agreed to a five-year, $ 193 million contract extension. The deal also includes the Designated Rookie language that could increase the value of the deal to $ 231 million. To qualify for the largest contract with 30% of the salary cap, Williamson must be an All-NBA, MVP …
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No one’s success has been said to be complete without failure, but a new international exhibition in Calgary is proving that even some of the most talented innovators had some of the worst ideas for consumers. The Museum of Failures officially made its Canadian debut when it opened July 1 at the Southcentre Mall, with …
The separatists say Lysychansk “under control”, but not released The Ukrainians say great battles, but Lysychansk not surrounded The blasts affected the Russian governor of Belgorod, three wounded Kyiv / KONSTYANTYNIVKA, Ukraine, July 3 (Reuters) – Fighting has intensified over Lysychansk, Ukraine’s last major stronghold in the strategic eastern Luhansk province, as an adviser to …
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Hospitals overwhelmed by the pandemic attack still face a number of challenges, causing unprecedented waiting times in emergency rooms across the country. Along with limited hospital beds and delayed surgeries, one of the leading causes of dysfunction has been the shortage of doctors and nurses. Many of the problems facing hospitals are not new, but …
A recent book by a Vancouver neurosurgeon questions a common practice among medical professionals to emotionally detach from patients. Dr. Chris Honey has practiced neurosurgery for 25 years and is the head of the neurosurgery division at the University of British Columbia. His book, The Tenth Nerve, published this February, includes stories of seven patients …
– A biologist has found what is possibly one of the widest trees ever recorded in BC Ian Thomas measured a red cedar from west to north of Vancouver, BC, which was between 4.8 and 5.8 meters in diameter. READ MORE: The best refrigerators for you and your drink this summer If Thomas ’preliminary measurements …
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The Alaska Highway is cut off from traffic in both directions about 125 miles north of the Liard hot springs, after a stretch of road was destroyed by water accumulation. The Yukon government tweeted photos of the damage in an update Friday night. The Alaska Highway is closed between 50 and 60 km south of …
Calgary police have a man arrested after a Calgary firefighter was dragged by a stolen vehicle on Saturday afternoon. Around 12:30 p.m., police responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision at block 100 of Bermuda Drive NW. There, a member of the Calgary Fire Department was assisting at the scene when a firefighter was …