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1073                                                    <span>Top News</span>
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1085                                                                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/25/mining-roadshow-explores-opportunities-for-northwest-at-terrace-luncheon/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;">
1086                                                    <img data-perfmatters-preload width="1024" height="683" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Terrace20BC20Mining20Chamber20Roadshow_Sept202026.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:375px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Terrace20BC20Mining20Chamber20Roadshow_Sept202026.jpg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Terrace20BC20Mining20Chamber20Roadshow_Sept202026.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Terrace20BC20Mining20Chamber20Roadshow_Sept202026.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Terrace20BC20Mining20Chamber20Roadshow_Sept202026.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Terrace20BC20Mining20Chamber20Roadshow_Sept202026.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Terrace20BC20Mining20Chamber20Roadshow_Sept202026.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" fetchpriority="high">                                                </a>
1087                                                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-first-article">
1088                                                <div>
1089                                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/25/mining-roadshow-explores-opportunities-for-northwest-at-terrace-luncheon/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1090                                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.6rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Mining Roadshow explores opportunities for Northwest at Terrace luncheon</h3>
1091                                                    </a>
1092                                                    <p>The BC Chamber of Commerce brought its Mining Roadshow to the Terrace Sportsplex Sept. 23 to highlight the economic importance of mining in the Northwest.&hellip;</p>
1093                                                    <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
1094                                                </div>
1095                                            </article>
1096                                        </div>
1097                                    </div>
1098                                </div>
1099                                                            <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-homepage-hero-grid">
1100                                                            <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;">
1101                                                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/rattee-poised-to-seek-re-election-in-skeena-as-b-c-conservatives-regroup/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;">
1102                                            <img data-perfmatters-preload width="1024" height="576" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Claire-R
1102attee-2.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:375px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Claire-Rattee-2.jpg 1078w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Claire-Rattee-2.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Claire-Rattee-2.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Claire-Rattee-2.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Claire-Rattee-2.jpg?resize=622,350 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Claire-Rattee-2.jpg?resize=623,350 623w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" fetchpriority="high">                                        </a>
1103                                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-article">
1104                                        <div>
1105                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/rattee-poised-to-seek-re-election-in-skeena-as-b-c-conservatives-regroup/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1106                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Rattée poised to seek re-election in Skeena as B.C. Conservatives regroup</h3>
1107                                            </a>
1108                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
1109                                        </div>
1110                                    </article>
1111                                </div>
1112                                                                <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;">
1113                                                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/sarah-zimmerman-confirmed-as-bc-ndp-candidate-for-skeena/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;">
1114                                            <img data-perfmatters-preload width="1024" height="576" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/sarahzimmerman.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:375px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/sarahzimmerman.jpg 1118w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/sarahzimmerman.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/sarahzimmerman.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/sarahzimmerman.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/sarahzimmerman.jpg?resize=622,350 622w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" fetchpriority="high">                                        </a>
1115                                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-article">
1116                                        <div>
1117                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/sarah-zimmerman-confirmed-as-bc-ndp-candidate-for-skeena/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1118                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Sarah Zimmerman confirmed as BC NDP candidate for Skeena</h3>
1119                                            </a>
1120                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
1121                                        </div>
1122                                    </article>
1123                                </div>
1124                                                                <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;">
1125                                                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/lng-canada-phase-2-decision-could-come-as-early-as-october/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;">
1126                                            <img width="1024" height="575" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/LNGC_Site_Aerial-6-1.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:375px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/LNGC_Site_Aerial-6-1.jpg 1280w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/LNGC_Site_Aerial-6-1.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/LNGC_Site_Aerial-6-1.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/LNGC_Site_Aerial-6-1.jpg?resize=1024,575 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/LNGC_Site_Aerial-6-1.jpg?resize=622,349 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/LNGC_Site_Aerial-6-1.jpg?resize=623,350 623w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />                                        </a>
1127                                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-article">
1128                                        <div>
1129                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/lng-canada-phase-2-decision-could-come-as-early-as-october/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1130                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">LNG Canada Phase 2 decision could come as early as October</h3>
1131                                            </a>
1132                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
1133                                        </div>
1134                                    </article>
1135                                </div>
1136                                                                <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;">
1137                                                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/23/copper-quest-takes-fresh-look-at-copper-gold-property-near-kitimat/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;">
1138                                            <img width="1024" height="621" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screenshot202026-09-2320094324.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:375px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screenshot202026-09-2320094324.jpg 1057w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screenshot202026-09-2320094324.jpg?resize=300,182 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screenshot202026-09-2320094324.jpg?resize=768,466 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screenshot202026-09-2320094324.jpg?resize=1024,621 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screenshot202026-09-2320094324.jpg?resize=622,377 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screenshot202026-09-2320094324.jpg?resize=577,350 577w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />                                        </a>
