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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. Sidney Crosby suffered neck injury  Both the agent for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed Saturday that the fallen superstar's latest setback has been the result of a neck injury. Chara's blast no match for Team Alfredsson in All-Star skills  Zdeno Chara beat his own record with a 108.8 miles per hour bullet to win the hardest shot competition at the NHL all-star skills competition Saturday night. Ottawa Senators captain Alfredsson's team won the night by a total score of 21-12 after competitions in five categories. NHL players tweet during skills competition  Sixteen NHL All-Stars and rookies will be tweeting during the skills competition on Saturday night in Ottawa. Follow them here and see what they're saying throughout the night. Sunday 4 PM ET: All-Star Game stream & chat  Join in for a chat with other hockey fans as the NHL's stars and young guns show off their skating, shooting and stickhandling skills in a series of competitions. (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 4 PM ET). Wharnsby: Bettman hoping for painless, quick labour talks  NHL Players' Association executive director Donald Fehr and league commissioner Gary Bettman plan to meet next week, but whether this will be the beginning of informal discussions on a new collective agreement remains to be seen, writes CBCSports.ca senior hockey writer Tim Wharnsby. Iran official says oil could reach $150 per barrel  The head of Iran's state oil company says the price of crude will reach $120 to $150 per barrel, as officials in Tehran prepare to discuss a ban on crude sales to European Union countries in retaliation for an EU embargo. Syrian troops clash with army defectors near capital  Fresh clashes have erupted between the Syrian military and groups of army defectors in suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus, killing at least nine people. Mexican held in Canadian's beating was drunk, on drugs  A Mexican man arrested in connection with the brutal beating of Canadian tourist Sheila Nabb says he was drunk and had been using cocaine on the night of the attack. Violent Occupy Oakland protest results in 300 arrests  About 300 people were arrested in Oakland during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn an American flag, as police earlier fired tear gas and bean bags to disperse hundreds of people. UN nuclear team arrives in Iran  A United Nations nuclear team arrived in Tehran early Sunday for a mission expected to focus on Iran's alleged attempt to develop nuclear weapons. |
CBC | British Columbia News Surrey sex assault prompts public warning
CBC | Top Stories News Mounties in Surrey, B.C., are warning residents to be vigilant after a 42-year-old woman was sexually assaulted Friday evening. Opponents protest Richmond jet fuel pipeline  About a dozen protesters gathered outside a Richmond community centre Saturday to voice their opposition to a proposed jet fuel pipeline. Extensive clean up underway after B.C. substation fire  An extensive clean up is underway at a BC Hydro substation near Chilliwack, east of Vancouver, after a fire engulfed the structure Friday. Mexican held in Canadian's beating was drunk, on drugs CBC | Canadian NewsA Mexican man arrested in connection with the brutal beating of Canadian tourist Sheila Nabb says he was drunk and had been using cocaine on the night of the attack. Syrian troops clash with army defectors near capital Fresh clashes have erupted between the Syrian military and groups of army defectors in suburbs on the eastern edge of Damascus, killing at least nine people. Violent Occupy Oakland protest results in 300 arrests About 300 people were arrested in Oakland during a chaotic day of Occupy protests that saw demonstrators break into City Hall and burn an American flag, as police earlier fired tear gas and bean bags to disperse hundreds of people. Shafia trial jury ends 1st day of deliberations
 A jury in Kingston, Ont., finishes its first day of deliberations in the case of three Montrealers accused of murdering four family members in June 2009. Mexican held in Canadian's beating was drunk, on drugs A Mexican man arrested in connection with the brutal beating of Canadian tourist Sheila Nabb says he was drunk and had been using cocaine on the night of the attack. Sidney Crosby suffered neck injury Both the agent for Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins confirmed Saturday that the fallen superstar's latest setback has been the result of a neck injury. Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (XML_ERR_NAME_REQUIRED at line 69, column 7) 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 European austerity measures could be 'grave' for world
 As the head of the International Monetary Fund warned European leaders not to cut "across the board, former Canadian finance minister John Manley spoke of fears of a downward spiral for the global economy. Facebook may file for IPO Wednesday  Reports emerged Friday that Facebook Inc. will begin the process of selling shares to the public as early as next week. Fitch downgrades 5 eurozone countries  Ratings agency Fitch downgraded the credit ratings of five eurozone nations Friday, including economic heavyweights Italy and Spain. |
