Out of control grass fire spreads at Twin Lakes, outside of Penticton

A bomber throws fire retardant on an out of control grass fire in Twin Lakes Thursday night. The fire started around 4 p.m. June 24, 2021 and quickly spread. (Sandi Nolan Western News)
Bombers and helicopters are attacking the fire, while a new wildfire started in Keremeos

Montreal Canadiens right wing Cole Caufield (22) celebrates his goal against the Vegas Golden Knights with teammates Nick Suzuki (14) and Paul Byron (41) during second period NHL Stanley Cup playoff hockey semifinal action Thursday, June 24, 2021 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Montreal Canadiens beat Vegas 3-2 in OT to reach first Stanley Cup final since 1993
A sledder drives while their passenger waves during a previous snowmobile season in Sicamous. (File photo)

B.C. sledders seek Sicamous’ support to protect trails next winter
Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study

Cheaper, more potent cannabis found in B.C. government-run stores: study
PHOTOS: Canada’s highest suspension bridge just opened in B.C.

PHOTOS: Canada’s highest suspension bridge just opened in B.C.

Yellow outlines show previously proposed cut blocks above seasonal homes in the Bastion Bay area. Residents are concerned the removal of trees could lead to slope stability or debris flow issues in the steep creek above them. (Submitted)

Province denies request for moratorium on logging above Shuswap homes
A 1956 photograph of the parish church in Marieval, Sask., is shown in this handout image provided by Société historique de Saint-Boniface. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Société historique de Saint-Boniface *MANDATORY CREDIT*

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Kootenay-Columbia MP Rob Morrison. Photo: Submitted

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    Extinction Rebellion Nanaimo sets off a smoke bomb in front of a log carrier ship Tuesday, June 22, in Nanaimo harbour. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

    Forestry protesters try to disrupt loading of logs in Nanaimo harbour

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    A person stands in a tower on the perimeter of the Number 3 Detention Center in Dabancheng in western China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region on April 23, 2021. Human rights groups and Western nations led by the United States, Britain and Germany accused China of massive crimes against the Uyghur minority and demanded unimpeded access for U.N. experts at a virtual meeting on Wednesday, May 12, 2021 denounced by China as “politically motivated” and based on “lies.” THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Mark Schiefelbein

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    A dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine is given to a recipient at a vaccination site in Vancouver Thursday, March 11, 2021. As scientific and medical discourse plays out in real time online and in the media during the COVID-19 pandemic, observers specializing in science and risk communication say Canadians must be even more discerning in choosing which expert voices they listen to and amplify. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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    People go for a swim in Okanagan Lake in Kelowna on June 22. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

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    North America’s most successful hockey team one win away from first final appearance since 1993

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    Emily Carr’s 1939 forest scene, “Tossed by the Wind,” is shown in this handout image. A mature-period canvas by Emily Carr fetched more than $3 million at a Toronto auction, making it one of the most valuable works by the artist to come to market. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Heffel Fine Art Auction House-Ward Bastian *MANDATORY CREDIT*

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    ‘Tossed by the Wind’ hammered down for $3.1 million — roughly twice its pre-sale estimate

    Headstones will be joined by Moist, Sloan and Tea Party in Penticton Nov. 6. (Headstones)

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    Pen Hi students volunteered at the Tuesday, June 8, 2021 blood drive at the Penticton Seniors Drop In Centre. (Monique Tamminga Western News)

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    Funds raised from Lock-In For Love will help vulnerable animals in B.C. like the little chihuahua-cross

    This undated photo provided by Tel Aviv University in June 2021 shows, from left, Rachel Sarig, Hila May and Israel Hershkovitz holding human ancestor fossils found in Neher Ramla, Israel. On Thursday, June 24, 2021, scientists reported that bones found in an Israeli quarry are from a branch of the human evolutionary tree and are 120,000 to 140,000 years old. (Avi Levin and Ilan Theiler/Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University via AP)

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    Douglas fir in Saanich, B.C., classified as old growth for a coastal tree at 250 years old or more. (B.C. government)

    B.C. appoints expert panel on further old-growth forest preservation

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    Nisga’a Museum in the B.C. Northwest is among the Indigenous tourism projects funded for improvements by the province’s COVID-19 recovery fund. (Nisga’a Lisims Government photo)

    B.C. COVID-19 recovery fund aids 60 Indigenous tourism projects

    Landmarks, galleries, resorts, trails aim to build reconciliation

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    The MV Sealth sails from Orcas to Shaw Island on the afternoon of Jan. 27, 2021. (Mandi Johnson/staff photo)

    EDITORIAL: Lifting of COVID-19 travel restrictions welcomed

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