1139                                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-9-article">
1140                                        <div>
1141                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/23/copper-quest-takes-fresh-look-at-copper-gold-property-near-kitimat/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1142                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.2rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Copper Quest takes fresh look at copper-gold property near Kitimat</h3>
1143                                            </a>
1144                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
1145                                        </div>
1146                                    </article>
1147                                </div>
1148                                                            </div>
1149                        </div>
1150                    </div>
1151                </div>
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1154        <style>
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1204    <div class="row cmg_home_content_widget-8-vertical-three-col-promo-container">
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1208
1209                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-8-horizontal-articles-container" style="display:flex;">
1210                                                    <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-8-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
1211                                                                <div>
1212                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/first-nations-say-ksm-review-must-reflect-updated-territorial-understanding/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1213                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">First Nations say KSM review must reflect updated territorial understanding</h3>
1214                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
1215                                    </a>
1216                                </div>
1217                            </div>
1218                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-8-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
1219                                                                <div>
1220                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/moutray-acclaimed-for-second-term-as-vanderhoof-mayor/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1221                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Moutray acclaimed for second term as Vanderhoof mayor</h3>
1222                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
1223                                    </a>
1224                                </div>
1225                            </div>
1226                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-8-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
1227                                                                <div>
1228                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/21/black-bear-calls-are-up-this-year/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1229                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Black bear calls are up this year</h3>
1230                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
1231                                    </a>
1232                                </div>
1233                            </div>
1234                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-8-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
1235                                                                <div>
1236                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/20/quiz-understanding-international-trade-agreements/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1237                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">QUIZ: Understanding international trade agreements</h3>
1238                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
1239                                    </a>
1240                                </div>
1241                            </div>
1242                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-8-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
1243                                                                <div>
1244                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/18/skeena-mla-rattee-says-shes-not-going-anywhere-slams-conservative-leader/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1245                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">MLAs Rattée, Rustad among 3 latest out from B.C. Conservatives</h3>
1246                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
1247                                    </a>
1248                                </div>
1249                            </div>
1250                                                        <div class="" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
1251                                                                <div>
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1254                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
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1323                                                                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/23/vancouver-man-experiences-okanagan-wildfire-season-on-cross-country-coffee-bike-tour/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-2-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;margin-bottom:1rem;">
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1328                                <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
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1424                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/25/earmarks-of-a-scam-shuswap-bird-society-goes-dark-after-rcmp-raises-concerns/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1425                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">&#8216;Earmarks of a scam:&#8217; Shuswap Bird society goes dark after RCMP raises concerns</h3>
1426                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">5 MIN READ</p>
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1434                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">7 MIN READ</p>
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1441                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Surrey child-killer granted unescorted absence</h3>
1442                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">4 MIN READ</p>
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1450                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
1451                                    </a>
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1453                            </div>
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1457                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">4 Vernon Taekwon-Do athletes ready to take on World Cup in Spain</h3>
1458                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
1459                                    </a>
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1461                            </div>
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1466                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
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1474                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
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1480                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/search-for-missing-paddleboarder-on-okanagan-lake-paused-after-extensive-search/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1481                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Search for missing paddleboarder on Okanagan Lake paused after &#8216;extensive search&#8217;</h3>
1482                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
1483                                    </a>
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1485                            </div>
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1489                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Chipotle Mexican Grill nears opening day in Kelowna</h3>
1490                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
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1496                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/kimberley-developer-urges-municipal-election-candidates-to-consider-emergency-response/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1497                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Kimberley developer urges municipal election candidates to consider emergency response</h3>
1498                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
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1833                <div data-mrf-recirculation="most-popular-widget" style="width:100%;display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:0.5rem;padding-bottom:0.5rem;">
