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  September 11, 2008 - Born to Josh and Akiko Smith of New Westminster, a boy, Enzo Smith. A brother for Sakura, 3. A grandson to Jim and Sandy Smith of Creston. Alouettes rout Argos in Eastern showdown While the Toronto Argonauts managed to keep within a touchdown of the Montreal Alouettes after the opening half, the defending Grey Cup champions exploded in the second en route to a 41-10 victory. Zelinka captures 5th Canadian heptathlon title Jessica Zelinka completed a remarkable comeback Thursday night by winning the heptathlon at the Canadian Track and Field Championships and qualifying for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. Jays flip Wallace to Astros for Gose The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Anthony Gose from the Houston Astros in exchange for first baseman Brett Wallace. Niemi's future in Chicago to be decided Saturday Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman expects to learn on Saturday whether his salary cap-squeezed team will be able to keep restricted free agent goaltender Antti Niemi, who backstopped Chicago to the Stanley Cup last spring. Lopes-Schliep looks for personal best Between the many television interviews and news conferences she's been asked to do this week, Priscilla Lopes-Schliep just wants to maintain a familiar routine. Mexican drug lord killed in gunfight One of the top three leaders of Mexico's most powerful drug cartel, considered a founder of the country's massive methamphetamine trade, has died in a gunfight with soldiers. Pakistan flood death toll tops 300 Massive flooding in Pakistan has killed at least 313 people as monsoon rains continue to bloat rivers, submerge villages and trigger landslides, officials say. Enbridge oil not expected to reach Lake Michigan Oil that spilled from an Enbridge pipeline into a southern Michigan waterway is not expected to reach Lake Michigan, U.S. officials say. Karzai says WikiLeaks war logs endanger informants Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned the leak of thousands of secret U.S. defence documents relating to the war in Afghanistan, saying it has put the lives of Afghan informants working with NATO and U.S. forces at risk. Bangladesh garment workers clash with police Thousands of garment workers unhappy over their wages have rampaged through the capital of Bangladesh, clashing with police who used tear gas and batons to clear the streets. |
CBC | British Columbia News Pickton appeal ruling due Friday
CBC | Top Stories NewsThe Supreme Court of Canada will rule Friday on whether convicted serial killer Robert William Pickton will get a new trial. B.C. wildfire evacuation order partially lifted An evacuation order at Bonaparte Lake, north of Kamloops, B.C., has been partially lifted. WorkSafeBC rules don't apply to crane mishap WorkSafeBC says it has limited jurisdiction over a Victoria construction site where a crane operator was impaled on a piece of rebar earlier this week. Pakistan flood death toll tops 300 CBC | Canadian NewsMassive flooding in Pakistan has killed at least 313 people as monsoon rains continue to bloat rivers, submerge villages and trigger landslides, officials say. Pickton appeal ruling due Friday The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Friday on whether convicted serial killer Robert William Pickton will get a new trial. Enbridge oil not expected to reach Lake Michigan Oil that spilled from an Enbridge pipeline into a southern Michigan waterway is not expected to reach Lake Michigan, U.S. officials say. Ford to lay off 388 at Windsor engine plant
Ford Motor Co. will lay off nearly 400 workers at its engine plant in Windsor, Ont. Pickton appeal ruling due Friday The Supreme Court of Canada will rule Friday on whether convicted serial killer Robert William Pickton will get a new trial. Chopper crashes while fighting B.C. wildfire Two pilots are recovering after their helicopter crashed while fighting a wildfire in B.C.'s southern interior. Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (> required at line 41, column 23) in /home/content/v/e/r/vernondeals/html/kelownadeals/magpierss/rss_fetch.inc on line 238 Warning: array_slice() expects parameter 1 to be array, null given in /home/content/v/e/r/vernondeals/html/kelownadeals/module/newsfeed.php on line 296 CBC | Politics & Economy Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/content/v/e/r/vernondeals/html/kelownadeals/module/newsfeed.php on line 302 Budget deficit could be gone a year early
The federal government should be able to eliminate the annual budget deficit by 2015, a year ahead of schedule, the Conference Board of Canada says. Google shares fall on China blocking report Google shares fell 1.4 per cent in after-hours trading Thursday after the company said people in mainland China are being blocked from using its internet search engine. Telecom took in $41B in 2009 Canada's communications industry took in $55.4 billion in revenue in 2009, the CRTC said Thursday, a 2.1 per cent increase from the previous year's level. |
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