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B.C. vaccine cards to soon match name on legal IDs after some mismatched

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Trucks cross the Bluewater Bridge between Sarnia, Ont., and Port Huron, Mich., on August 15, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins

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RCMP attend a serious incident in Langley, B.C., on October 8, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

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Penticton Art Gallery’s newest exhibit celebrates the area’s iconic landmarks

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Kelowna's Aiyla Forgie is one of five Lotto Max Dream Studio 2021 winners. The Okanagan hiker submitted an entry describing her dream to spread her mother's ashes at the top of Mount Denali, the highest mountain peak in North America. (BCLC/Contributed)

Kelowna woman wins dream trip to Alaska’s Mount Denali

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Food waste reduction is the first topic on the Brown Bag Lecture series hosted by Penticton Museum. (File photo)

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Trees burnt by the White Rock Lake wildfire earlier this month are seen in Monte Lake, B.C., on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

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In 2018, Salmon Arm council said it was firmly against groundwater extraction for commercial water bottles. (File photo)

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