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1840            </div>
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1918                                <a class="cmg-home-content-widget-heading" href="https://northernsentinel.com/category/video/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1919                    <h3 class="section">
1920                                                    <span>Video</span>
1921                                            </h3>
1922                </a>
1923                            </div>
1924
1925            <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-vertical-article-widget-container">
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1927                    <div class="row">
1928                        <div class="col-md-12">
1929                            <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-featured-post-by-source-image-container">
1930                                                                                <div style="flex:1;">
1931                                                    <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;">
1932                                                        <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/17/never-seen-anything-like-it-boaters-rescue-bear-cub-from-middle-of-okanagan-lake/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;width:100%;">
1933                                                            <img width="1024" height="683" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260917-VMS-bear-cub-rescued.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:375px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260917-VMS-bear-cub-rescued.jpg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260917-VMS-bear-cub-rescued.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260917-VMS-bear-cub-rescued.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260917-VMS-bear-cub-rescued.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260917-VMS-bear-cub-rescued.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260917-VMS-bear-cub-rescued.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />                                                        </a>
1934                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-first-article">
1935                                                            <div>
1936                                                                <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/17/never-seen-anything-like-it-boaters-rescue-bear-cub-from-middle-of-okanagan-lake/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1937                                                                    <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">&#8216;Never seen anything like it&#8217;: Boaters rescue bear cub from middle of Okanagan Lake</h3>
1938                                                                </a>
1939                                                                <p>The bear was found apparently exhausted swimming in the lake Saturday, Aug. 12</p>
1940                                                                <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
1941                                                            </div>
1942                                                        </article>
1943                                                    </div>
1944                                                </div>
1945                                                
1946                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-opi-headline-article-container" style="display:grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1rem;flex:1;">
1947
1948                                    
1949                                                                    
1950                                    <article style="flex:1;">
1951                                                                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/15/video-team-leavitt-wins-pull-time-at-kelownas-annual-haul-for-hope/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;float:left;width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;">
1952                                                <img width="300" height="200" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/IMG_0647.jpeg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/IMG_0647.jpeg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/IMG_0647.jpeg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/IMG_0647.jpeg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/IMG_0647.jpeg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/IMG_0647.jpeg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/IMG_0647.jpeg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100v
1952w, 300px" />                                            </a>
1953                                                                                <div style="display: inline-block;margin-top: 0.5rem;">
1954                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/15/video-team-leavitt-wins-pull-time-at-kelownas-annual-haul-for-hope/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1955                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">VIDEO: Team Leavitt wins pull time at Kelowna&#8217;s annual Haul for Hope</h3>
1956                                            </a>
1957                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
1958                                        </div>
1959                                    </article>
1960                                    
1961                                                                    
1962                                    <article style="flex:1;">
1963                                                                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/10/natural-born-killer-whales-b-c-man-witnesses-orca-seal-buffet-hunt/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;float:left;width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;">
1964                                                <img width="300" height="200" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screen20Shot202026-09-0420at203.20.5620PM.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screen20Shot202026-09-0420at203.20.5620PM.jpg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screen20Shot202026-09-0420at203.20.5620PM.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screen20Shot202026-09-0420at203.20.5620PM.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screen20Shot202026-09-0420at203.20.5620PM.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screen20Shot202026-09-0420at203.20.5620PM.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Screen20Shot202026-09-0420at203.20.5620PM.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                            </a>
1965                                                                                <div style="display: inline-block;margin-top: 0.5rem;">
1966                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/10/natural-born-killer-whales-b-c-man-witnesses-orca-seal-buffet-hunt/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1967                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Natural born killer whales: B.C. man witnesses orca seal buffet hunt</h3>
1968                                            </a>
1969                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">4 MIN READ</p>
1970                                        </div>
1971                                    </article>
1972                                    
1973                                                                    
1974                                    <article style="flex:1;">
1975                                                                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/08/25/b-c-rescue-teams-free-sea-lion-with-plastic-wrapped-around-neck/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;float:left;width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;">
1976                                                <img width="300" height="200" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/2M9A6603.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/2M9A6603.jpg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/2M9A6603.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/2M9A6603.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/2M9A6603.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/2M9A6603.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/2M9A6603.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100v
1976w, 300px" />                                            </a>
1977                                                                                <div style="display: inline-block;margin-top: 0.5rem;">
1978                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/08/25/b-c-rescue-teams-free-sea-lion-with-plastic-wrapped-around-neck/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1979                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">B.C. rescue teams free sea lion with plastic wrapped around neck</h3>
1980                                            </a>
1981                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
1982                                        </div>
1983                                    </article>
1984                                    
