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670        list-style: none;
671        display: flex;
672        justify-content: center;
673        gap: 1rem;
674        margin: 0;
675        padding: 0;
676    }
677
678    .masthead-secondary-menu > div {
679        position: relative;
680        max-width: 1270px;
681        width: 100%;
682    }
683
684    .screenOpacityFilter {
685        position: fixed;
686        top: 0;
687        left: 0;
688        width: 100%;
689        height: 100%;
690        opacity: 0;
691        transition: 0.5s;
692        pointer-events: none; /* Allow clicks through when not engaged */
693        background: #000;
694        z-index: 999999999;
695    }
696    
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698        opacity: 0.8;
699        pointer-events: auto; /* Block clicks when engaged */
700    }
701
702    .masthead-navigation-drawer {
703        font-size: 1.5rem;
704        font-weight: bold;
705    }
706
707    .masthead-navigation-drawer li {
708        font-size: 1.2rem;
709        padding: 0.5rem 0;
710    }
711
712    .masthead-navigation-drawer li a {
713        color: white;
714        text-decoration: none;
715    }
716
717    .masthead-navigation-drawer .sub-menu {
718        padding-left: 2rem;
719    }
720
721    .masthead-account-links {
722        display: flex;
723        align-items: center;
724        flex-direction: row;
725        gap: 0.5rem;
726        font-size: 0.9rem;
727        font-weight: bold;
728        white-space: nowrap;
729    }
730    .masthead-account-links a {
731        color: white;
732        text-decoration: none;
733    }
734    .masthead-account-links a.subscribe {
735        background-color: #f7941d;
736        padding: 0.3rem 0.6rem;
737        border-radius: 4px;
738    }
739
740    /* NAVIGATION DRAWER STYLES */
741    .navigation-drawer-dropdown-toggle {
742        display: flex;
743        justify-content: space-between;
744    }
745
746    .navigation-drawer-has-children:hover > .navigation-drawer-sub-menu {
747        display: block;
748    }
749
750    .masthead-navigation-search-bar:-webkit-autofill {
751        -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0px 1000px #111 inset !important;
752        -webkit-text-fill-color: white !important;
753        background-color: #111 !important;
754        transition: background-color 5000s ease-in-out 0s;
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756
757    /* TOPICS BAR STYLES */
758    .dropdown-toggle {
759        display: flex;
760    }
761
762    .topics-bar-sub-menu {
763        position: absolute;
764        visibility: hidden;
765        opacity: 0;
766        min-width: 200px;
767        padding: 1rem !important;
768        background-color: white;
769        box-shadow: 0 4px 5px -2px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28);
770        transition: opacity 0.3s ease, visibility 0.3s ease;
771    }
772
773    .topics-bar-has-children:hover > .topics-bar-sub-menu {
774        opacity: 100%;
775        visibility: visible;
776    }
777
778    @media screen and (max-width: 1200px) {
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780            display: none !important;
781        }
782    }
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789<div id="masthead-container" class="sticky-masthead-container">
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795            <div class="masthead-account-links">
796                            </div>
797                    </div>
798    </div>
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802
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1057                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://similkameenspotlight.com/2026/09/24/former-rodeo-rider-doerkson-seeks-to-buck-off-eby-in-b-c-election/">Former rodeo rider Doerkson seeks to buck-off Eby in B.C. election</a></h3>
1058                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1059                                Lorne Doerkson leads the B.C. Conservative Party into a snap election just days after taking the helm                            </div>
1060                            <h4 class="date">
1061                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-24T17:22:00-07:00">September 24, 2026</time>
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1072                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1073                                Parole Board concludes Shane Ertmoed 'will not pose an undue risk'                            </div>
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1086                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1087                                Emergency crews responded to the scene just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24                            </div>
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1111                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1112                                Eby 'choosing to cast a shadow on an election that’s important to our taxpayers and communities.'                            </div>
1113                            <h4 class="date">
1114                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-24T15:30:00-07:00">September 24, 2026</time>
1115                            </h4>
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1125                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1126                                Jack Sharkey, Jill Donald, Shawn Donald and Ezekiel Richman to compete in Benidorm, Spain from Sept. 28 to&hellip;                            </div>
1127                            <h4 class="date">
1128                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-24T15:30:00-07:00">September 24, 2026</time>
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1139                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1140                                The collision took place at approximately 4 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 22                            </div>
1141                            <h4 class="date">
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1143                            </h4>
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1165                                BC NDP leader was at the IUOE 115 Training Centre Thursday morning, Sept. 24                            </div>
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1179                                The man went missing on Tuesday evening, Sept. 22                            </div>
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