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Amber Piché is the new export navigator advisor for the Thompson-Okanagan region. (Photo contributed)
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Ponderosa Primary Care Centre in Penticton is considered a model for care clinics going forward by the South Okanagan Division of Family Practice. (Monique Tamminga)

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Eagle River Secondary Grade 9 student Cody Hutchinson spearheaded the Digital Detox Challenge in which participants will give up their cell phones during school days for two weeks straight. (Contributed)

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Northern B.C. man gets 20 months behind bars for cannabis grow-op pre legalization

Northern B.C. man gets 20 months behind bars for cannabis grow-op pre legalization
Interprovincial travel restrictions a no-go, Horgan says after reviewing legal options

Interprovincial travel restrictions a no-go, Horgan says after reviewing legal options

This 2020 electron microscope image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases - Rocky Mountain Laboratories shows SARS-CoV-2 virus particles which cause COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, NIAID-RML

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Canadian, American rescue crews searching for missing aircraft in waters near Victoria
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