Richter Mountain wildfire, near Osoyoos being held

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A man is presumed drowned after falling into the water at the downtown Kelowna marina Saturday evening. (Facebook)

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Roughly ten minutes after they posed for this picture with their plaque for finishing second in a Portland, Oregon fastpitch tournament, Langley’s Fraser Valley Fusion 2006 team returned to their bus to discover thieves had gone through it. It was the day after someone stolen the bus catalytic converter. (Special to Langley Advance Times)

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