1985                                                                    
1986                                    <article style="flex:1;">
1987                                                                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/08/10/video-b-c-whale-watching-captain-sounds-alarm-for-tangled-humpback-calf/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;float:left;width:100%;aspect-ratio:3/2;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;">
1988                                                <img width="300" height="200" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/Screen20Shot202026-08-1020at202.22.0720PM.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="aspect-ratio:3/2;width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/Screen20Shot202026-08-1020at202.22.0720PM.jpg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/Screen20Shot202026-08-1020at202.22.0720PM.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/Screen20Shot202026-08-1020at202.22.0720PM.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/Screen20Shot202026-08-1020at202.22.0720PM.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/Screen20Shot202026-08-1020at202.22.0720PM.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/08/Screen20Shot202026-08-1020at202.22.0720PM.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                            </a>
1989                                                                                <div style="display: inline-block;margin-top: 0.5rem;">
1990                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/08/10/video-b-c-whale-watching-captain-sounds-alarm-for-tangled-humpback-calf/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
1991                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">VIDEO: B.C. whale watching captain sounds alarm for tangled humpback calf</h3>
1992                                            </a>
1993                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
1994                                        </div>
1995                                    </article>
1996                                    
1997                                                                    
1998                                                                    </div> <!-- closes the flex container started at post_count === 0 -->
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2000                        </div>
2001                    </div>
2002                </div>
2003                <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-7-headline-widget-ad mobile-ad-contain ">
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2011        <!-- NEW ONE COLUMN TEMPLATE -->
2012<style>
2013    .cmg_home_content_widget-6-featured-post-by-source-image-container {
2014        display: flex;
2015        gap: 2rem;
2016    }
2017
2018    .cmg_home_content_widget-6-vertical-article-widget-container {
2019        display: flex;
2020        padding: 1rem 0;
2021        gap: 2rem;
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2023
2024    .cmg_home_content_widget-6-headline-widget-ad {
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2029
2030    .cmg_home_content_widget-6-headline-widget-ad > div {
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2068                    <h3 class="section">
2069                                                    <span>Community</span>
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2073
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2079                                                                                <div style="flex:1;">
2080                                                    <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;">
2081                                                        <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/centenarian-loving-life-in-vernon/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-6-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;width:100%;">
2082                                                            <img width="1024" height="683" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260924-VMS-centenarian2.jpg?w=1024" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;aspect-ratio:16/9;max-height:375px;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260924-VMS-centenarian2.jpg 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260924-VMS-centenarian2.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260924-VMS-centenarian2.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260924-VMS-centenarian2.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/260924-VMS-centenarian2.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" />                                                        </a>
2083                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-6-first-article">
2084                                                            <div>
2085                                                                <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/centenarian-loving-life-in-vernon/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2086                                                                    <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Centenarian loving life in Vernon</h3>
2087                                                                </a>
2088                                                                <p>Ethel Dover, 106, among those shining on National Centenarian Day Tuesday, Sept. 22</p>
2089                                                                <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
2090                                                            </div>
2091                                                        </article>
2092                                                    </div>
2093                                                </div>
2094                                                
2095                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-6-opi-headline-article-container" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;">
2096
2097                                    
2098                                                                    
2099                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2100                                        <div>
2101                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/12/memoir-by-terrace-author-takes-reader-into-remote-afghanistan/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2102                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Memoir by Terrace author takes reader into remote Afghanistan</h3>
2103                                            </a>
2104                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2105                                        </div>
2106                                    </article>
2107                                    
2108                                                                    
2109                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2110                                        <div>
2111                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/10/salmon-arm-fire-chief-with-long-lineage-legacy-retires-on-9-11-after-40-years/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2112                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Salmon Arm fire chief with long lineage legacy retires on 9/11, after 40 years</h3>
2113                                            </a>
2114                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">5 MIN READ</p>
2115                                        </div>
2116                                    </article>
2117                                    
2118                                                                    
2119                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2120                                        <div>
2121                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/09/topley-duo-part-of-province-wide-firefighting-effort/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2122                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Topley duo part of province-wide firefighting effort</h3>
2123                                            </a>
2124                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2125                                        </div>
2126                                    </article>
2127                                    
2128                                                                    
2129                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;">
2130                                        <div>
2131                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/03/nature-nut-bumblebees-signal-pleasure-with-their-tongues/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2132                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Nature Nut: Bumblebees signal pleasure with their tongues</h3>
2133                                            </a>
2134                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
2135                                        </div>
2136                                    </article>
2137                                    
2138                                                                    
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2213                    <h3 class="section">
