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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. Poll: Owen Nolan officially retires  Owen Nolan officially announced his retirement after 18 NHL seasons on Tuesday afternoon in San Jose. Nolan, who turns 40 on Sunday, last played a full season in the league with Minnesota in 2009-10. Preds not in bind with Suter, plus 30 Thoughts  There is a perception that the Nashville Predators must "get something" for Ryan Suter ahead of the trade deadline, but Elliotte Friedman says the time is now for the Tennessee team to make a playoff push. Chick: Kobe climbs the ladder  Kobe Bryant's passing of Shaquille O'Neal for fifth place on the NBA's all-time scoring list Monday night brings to mind many things for John Chick, who gives the Lakers guard credit for evolving into an assassin of a player and in the process becoming more respected. Hamilton sees MLB docs after alcohol relapse  Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton has been to New York to visit with doctors for Major League Baseball and the players' association following his admitted relapse with alcohol. Ricky Williams hanging up cleats at age 34  Baltimore Ravens running back Ricky Williams, who played in the CFL with the Toronto Argonauts in 2006, says he's retiring from football with a year left on his NFL contract. Harper lands in China looking for business  Prime Minister Stephen Harper's trip to China comes amid a renewed focus on Canada's natural resource exports, including oil and gas, forest products, minerals and agricultural products. Santorum to challenge Romney in Republican contests  Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is making big moves in a trio of Midwestern U.S. states, challenging front-runner Mitt Romney ahead of their nominating contests. California same-sex marriage ban deemed unconstitutional  A U.S. federal appeals court has declared California's same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for a likely appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. Syria's Persian Gulf critics withdraw their envoys  The six member nations of the Gulf Co-operation Council are pulling their ambassadors from Syria immediately because of President Bashar al-Assad's refusal to accept Arab attempts to end the country's bloodshed. U.S. CAMPAIGN BLOG | Super PACs and the buying of a president  CBC correspondents and producers bring you the latest, telling bits from the nomination battles and the U.S. presidential race of 2012. |
CBC | British Columbia News BC Cancer Agency admits genetic profiling error
CBC | Top Stories News The BC Cancer Agency is reviewing nearly 200 files of patients because their genetic profiles weren't properly documented. Metro Vancouver gas leak forces evacuation  A natural gas leak has prompted the evacuation of a small number of homes in a neighbourhood near the Burnaby and Coquitlam border. Former B.C. neo-Nazi abandons racist views  A former B.C. white supremacist says he's abandoned his old ideology and now works to help other people quit racist organizations. RCMP hunt for suspect after 2 Alberta Mounties shot CBC | Canadian News Alberta RCMP give an update after two Mounties were shot and wounded near Killam, Alta. Transport minister urges patience in crash probe  Ontario Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli says he won't speculate on the cause of a crash that killed 11 people near Waterloo, saying he wants to hear the results of a police investigation before taking any steps to prevent similar collisions. Santorum to challenge Romney in Republican contests Republican presidential hopeful Rick Santorum is making big moves in a trio of Midwestern U.S. states, challenging front-runner Mitt Romney ahead of their nominating contests. Transport minister urges patience in crash probe
Ontario Transportation Minister Bob Chiarelli says he won't speculate on the cause of a crash that killed 11 people near Waterloo, saying he wants to hear the results of a police investigation before taking any steps to prevent similar collisions. Ontario van crash victims mourned by friends  Ten migrant workers killed near Stratford, Ont. on Monday ? including a father and son ? are being remembered as hard-working and fun-loving people who were trying to build a better life for their families. CSIS may use intelligence derived from torture, Toews says  Public Safety Minister Vic Toews has reversed Canadian policy, quietly directing Canada's spy agency to use information that may have been extracted through torture in cases where public safety is at stake. 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 Immigrant job prospects need Ottawa's focus: TD
 A new report says immigrants are struggling in the job market more than ever, but Ottawa could easily fix the problem. BlackBerrys switched for iPhones by Halliburton  In another blow to troubled Canadian smartphone maker Research in Motion, energy drilling giant Halliburton Co. says it will replace its company-issued BlackBerrys with competitor Apple's iPhone. In business, breaking up is hard to do  Partnerships are often a key ingredient to success in business. But when things turn bad, they ruin friendships as well as finances |
