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UPDATE: What you need to know about the Wilsons Mountain and Testalinden Creek fires
August 24, 2015 - 8:58 AM

Evacuation Alert for Wilsons Mountain Fires - Rescinded
Uneasy calm in Oliver after frantic night firefighting and evacuating
August 15, 2015 - 2:30 PM

PENTICTON - Hundreds of people remain out of their homes as crews continue to battle the two wildfires in the Oliver area today. There is an uneasy calm after the frantic firefighting and evacuations last night.
UPDATE: Crews battling two wildfires near Oliver
August 15, 2015 - 11:46 AM

PENTICTON – The fight continues today to get a handle on the pair of wildfires burning near Oliver, which have forced hundreds out of their homes and destroyed a house.
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iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
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The science and art of making mead at Vernon's Planet Bee
Mead has been gaining in popularity as an alcoholic beverage but also as a craft and career. Planet Bee in Vernon is a case in point. James Nowek, co-owner of Planet Bee honey farm, makes mead right on the premises from honey harvested from

Nebraska will vote on pro-pot measures despite some invalid signatures
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska certified two ballot measures Friday to legalize medical marijuana even though the state’s Republican attorney general said their supporters may have submitted at least several thousand invalid signatures,

Don’t pay till 2025: Okanagan developers entice renters with freebies
While many people across the Okanagan struggle to find affordable housing those able — or willing — to splash out on rent will find multiple special offers trying to entice them to sign a lease. From a few months of free rent to

UPDATE: What you need to know about the Wilsons Mountain and Testalinden Creek fires