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Okanagan fruit growers celebrate big harvest after years of losses

Okanagan fruit growers celebrate big harvest after years of losses

CBC17 hours ago
After several years of extreme climate and crop losses in B.C.'s Okanagan, farmers are celebrating a bountiful fruit harvest that came from a 'perfect' growing season.
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