2214                                                    <span>Sports</span>
2215                                            </h3>
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2230                                                                                <div style="flex:1;">
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2232                                                        <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/canucks-kalamazoo-wings-continuing-partnership-for-2026-27-season/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-5-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;width:100%;">
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2234                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-5-first-article">
2235                                                            <div>
2236                                                                <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/canucks-kalamazoo-wings-continuing-partnership-for-2026-27-season/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2237                                                                    <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Canucks, Kalamazoo Wings continuing partnership for 2026-27 season</h3>
2238                                                                </a>
2239                                                                <p>Kalamazoo remains affiliate for Abbotsford and Vancouver franchises</p>
2240                                                                <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2241                                                            </div>
2242                                                        </article>
2243                                                    </div>
2244                                                </div>
2245                                                
2246                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-5-opi-headline-article-container" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;">
2247
2248                                    
2249                                                                    
2250                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2251                                        <div>
2252                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/18/b-c-player-makes-first-cfl-start/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2253                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">B.C. player makes first CFL start</h3>
2254                                            </a>
2255                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
2256                                        </div>
2257                                    </article>
2258                                    
2259                                                                    
2260                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2261                                        <div>
2262                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/18/world-figure-skater
2262s-land-in-vernon/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2263                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">World figure skaters land in Vernon</h3>
2264                                            </a>
2265                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
2266                                        </div>
2267                                    </article>
2268                                    
2269                                                                    
2270                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2271                                        <div>
2272                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/17/okanagan-curling-club-to-welcome-the-world/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2273                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Okanagan curling club to welcome the world</h3>
2274                                            </a>
2275                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
2276                                        </div>
2277                                    </article>
2278                                    
2279                                                                    
2280                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;">
2281                                        <div>
2282                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/17/we-are-completely-unique-everyone-welcome-at-greenwoods-route-3-racing-club/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2283                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">&#8216;We are completely unique&#8217;: Everyone welcome at Greenwood&#8217;s Route 3 Racing Club</h3>
2284                                            </a>
2285                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">6 MIN READ</p>
2286                                        </div>
2287                                    </article>
2288                                    
2289                                                                    
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2292                        </div>
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2358                    <h3 class="section">
2359                                                    <span>Entertainment</span>
2360                                            </h3>
2361                </a>
2362                            </div>
2363
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2376                                                    <div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;">
2377                                                        <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/b-c-capital-empress-hotel-murder-steal-spotlight-in-jason-priestley-drama/" class="cmg_home_content_widget-4-opi-headlines-widget-headline-image" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;width:100%;">
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2379                                                        <article class="cmg_home_content_widget-4-first-article">
2380                                                            <div>
2381                                                                <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/22/b-c-capital-empress-hotel-murder-steal-spotlight-in-jason-priestley-drama/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2382                                                                    <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">B.C. capital, Empress Hotel murder steal spotlight in Jason Priestley drama</h3>
2383                                                                </a>
2384                                                                <p>New season of Private Eyes West Coast launches Sept. 30</p>
2385                                                                <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">5 MIN READ</p>
2386                                                            </div>
2387                                                        </article>
2388                                                    </div>
2389                                                </div>
2390                                                
2391                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-4-opi-headline-article-container" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;">
2392
2393                                    
2394                                                                    
2395                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2396                                        <div>
2397                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/21/concert-review-foo-fighters-bring-31-years-of-big-rock-hits-to-bc-place/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2398                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">CONCERT REVIEW: Foo Fighters bring 31 years of big rock hits to BC Place</h3>
2399                                            </a>
2400                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">4 MIN READ</p>
2401                                        </div>
2402                                    </article>
2403                                    
2404                                                                    
2405                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2406                                        <div>
2407                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/16/metallica-will-play-in-vancouver-for-first-time-in-10-years-next-spring/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2408                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Metallica concert in Vancouver for first time in 10 years next spring</h3>
2409                                            </a>
2410                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
2411                                        </div>
2412                                    </article>
2413                                    
2414                                                                    
