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Ponoka citizens invited to apply for new council advisory committee positions
Following a review and restructuring of its Council Advisory Boards and Committees, the Town of Ponoka is inviting citizens who want to actively engage in their community to serve as volunteers on the...
Jul 13, 2021
Thousands of Canadian girls not committed to playing sports post-COVID: study
Canada's soccer fields, tennis courts and swimming pools are reopening after the pandemic, but a new study finds that many girls across the country may not go back to the sports they loved. A study re...
Jul 13, 2021
Conservatives look to opposition parties on next steps to hear more on Data Sciences
OTTAWA - Conservatives are plotting their next steps on how to probe payments the offices of Liberal MPs made to a company founded by a friend to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, while the clock ticks d...
Jul 13, 2021
Ontario gyms are changing the way they operate to accommodate post-lockdown fitness
TORONTO - Gyms across Ontario are making changes to the way they operate as they prepare to reopen on Friday. The fitness facilities, which have been shuttered for months due to the pandemic, will be ...
Jul 13, 2021
Car vs train collision claims life of Ponoka woman
A 26-year-old woman from Ponoka is dead following a collision between a car and a train on Monday afternoon.It happened shortly before 3:44 p.m., when Ponoka RCMP were dispatched to the scene on Twp. ...
Jul 13, 2021
British Columbia to 'entertain' hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup in Vancouver: premier
RICHMOND, B.C. - British Columbia's premier says the province is prepared to "entertain" the possibility of hosting 2026 FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver. Premier John Horgan told a news conference t...
Jul 13, 2021
Sylvan Lake girls donate cash from lemonade stand to local charity
Two young girls from Sylvan Lake took it upon themselves last week to offer their fellow residents a break from the heat while raising money for a charitable cause.Kali and Kaydi Dyke, aged 7 and 6 re...
Jul 13, 2021
Trudeau defends Canada's early response to COVID-19 but admits room for improvement
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are ways to improve Canada's early pandemic alert and response systems, but insists Canada's top public health officials did start building a national...
Jul 13, 2021
Whitecaps fire esports gamer for 'inappropriate and unprofessional' comments
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Whitecaps have fired esports gamer Agit (AgitPower) Katilmis, citing "inappropriate and unprofessional comments" during a recent online game. The Whitecaps, who announced the...
Jul 13, 2021
Four dead, one missing after collapse of crane in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. - The Mounties say four people were killed and a fifth person is missing after a crane collapsed in Kelowna, B.C. Insp. Adam MacIntosh says four people at the site, all construction work...
Jul 13, 2021