Good morning Okanagan! It鈥檚 going to be another warm day! Let鈥檚 get it started on the right foot!
Fun Fact: Tomato ketchup used to be used as medicine!
In the 1830鈥檚, it was believed it could cure indigestion, diarrhea, and jaundice.
On this day
In 1934, Babe Ruth announces he will retire at the end of the season.
In 1980, Jack Nicklaus wins his fifth and final PGA Championship.
In 2018, a ground member at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport steals an Alaskan Air plane, chased by military jets before crashing fatally on Ketron Island.
In 2019, Jeffrey Esptein is found dead of an apparent suicide in in his New York jail cell.
National holidays
Today is National S鈥檓ores Day, National Lazy Day, National Spoil Your Dog Day, World Lion Day, Vlogging Day, and Update Your Bio Day.
Weather forecast from Environment Canada
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In Penticton
In Revelstoke
In Salmon Arm
In Vernon
In case you missed it
Concern over incoming weather as Keremeos Creek wildfire grows past 6,800 ha. Learn more here.
Getting back out there: Okanagan restaurants make top 100 lists. Learn more here.
16 deaths recorded during B.C.鈥檚 July heat wave. Learn more here.
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Celebrity birthdays
If your birthday is today, you share a birthday with reality star Kylie Jenner (25), NBA star Ja Morant (23), actor Antonio Banderas (62), actor Justin Theroux (52), and founder of Nestl茅 Henri Nestl茅.
Do something nice for someone else today! Have a great day everyone!
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