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'(The lawyers) said that if BC Billboards is publishing pro-life billboards and not mine, then it’s considered sex-based discrimination,' Harms explained.

The two fires follow a recent series of fires, including six in a span of less than 24 hours last week, which are believed to have been deliberately set.

According to the city, transforming the bridge into that iconic landmark would cost around $1 million.

The first fire erupted late Tuesday morning in a grassy field near city hall. That blaze was followed by five more fires hours later Tuesday night and into early Wednesday morning.

'As we continue into the weekend, we’re going to see potential rain coming through, more so later into the week, like Sunday and Monday.'

'Demand is real, it’s there,' Moss said. 'It’s driven by the cost of living and the cost of food. We feel like a bit of a broken record, but that is the reality of where we are.'

“It wasn’t a shock, it was more like, ‘Okay, when is the next big one going to happen?’” said Penticton resident, Kandace Sztepanacz.

It's unclear exactly who or what took down hundreds of sunflowers in front of The Hatch Winery overnight Saturday.

The couple made the life-changing decision after seeing an ad from Health Match BC, a government initiative recruiting doctors.

“It’s a huge concern. I think in the last year we’ve had probably a dozen like this, two currently missing,” said Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.

In the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan, 90 per cent of the wildfires were suppressed at five hectares or less.

The drill also involved numerous support agencies, such as Emergency Social Services, Kelowna’s Fire Smart Program and Central Okanagan Search and Rescue.

Johnson said burning and fireworks complaints are common on Halloween but he added that the fire activity isn't only illegal--it's also dangerous.

Have they engaged in threats? Has violence involved choking or strangulation? Have they discussed or attempted suicide?

“I was like, this is going to start a fire,” Johansen recalled. “I just had a weird feeling that something bad was going to happen from it.”

'We replanted about 70 acres this year,' said winemaker Rowan Stewart. 'It’s one of the biggest, if not the biggest, replantings we’ve ever done as a company.'

Investigators say the suspects used a front-end loader and a pickup truck to forcibly remove the ATM deposit box from the building before fleeing with it.

Ukrainian refugees Artem Masalov and Kateryna Masalova have their first week as Smitty's franchisees under their belts.

The new truck can produce up to 30 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions than its diesel counterpart, according to Fortis BC.

'That’s a lot of people in Memorial Park,' the city said. 'And [the organizers] were unable to provide security, parking, and just make it a safe site for people to attend.'