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Morning Start: The moon is slowing Earth’s rotation

Your morning start for Friday, July 23, 2021

 

12-year-old Maximo (Max) Teipel of Kelowna performs outside of the Ogopogo Giftland shop, located at the corner of Bernard Avenue and Water Street, on July 16. (Aaron Hemens/Capital News)

WATCH: Young Kelowna busker serenades Bernard Avenue

It was 12-year-old Maximo (Max) Teipel’s second time busking

 

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Morning Start: Otters hold hands when they sleep and eat so they don’t drift apart

Your morning start for Thursday, July 22, 2021

 

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Morning Start: The first use of OMG was in 1917

Your morning start for July 21, 2021

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Morning Start: The largest living cat spans 3.33 metres

Your morning start for Friday, July 16, 2021

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Morning Start: Cotton candy was invented by a dentist

Your morning start for Thursday, July 15, 2021

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Black Press Media Weekly Roundup: Top headlines this week

Here’s what made headlines across the Okanagan-Shuswap area this week, from July 4 to 9

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Morning Start: Many Americans would choose dogs over love

Your morning start for Friday, July 9, 2021

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Morning Start: A 70-year-old woman ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days

Your morning start for Thursday, July 8, 2021

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Morning Start: Apple pie comes from England

Your morning start for Wednesday, July 7, 2021

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Morning Start: A bulldog skateboarded through the legs of 30 people, setting a world record

Your morning start for Friday, July 2, 2021

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Morning Start: The hottest temperature recorded on Earth was 56.7 C

Your morning start for Thursday, July 1, 2021

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Morning Start: The tallest stack of M&M’s is 5

Your morning start for Wednesday, June 30, 2021

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Morning Start: The word Wednesday is derived from the Germanic god Wodan

Your morning start for Friday, June 25, 2021

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Morning Start: Laughter is mostly a social response, rather than a reaction to a joke

Your morning start for Thursday, June 24, 2021

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Vancouver’s Bunny Cafe opened on Tuesday, June 22, at 1696 Venables St. (Instagram/Angelandhare)

Ear-resistible bunnies up for adoption at B.C.’s first bunny cafe

It’s a cafe and temporary foster environment for abandoned bunnies in Metro Vancouver

Vancouver’s Bunny Cafe opened on Tuesday, June 22, at 1696 Venables St. (Instagram/Angelandhare)
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Morning Start: The longest wedding veil spanned 63.5 football fields

Your morning start for Wednesday, June 23, 2021

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Nepalese veteran Sherpa guide, Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)

Sherpa guide scales Mount Everest for record 25th time

Each May, there are usually only a few windows of good weather during which climbers can attempt to scale the peak

Nepalese veteran Sherpa guide, Kami Rita waves as he arrives in Kathmandu, Nepal. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha)
A black bear made a visit to downtown Vancouver Tuesday, May 4. The animal was spotted on train tracks in Gastown shortly after at 2:30 p.m. (Twitter/Craig Minielly)

VIDEO: Black bear spotted in downtown Vancouver released back into the wild

The young bear was reportedly tranquilized by conservation officers, transported and released back into the wild

A black bear made a visit to downtown Vancouver Tuesday, May 4. The animal was spotted on train tracks in Gastown shortly after at 2:30 p.m. (Twitter/Craig Minielly)
The person who purchased and detonated the explosives has turned himself into police. He was not identified. (U.S. Forestry Service)

Gender reveal party explosion rocks several U.S. towns

The family blew up 80 pounds of Tannerite in a quarry, police said

The person who purchased and detonated the explosives has turned himself into police. He was not identified. (U.S. Forestry Service)