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Indigenous groups in U.S. and Canada clash over cross-border land claims
The view from Gray Monk Estate Winery in Lake Country on Sunday, Aug. 7, 2022. The Okanagan Valley has 86 per cent of British Columbia's vineyard acreages. The Okanagan Valley stretches over 250 kilometres across sub-regions, each with unique conditions suited to growing a range of grape varietals. The Okanagan Valley is warmer and more arid than Napa Valley and gets nearly two hours more sunlight per day during the peak growing season. (Photo by Sarah B Groot/The Globe and Mail)
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Eby promises $75-million rural health loan forgiveness plan at Okanagan campaign stop
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby speaks during a campaign announcement in Vernon, B.C., on Saturday, October 5, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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In B.C.’s Okanagan Valley, apple growers struggle to keep pace with big-scale fruit farming
BC Tree Fruit Grower Steve Brown is pictured at his Happy Valley Harvest apple orchard in Summerland, B.C., on July 30, 2024. (Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail)
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Creating a thriving winery takes more than the perfect grape
The Domaine Le Clos Jordanne winery estate has undergone some updates including a new interior design for the main building and moving nearby vineyard buildings to offer an unobstructed view of the grape-lined hillside.
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Eight Canadian wines to buy now
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B.C. warns of ‘identical’ government payment website made by ‘malicious actors’
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Evacuation orders issued near Peachland; more than 400 wildfires burn across B.C.
A third minor earthquake has struck the British Columbia coast today. British Columbia's provincial flag flies on a flag pole in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Child dies after tree falls at provincial campsite in B.C.’s Okanagan region
British Columbia's provincial flag flies in Ottawa, Friday July 3, 2020. A child has been killed in British Columbia while visiting a provincial park in the Okanagan, south of Peachland. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Environment Canada issues blistering heat warnings for B.C. Interior, southern Alberta, southeastern Saskatchewan
The swollen Bonaparte River runs through the Bonaparte First Nation north of Cache Creek, B.C., due to unseasonably hot temperatures on Sunday, May 14, 2023. Environment Canada says unseasonably hot weather in British Columbia's Central and South Okanagan, South and North Thompson, and Boundary regions will push temperatures into the mid 30s over the weekend. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. evacuation alerts expanded as flood waters rise at some rivers, creeks
The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo, is maintaining a state of local emergency due to flooding.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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B.C.’s Cache Creek becomes raging river as floodwaters rise: mayor
The village of Cache Creek, shown in a handout photo, about 80 kilometres east of Kamloops, is maintaining a state of local emergency due to the risk of flooding. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Sheila Olson *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Vogue Magazine declares B.C.’s Okanagan Valley a must-visit wine region
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How Okanagan wine country is coming into greater focus
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BC Wildfire Service plans control burns to bring Okanagan wildfire under check
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B.C. wildfire near Okanagan grows, more than 500 properties under evacuation order
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Heat warnings for much of B.C. with temperatures up to 40 degree C through to Saturday
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Flood emergency centre opens in Penticton as Okanagan Lake levels rise
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Evacuation alerts, flood watch issued as B.C. braces for rain and speedy snowmelt