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Boaters were causing havoc for skimmers on Sunday trying to get up close to the planes to take pictures and video. (John Poon Facebook)
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Jamie Purcell posted home surveillance footage of a large, muscular cat as it effortlessly clears the gate of Purcell’s home in the area of 240th Street and 55th Avenue around 6 p.m. on Aug. 29, 2021. (Jamie Purcell/Special to Langley Advance Times)
VIDEO: Homeowner not concerned after cougar spotted jumping gate of B.C. home
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau takes part in the first French leaders’ debate on Thursday, September 2, 2021 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Martin Chevalier - POOL
Liberals release platform, party leaders question follow-through
A bear went for a dip in a Westshore Estates pool while the occupants were evacuated Aug. 31. (Joshua Tanzola photo)
Fire-evacuated Westside resident catches bear swimming in pool
Screenshot of Snapchat video showing UBC frat party (Screenshot)
VIDEO: UBC frat party draws hundreds of maskless students, ends in $5,000 fine
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau waves from the steps of his campaign plane as he arrives in Iqaluit, Nunavut on Monday, August 30, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Tories target Trudeau on economy as new StatCan figures show recent contraction
The latest COVID-19 data for B.C. show that nearly three quarters of infections in the latest case surge are in unvaccinated people between the ages of 20 and 40. (B.C. Centre for Disease Control)
B.C. in COVID-19 ‘pandemic of unvaccinated,’ latest data show
Afghan women in burqas walk on a street in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Rahmat Gul
‘We need your support,’ pleads female Afghan activist once helped by Canada
A temporary memorial for victims of Canada's residential schools is blessed by Indigenous elders in a pipe ceremony in Calgary on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Bill Graveland
Calgary plans permanent residential school memorial after vandalism
The “Crazy Chilliwack Corn Man” with his truck and the corn he sells for $1 a cob (Clayton Whitelaw/Penticton Western News)
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Downtown Kelowna.
Kelowna residents weigh in on vaccine passports
In this image provided by the U.S. Marine Corps, families begin to board a U.S. Air Force Boeing C-17 Globemaster III during an evacuation at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sgt. Samuel Ruiz/U.S. Marine Corps via AP
VIDEO: Canada’s military to leave Kabul before U.S. deadline
Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry talks about B.C.’s plan to restart the province during a press conference at Legislature in Victoria, B.C., on May 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
VIDEO: B.C. brings back mask mandate for all indoor public spaces
Maple & Manchester is located at 438 Lawrence Avenue in downtown Kelowna. (Twila Amato/Black Press Media)
VIDEO: Kelowna’s one of a kind ‘fauxmagerie’ set to open in September
Melanie Rivers, whose ancestral name is Tiyaltelwet, is the Squamish Nation artist behind the report’s cover art, poem and dedication. (Katya Slepian/Black Press Media)
Ancestral roots: Indigenous women, girls’ health report highlights hurdles, traditions
Refugees from Afghanistan and Canadian Citizens board a bus after being processed at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Tuesday, Aug 17, 2021, after arriving indirectly from Afghanistan. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada will work tirelessly to evacuate people from strife-ridden Afghanistan “for as long as it is safe to do so.” Sajjan tells a news conference today the challenging security conditions in Kabul are changing rapidly, even by the hour, but Canadian personnel are doing everything in their power to get people to safety. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Ministers defend evacuation efforts in Afghanistan amid dire security challenges
(Twila Amato/Black Press Media)
Kelowna animal sanctuary relocates to Peachland
Little Kingdom was destroyed by the White Rock Lake wildfire. (Contributed)
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A line of vehicles wait to enter Canada at the Peace Arch border crossing Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Blaine, Wash. Canada lifted its prohibition on Americans crossing the border to shop, vacation or visit, but America kept similar restrictions in place, part of a bumpy return to normalcy from coronavirus travel bans. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
United States extends border restrictions for Canada, Mexico to Sept. 21
The trapped fawn in a manure pile off Comox Road Wednesday evening (Aug.17). Photo by Yvonne Muir/Facebook
VIDEO: Island man dives into neck-deep manure to save trapped deer