2415                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid #eaeaea;">
2416                                        <div>
2417                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/14/burns-lake-rock-band-prepares-to-record-first-album/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2418                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Burns Lake rock band prepares to record first album</h3>
2419                                            </a>
2420                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
2421                                        </div>
2422                                    </article>
2423                                    
2424                                                                    
2425                                    <article style="padding-bottom:0.5rem;padding-top:0.5rem;">
2426                                        <div>
2427                                            <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/08/26/b-c-actor-swaps-fantasy-for-romance-in-hit-show-heated-rivalry/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2428                                                <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">B.C. actor swaps fantasy for romance in hit show Heated Rivalry</h3>
2429                                            </a>
2430                                            <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2431                                        </div>
2432                                    </article>
2433                                    
2434                                                                    
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2521                                                <a class="cmg-home-content-widget-heading" href="https://northernsentinel.com/category/business/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2522                            <h3 class="section" style="height:0px !important;">
2523                                                                    <span>Business</span>
2524                                                            </h3>
2525                        </a>
2526                        
2527                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-articles-container" style="display:flex;">
2528                                                    <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2529                                                                <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/18/photos-cabot-revelstoke-deciding-golf-rates-mosquito-management-ahead-of-july-2027-opening/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;width: 100%;object-fit:contain;aspect-ratio: 16/9;margin-bottom:1rem;">
2530                                                                                                        <img width="300" height="200" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Tahlon20Sweenie20233.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;;aspect-ratio: 16/9;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Tahlon20Sweenie20233.jpg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Tahlon20Sweenie20233.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Tahlon20Sweenie20233.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Tahlon20Sweenie20233.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Tahlon20Sweenie20233.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/Tahlon20Sweenie20233.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                                                </a>
2531                                                                <div>
2532                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/18/photos-cabot-revelstoke-deciding-golf-rates-mosquito-management-ahead-of-july-2027-opening/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2533                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">PHOTOS: Cabot Revelstoke deciding golf rates, mosquito management ahead of July 2027 opening</h3>
2534                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">7 MIN READ</p>
2535                                    </a>
2536                                </div>
2537                            </div>
2538                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2539                                                                <div>
2540                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/16/no-more-band-aids-province-chooses-campbell-river-areas-for-working-forest-landscape-model/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2541                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">&#8216;No more band-aids:&#8217; province chooses Campbell River areas for Working Forest Landscape Model<
2541/h3>
2542                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">5 MIN READ</p>
2543                                    </a>
2544                                </div>
2545                            </div>
2546                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2547                                                                <div>
2548                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/05/small-town-makers-spotlight-exploring-vanderhoof-waters/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2549                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Small Town Makers Spotlight: Exploring Vanderhoof waters</h3>
2550                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2551                                    </a>
2552                                </div>
2553                            </div>
2554                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2555                                                                <div>
2556                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/08/25/tim-hortons-and-dairy-queen-are-coming-to-burns-lake/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2557                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Are Tim Hortons and Dairy Queen coming to Burns Lake?</h3>
2558                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">1 MIN READ</p>
2559                                    </a>
2560                                </div>
2561                            </div>
2562                                                        <div class="" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2563                                                                <div>
2564                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/08/06/b-c-home-second-to-be-built-with-fire-resistant-magnesium-oxide-panels/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2565                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">B.C. home second to be built with fire resistant magnesium oxide panels</h3>
2566                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2567                                    </a>
2568                                </div>
2569                            </div>
2570                                                    </div>
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2580
2581                                                            <div class="col-md-12" style="border-right: 1px solid #ccc;"></div>
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2584                    <div>
2585                                                <a class="cmg-home-content-widget-heading" href="https://northernsentinel.com/category/lifestyle/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2586                            <h3 class="section" style="height:0px !important;">
2587                                                                    <sp
2587an>Life</span>
2588                                                            </h3>
2589                        </a>
2590                        
2591                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-articles-container" style="display:flex;">
2592                                                    <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2593                                                                <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2025/10/30/2025-kia-k4-is-not-designed-to-be-another-cute-ute/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;width: 100%;object-fit:contain;aspect-ratio: 16/9;margin-bottom:1rem;">
2594                                                                                                        <img width="300" height="200" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/10/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Compared to the Forte, the 2025 Kia4 features a sleeker profile and distinctive rake back. Courtesy Kia" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;;aspect-ratio: 16/9;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/10/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_1.jpg 1200w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/10/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/10/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/10/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/10/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_1.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2025/10/web1_251030-auto-2025-kia4_1.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                                                </a>
