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Bravery came amid 'unimaginable horror' of wildfire, says statement from Lytton, B.C.
July 07, 2021 - 7:04 PM

LYTTON, B.C. - A statement issued by the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton describes how little time residents had to flee and underscores the extreme challenges ahead as the Fraser Canyon community looks to rebuild.
Lytton First Nation’s acting chief takes aim at CN Rail for lack of communication following fire
July 03, 2021 - 4:10 PM

Lytton First Nation’s acting chief is taking aim at CN Rail for its lack of communication after a fire devastated the community this week.
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iN PHOTOS: Australia to pay 'whatever it takes' to fight wildfires
January 06, 2020 - 10:30 AM

SYDNEY, Australia - Australia's government said Monday it was willing to pay “whatever it takes” to help communities recover from deadly wildfires that have ravaged the country.
Power restored after widespread Los Angeles outage
July 09, 2017 - 7:00 AM

LOS ANGELES - Electricity was restored Sunday to tens of thousands of customers who lost service when a power station in suburban Los Angeles caught fire amid a blistering heat wave.
Investigators search wreckage of EgyptAir plane, test DNA
May 23, 2016 - 6:30 PM

CAIRO - A French ship joined the international effort to hunt for the black boxes and other wreckage of EgyptAir Flight 804 Monday, searching for clues to what brought the plane down, as Greek and Egyptian authorities diverged on what happened to the plane during the crucial final minutes before it crashed into the Mediterranean, killing all 66 people on board.
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B.C. is now well into its third worst wildfire season in the last 18 years
While still a long way from the record-breaking wildfire seasons of 2017 and 2018, more forest has burned in B.C. this year than any other full year, other than those two. As of July 25, 413,945 hectares have burned so far this year, with a

The Kelowna Yacht Club opens The Galley Lakeside Cafe on the boardwalk downtown
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Top News - Penticton, South Okanagan & Similkameen Areas

Bravery came amid 'unimaginable horror' of wildfire, says statement from Lytton, B.C.

Lytton First Nation’s acting chief takes aim at CN Rail for lack of communication following fire

Reasons to see your mechanic twice a year

Integrity Auto Repair Living Up to Name in Penticton For More Than a Decade

iN PHOTOS: Australia to pay 'whatever it takes' to fight wildfires

Power restored after widespread Los Angeles outage

Investigators search wreckage of EgyptAir plane, test DNA

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