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Destructive West Kelowna, B.C., wildfire now considered ‘held’
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns on the mountainside above lakefront homes in West Kelowna, B.C., on Friday, August 18, 2023. The large wildfire that destroyed dozens of homes in West Kelowna, B.C., is now considered "held," after raging out of control since mid-August. . THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Youth arrested for bear-spray attack on Sikh teen in Kelowna, B.C., RCMP say
RCMP say they've arrested a youth after a bear-spray attack on a Sikh teenager who was riding a bus in Kelowna, B.C. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Police say another Sikh student attacked on bus in Kelowna, B.C.
Police say there is no threat to the public after two people were found dead inside a home west of Toronto early Wednesday.
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B.C. officials warn residents to take care when they return to fire zones
The latest evacuation order issued due to a wildfire in British Columbia covers a rural area north of Prince George in a region straddling the boundaries of two regional governments. Fires burn near Great Beaver Lake, B.C.in this recent file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service
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Some evacuation orders to lift in B.C., but wildfire disruptions drag on
Smoke from wildfires can be seen in a mountain range from the passenger window aboard a charter flight between Penticton and Vancouver, on Tuesday, August 22, 2023. Residents of British Columbia's Shuswap region must wait another day for evacuation orders to lift in wildfire-ravaged areas of the community, complicating the return to school for north Shuswap students. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Wildfire protection plans should be mandatory to build in B.C.’s fire-hazard zones, experts say
(FILES) Residents watch the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna. Ottawa estimates the annual cost of fighting wildfires at Can$1 billion, and noted that, according to the Canadian Climate Institute, climate impacts such as more and bigger fires could halve Canada's projected economic growth in the coming years. Most worrying, he said, is that Canadians aren't dealing anymore with one localized disaster every few years or decades, but rather "several events stacked on top of each other in a single year" -- including fires, floods, heatwaves and powerful storms. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ecologists say life will return to B.C. wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back
Debris and rubble at Camp OAC (Okanagan Anglican Camp) is shown in a recent handout photo after it was destroyed by the McDougall Creek wildfire. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Okanagan Anglican Camp
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Wildfire evacuation orders for 50 B.C. properties lifted, downgraded to alerts
Thick smoke from the Lower East Adams Lake wildfire fills the air and a Canadian flag flies in the wind as RCMP officers on a boat patrol Shuswap Lake, in Scotch Creek, B.C., on Sunday, August 20, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. Mountie who assaulted UBC nursing student receives conditional discharge
People attend a demonstration in support of nursing student Mona Wang, who alleges excessive force was used by an RCMP officer during a wellness check in Kelowna, in Vancouver, on Saturday, July 11, 2020. The BC Prosecution Service has confirmed a Mountie who pleaded guilty to assault of a University of British Columbia student during a wellness check in Kelowna has received a conditional discharge and was placed on probation for two years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Why this former financial planner retired early and learned to play the ukulele. Plus, top insurance tips for snowbirds
Doreen Smith plays the ukulele at her Kelowna, B.C., home on Aug. 2, 2023. (Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail)
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Support pours in for 13 firefighters in tiny B.C. brigade whose own homes burned down
A firefighter directs water on a grass fire burning on an acreage behind a residential property in Kamloops, B.C., Monday, June 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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131 structures destroyed but no lives lost in Shuswap, B.C., wildfire
Evacuees leave with a trailer of belongings after a wildfire evacuation alert was upgraded to an order and they were forced to leave the Wilden neighbourhood near Knox Mountain, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. Evacuated residents in Kelowna are able to return home after all previous evacuation orders within city limits were lifted late yesterday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Pause in tourism, wildfire smoke add to woes for B.C.’s hard-hit wine industry
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns next to houses in the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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Patients in B.C. long-term care homes and NWT hospitals displaced by wildfires
Nearly 900 seniors have been forced out of care facilities in a wildfire-ravaged region of British Columbia while the province has joined Alberta in receiving medical evacuees from the Northwest Territories, from where thousands of residents have escaped dangerous conditions. A resident is placed in an ambulance as paramedics assist in the evacuation of a seniors care facility due to wildfires, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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B.C. woman looking for lone firefighter she says saved her home with garden hose
A West Kelowna resident feels so thankful after watching a solo firefighter saving her home from flames with a garden hose from her home's security camera and she spent all night watching this heroic efforts. A lone firefighter, left obscured, is seen fighting flames at a residence in West Kelowna, B.C., in an undated still image taken from residential security camera footage. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Marnie Endersby, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Structural losses from wildfires in West Kelowna area estimated at fewer than 90
