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B.C. to add 240 complex-care housing units in communities throughout the province
British Columbia is planning to add 240 new units to its complex-care housing program, providing homes for people with mental-health and addictions challenges that overlap with other serious conditions. B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside steps away from the podium after speaking during a news conference in Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Urban firefighters to get additional training to also battle wildfire blazes
The federal government is doubling its investment to train urban firefighters to battle wildfires, which pose a growing threat to Canada's cities and towns. Firefighters drive across a farm while monitoring a controlled burn near a wildfire northwest of Vernon, B.C., Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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My favourite British Columbia winery has released a Pommard Clone Pinot Noir. What is a clone wine and why does it matter?
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Winnipeg buyer cuts a deal on Kelowna golf course home
Done Deal, 4145 Gallaghers Parkland Drive, Kelowna, B.C.
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Montreal buyers cut a deal for Kelowna duplex
Done Deal, 476 Hawk Hill Dr., Kelowna
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B.C. orchards and vineyards to get $70-million to replant after disastrous weather
B.C. Premier David Eby speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Jan. 9, 2024. The British Columbia government says hard-hit fruit farmers and grape growers will get an extra $70 million in supports to replant and strengthen orchards and vineyards after two years of weather-related disasters. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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B.C. farm that can grow softball-sized peaches to rely on vegetables this year after cold snap
Jennifer Deol, the co-owner of There and Back Again Farms, stands near the farm’s peach orchard in Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. B.C. farmers are predicting at least a 90 per cent loss of this summer's harvest of fruit including peaches, apricots and nectarines. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Hemens
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Robots and drones to work in Kelowna, B.C., orchards in ‘precision farming’ project
A drone flies over Kelowna, B.C., in this undated handout image provide by the City of Kelowna. Drones and robots are being put to work in the orchards of Kelowna as part of a pilot project designed to promote what the equipment maker calls "precision farming." THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-City of Kelowna **MANDATORY CREDIT**
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Pussy Riot perform in Kelowna, B.C. March 4, 2024
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Price cut needed to find buyer for Kelowna house
Done Deal, 328 Providence Ave., No. 5, Kelowna
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RCMP ask prosecutors to consider charge in B.C. crane collapse that killed five
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday April 13, 2018. Fire officials in Chilliwack, B.C., say an early morning blaze at an apartment complex has displaced six families. They say neighbouring buildings were also damaged, but no one was injured and the cause of the fire is now under investigation by the RCMP and the fire department. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Kelowna arena’s wall of fame divides hockey fans as they take sides in world juniors sex-assault case
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Yes, immigration has weighed on the economy, but it is not the enemy
Lisa Lalande
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Marathoners Malindi Elmore, Cam Levins earn early nominations to represent Canada at Paris Olympics
Malindi Elmore finishes the 2022 Toronto Waterfront Marathon as the top Canadian female runner, in Toronto, on Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. Elmore and Cam Levins are heading to Paris this summer. Athletics Canada announced the two marathon runners earned early nominations to represent Canada at the 2024 Paris Olympics. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
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Sellers retreat from summer pricing to find a buyer
Done Deal: 3022 Beverly Place, West Kelowna; Asking price: $1.475 (June 1); Selling price: $1.320 million (Oct. 26)
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Canada should be on ‘high alert’ for 2024 after record wildfire season, scientist say
TOPSHOT - -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023 -- Residents watch the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna.. Evacuation orders were put in place for areas near Kelowna, as the fire threatened the city of around 150,000. Canada is experiencing a record-setting wildfire season, with official estimates of over 13.7 million hectares (33.9 million acres) already scorched. Four people have died so far. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023 (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
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RCMP helicopter rescues man after truck stuck in snow west of Kelowna, B.C.
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. A man whose truck got stuck in the snow west of Kelowna, B.C., was rescued by an RCMP helicopter Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. set to table housing law requiring small-scale and multi-unit zoning
Houses are seen in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Alberta partnering with AI company to try to predict wildfires before they ignite
Smoke from wildfires is visible in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
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BC United calls premier ‘condo king’ over his property sale; Eby says ‘nonsense’
Premier David Eby speaks during a press conference in the rotunda at the legislature in Victoria, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. The sale of Eby's condominium in Victoria has become embroiled in the debate over the New Democrat government's proposed short-term rental accommodations legislation. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito