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Wildfire crews lighting small fires to burn fuel pockets on Christie Mountain blaze near Penticton
August 27, 2020 - 12:08 PM

The Christie Mountain wildfire near Penticton continues to exhibit subdued behaviour today as wildfire service crews light small fires by hand to reduce pockets of fuel.
Home lost in Penticton wildfire belonged to Alberta ministers with checkered past
August 26, 2020 - 7:00 AM

The owners of the only home to burn in the Christie Mountain wildfire have been identified as two former Edmonton pastors with a controversial history in Alberta.
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LETTER: Summerland is not a business – but it should be
OPINION It’s time for a wake-up call in Summerland. Our municipal government is making financially irresponsible decisions, and taxpayers are the ones paying the price. From skyrocketing taxes to a disastr

American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
Two BC Liquor Stores in Kamloops were bustling this week as employees pulled American booze off the shelves including Jack Daniel’s American bourbon whisky, Tito’s vodka from Texas and Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon. The action is in

Marijuana gummies send 11 New York middle-schoolers to hospitals
MORICHES, New York (AP) — Police and a middle school in suburban New York are looking into how a student got hold of marijuana gummies and gave them to about a dozen schoolmates, sending 11 of them to hospitals. The episode happened M

'Skating on thin ice': Kelowna's housing sales well below normal
A BC real estate analysis report says Kelowna's housing market is "skating on thin ice" as February's sales were a mere fraction of what was expected. According to The Kelowna Rennie Advantage report, the jump in sales fro

Wildfire crews lighting small fires to burn fuel pockets on Christie Mountain blaze near Penticton