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Penticton turns 117: Municipality celebrates New Year’s Eve birthday

When New Year’s Eve comes, so does another birthday for Penticton. Dec. 31, 2025, marks 117 years since the community was incorporated as a municipality. Penticton later became a city in 1948, seven years before the Vees defeated the Soviet Union 5-0 to win the World Cup in Krefeld, Germany, a moment that helped the […]

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Skyrocketing heat highlights risks facing B.C. in first disaster report in 28 years

A recent report highlights the importance of understanding and reducing disaster and climate risks in B.C. The B.C. Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (DCRRA), the first in-depth update on provincial risk since 1997, flags rising temperatures and sea levels, and the potential implications of earthquakes, including a megathrust with a magnitude of 9.0

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Fog alert: Advisory issued for Lower Mainland Wednesday morning

Foggy weather Wednesday saw Environment Canada issue a fog advisory for the Lower Mainland. With widespread fog reducing visibility to near zero, the federal agency noted travel will likely be hazardous in many Metro Vancouver neighbourhoods, with the fog expected to last through late Wednesday (Dec. 31) morning. In South Surrey’s Crescent Beach, local photographer

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