2595                                                                <div>
2596                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2025/10/30/2025-kia-k4-is-not-designed-to-be-another-cute-ute/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2597                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">2025 KIA K4 is not designed to be another cute ute</h3>
2598                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2599                                    </a>
2600                                </div>
2601                            </div>
2602                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2603                                                                <div>
2604                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2025/10/27/big-and-bold-describes-the-2025-infiniti-qx80-sport/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2605                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Big and bold describes the 2025 Infiniti QX80 Sport</h3>
2606                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2607                                    </a>
2608                                </div>
2609                            </div>
2610                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2611                                                                <div>
2612                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2025/10/24/the-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-is-one-big-green-truck/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2613                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">The Toyota Tacoma Hybrid is one big green truck</h3>
2614                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2615                                    </a>
2616                                </div>
2617                            </div>
2618                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2619                                                                <div>
2620                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2025/10/24/2025-mazda3-gt-turbo-a-shot-of-espresso-under-the-right-foot/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2621                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">2025 Mazda3 GT Turbo: A shot of espresso under the right foot!</h3>
2622                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2623                                    </a>
2624                                </div>
2625                            </div>
2626                                                        <div class="" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2627                                                                <div>
2628                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2025/10/01/2025-chevrolet-trax-chevrolets-competitively-priced-and-equipped-compact-suv/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2629                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">2025 Chevrolet Trax: Chevrolet’s competitively priced and equipped compact SUV</h3>
2630                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2631                                    </a>
2632                                </div>
2633                            </div>
2634                                                    </div>
2635                    </div>
2636
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2640
2641                                <div class="col-md-12" style="border-right: 1px solid #ccc;"></div>
2642                                            
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2644                    <div>
2645                                                <a class="cmg-home-content-widget-heading" href="https://northernsentinel.com/category/opinion/" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2646                            <h3 class="section" style="height:0px !important;">
2647                                                                    <sp
2647an>Opinion</span>
2648                                                            </h3>
2649                        </a>
2650                        
2651                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-articles-container" style="display:flex;">
2652                                                    <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2653                                                                <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/nature-nut-a-very-unusual-lifeform/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;width: 100%;object-fit:contain;aspect-ratio: 16/9;margin-bottom:1rem;">
2654                                                                                                        <img width="300" height="200" src="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/slime20mould20.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" style="width:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:top;;aspect-ratio: 16/9;" decoding="async" srcset="https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/slime20mould20.jpg 1080w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/slime20mould20.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/slime20mould20.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/slime20mould20.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/slime20mould20.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://northernsentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/26/2026/09/slime20mould20.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                                                                </a>
2655                                                                <div>
2656                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/nature-nut-a-very-unusual-lifeform/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2657                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Nature Nut: A very unusual lifeform</h3>
2658                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
2659                                    </a>
2660                                </div>
2661                            </div>
2662                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2663                                                                <div>
2664                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/column-trigger-stacking-understanding-the-build-up-before-the-blow-up/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2665                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">COLUMN; Trigger stacking: Understanding the build-up before the blow-up</h3>
2666                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
2667                                    </a>
2668                                </div>
2669                            </div>
2670                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2671                                                                <div>
2672                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/24/theres-always-next-season-sigh/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2673                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">There&#8217;s always next season&#8230; sigh</h3>
2674                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2675                                    </a>
2676                                </div>
2677                            </div>
2678                                                        <div class="cmg_home_content_widget-3-horizontal-article" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2679                                                                <div>
2680                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/17/why-does-your-sweet-puppy-suddenly-become-a-land-shark/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2681                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Why does your sweet puppy suddenly become a land shark?</h3>
2682                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">2 MIN READ</p>
2683                                    </a>
2684                                </div>
2685                            </div>
2686                                                        <div class="" style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex:1;padding-bottom:0.5rem;margin-bottom:0.5rem;">
2687                                                                <div>
2688                                    <a href="https://northernsentinel.com/2026/09/17/nature-nut-hares-lynx-huckleberries-spiders-oh-my/" class="cmg-home-content-widget-headline" style="text-decoration:none;color:#000;">
2689                                        <h3 style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0.45rem;font-family: 'Bitter', georgia, serif;font-size: 1rem;font-weight: 800;line-height: 1.2;color:black;">Nature Nut: Hares, lynx, huckleberries, spiders, oh my</h3>
2690                                        <p style="font-size: .8em;font-weight: 300;">3 MIN READ</p>
2691                                    </a>
2692                                </div>
2693                            </div>
2694                                                    </div>
2695                    </div>
2696
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