(FILES) Residents watch the McDougall Creek wildfire in West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, from Kelowna. Human-caused climate change made 2023's severe, months-long "fire weather" conditions that drove Canada's record-breaking blazes at least seven times more likely to happen, according to a new scientific analysis published on August 22, 2023. The study by the World Weather Attribution group also found that over the year, fire-prone conditions were 50 percent more intense as a result of global warming, primarily a result of burning fossil fuels. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Smoke aids B.C. fire fight as more than 55 buildings damaged in Kelowna area
Empty highways are seen in West Kelowna, British Columbia, on August 20, 2023 as people are asked by authorities to stay off the roads as Creek fire continues to burn. With its lakes, mountains and endless rows of pine trees covered in a thick haze, the Canadian town of West Kelowna was on edge August 20, 2023 as residents either evacuated or prepared to do so. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Wildfires consuming B.C.’s Kelowna area beaten back, offering province road to recovery
Neighbours help put out spots fires in forestry behind the Allgaier property in Neskonlith, B.C., on Aug. 20, 2023. (Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail)
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Kelowna residents describe dealing with wildfire, smoke and taking in evacuees
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Trudeau to deploy military to help B.C.; Okanagan fire crews optimistic as conditions improve
Evacuees from the McDougall Creek wildfire gather outsisde the Mount Boucherie Community Centre in West Kelowna, British Columbia, on August 19, 2023. Around 30,000 people were under orders on August 19 to evacuate their homes in western Canada's British Columbia, provincial officials said, as a raging wildfire bore down on the city of Kelowna. (Photo by Darren HULL / AFP) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Kelowna wildfire razes communities as province brings new support measures to fight blazes
A helicopter drops water as the McDougall Creek wildfire continues to burn in West Kelowna, British Columbia, on August 19, 2023. Around 30,000 people were under orders on August 19 to evacuate their homes in western Canada's British Columbia, provincial officials said, as a raging wildfire bore down on the city of Kelowna. (Photo by Paige Taylor White / AFP) (Photo by PAIGE TAYLOR WHITE/AFP via Getty Images)
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State of emergency in B.C. as wildfire rages near Kelowna
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Western Canada: Unrelenting wildfires threaten Kelowna and Yellowknife as evacuations continue
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns outside the Okanagan community of West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, August 19, 2023. REUTERS/Chris Helgren
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B.C. evacuation orders soar; Yellowknife fires not expected to reach city this weekend
A helicopter equipped to respond to wildfires flies past homes in the Wilden neighbourhood near Knox Mountain after RCMP officers enforced a new evacuation order, in Kelowna, B.C., Friday, Aug. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Thousands in B.C. told to evacuate as West Kelowna blaze flares
The City of Kelowna, B.C., declared a state of emergency, as fire crews responded to spot fires coming across Okanagan Lake from the McDougall Creek wildfire. An evacuation order has been issued for the Clifton Road North and McKinley neighbourhoods
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Evening Update: Homes burn in Kelowna as thousands flee wildfires; more Yellowknife evacuation flights added
The McDougall Creek wildfire burns in the hills West Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, on August 17, 2023, as seen 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) (Photo by DARREN HULL/AFP via Getty Images)
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Time lapse shows progress of wildfire threatening Kelowna, B.C.
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Wildfire smoke looms over Kelowna, B.C. from nearby wildfire
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Why this former financial planner retired early and learned to play the ukulele
Doreen Smith plays the ukulele at her Kelowna, B.C., home on Aug. 2, 2023. (Aaron Hemens/The Globe and Mail)
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B.C. newlyweds spend their wedding night at the top of broken down Banff Gondola
Hundreds of people were stranded after a power outage shut down the Banff Gondola and some had to be airlifted by helicopter, in Banff, Alta., on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. A photographer who was taking wedding pictures at the top of Sulphur Mountain earlier this week says there didn't appear to be any contingency plan when the gondola broke down. CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Mom at centre of Amber Alert for two B.C. children may be travelling with others
The RCMP logo is seen outside the force's 'E' division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. An Amber Alert has been issued for all of British Columbia for an eight-year-old girl and her 10-year-old brother. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Mountain biker dies after crash during B.C. Cup race at Big White resort
Participants stand with their moutain bikes at the finish line of the Women's Cross Country event of the Mountain Bike Cycling competition of the European Games 2023 in Krynica, southwestern Poland, on June 25, 2023. (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI / AFP) (Photo by JANEK SKARZYNSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
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Evacuation alerts end for Kelowna, B.C., residents as wildfire under control
Sessel Mountain wildfire located approximately 43 kilometers northwest of Pemberton B.C. is shown this handout photo provided by the BC Wildfire Service from Saturday July 1, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-BC Wildfire Service **MANDATORY CREDIT **
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Wildfire evacuation alert remains for Kelowna, B.C., residents near Knox Mountain wildfire
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Winter cold snap in B.C. cut 2023 grape crop by up to 56 per cent: growers
Sprinklers water grapevines in the Okanagan Valley's wine country near Oliver, B.C., Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016. Wine growers in British Columbia say this year's grape crop and wine production face deep losses after a cold snap gripped the province last winter. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Sex assault charge dropped against former Kelowna, B.C., mayor Colin Basran
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck