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Thousands of properties remain under evacuation order Monday after "exceptional" high winds fuelled dozens of wildfires across B.C., sending flames barrelling toward several communities.
On Thursday, the Regional District of Central Okanagan voted unanimously to reject the proposal submitted by Westridge Rock Ventures Ltd. to build a 30-hectare quarry east of Kelowna, B.C. District directors say they don't support the project due to enormous opposition from residents in the Joe Rich area.
Top 10 Country Cheating Songs In country music, there are love songs, heartbreak songs, fight songs, uplifting songs ... and cheating songs. The latter are a sort of specialty in the genre, with some of its most iconic tunes focusing on the subject of cheating: being cheated on, doing the cheating, reasons for cheating. Country music's cheating songs are told from the viewpoints of the mistress, the spouse involved in the affair and the dejected one. They range in feeling, from fiery anger to tongue-in-cheek confidence to deep and sorrowful heartache. Some have been around for decades, whil...
Thirty-nine years ago today (May 8, 1982), Willie Nelson probably only had one thing on his mind: celebrating his latest single, "Always on My Mind." On that date, the song became Nelson's eighth No. 1 hit. Written by Johnny Christopher, Mark James and Wayne Carson, "Always on My Mind" was the title track of and debut single from Nelson's 30th studio album. While the song has become one of the Texan's signature tunes, he is just one of several artists who found success with "Always on My Mind;" others include Elvis Presley, Brenda Lee, John Wesley Ryles and the Pet Shop Boys. "I wrote those ...
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Federal judge defends her efforts to clean up Texas’ foster care system amid complaints from providers Hearing comes as the number of children sleeping in CPS offices spikes and providers feel stung by a triple whammy of the pandemic, low state reimbursements and tougher enforcement. A federal judge said Thursday her efforts to root out slipshod foster care operations in Texas was necessary, and she dismissed providers' suggestions that her edicts are responsible for a current bed shortage. 2017 File Photo of art by foster children at Austin's Helping Hand Home.(Rose Baca / Staff Photograph...