Local·2026-08-19T08:00:09+00:00
Wildfire near Summerland, B.C., remains active as residents return
The regional district says about 110 of those structures are in the Faulder and Meadow Valley areas, while 40 are in the District of Summerland. Erick Thompson, a spokesperson for the regional district, told an evening livestream on Tuesday that the reason they have not “received clearance” to allow residents of Faulder and Meadow Valley to return to their properties to look at the damage is “because of the crews and equipment that are on the. While most evacuation orders have come down for the Bald Range wildfire near Summerland, the BC Wildfire Service is reporting the blaze remains active.
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Local·2026-08-19T17:01:00+00:00
With 500-plus structures damaged or lost, B.C.’s fire season is among the worst
Government said about 600 structures were destroyed or damaged in 2023, including about 400 homes, many of them around Okanagan Lake, where losses have again been concentrated. The Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen says the fire is still burning out of control west of Okanagan Lake and has destroyed or damaged about 150 properties; 40 in Summerland and more than 100 in other areas, including the community of Faulder, which has been largely razed. The chief of the Okanagan Indian Band says about 230 homes, including about 30 homes of band members and 200 non-band homes on its land,.
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Local·2026-08-19T18:52:54+00:00
Toronto family sues for millions after toddler falls to death from 19th-floor window
It is alleged that the girl, who was about to celebrate her second birthday later that month, “gently touched a window in the bedroom and the glass suddenly and without warning broke, causing her to fall through the window opening and plummet 19 storeys to her death.” Her parents witnessed the incident and — despite being in the same room — were unable to reach her before she fell through the opening, the family claimed in the filing. A Toronto family has filed a multi-million-dollar lawsuit after their young daughter fell through a high-rise window to her death in May.
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