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Morning Start: Where’s the sunniest place in Canada?

Your morning start for Monday, December 16th, 2019.
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(Natalia Cuevas-Huaico - Kelowna Capital News)

The flurries are coming…

Fun Fact of the day:

How nice would it be if you could trash those vitamin D tablets sitting in your kitchen cabinet?

Environment Canada collected the sunshine data of 26 largest Canadian cities, each with a population of over 100,000. Out of all the cities, Calgary ranked number one as the sunniest city. It receives 2396 hours of bright sunshine on an average every year and about 333 sunny days annually. Sunny but cold, in the winter months Calgary experiences temperatures falling below −20 °C on some days.

Weather forecast according to Environment Canada:

The sun may be shining in Calgary, but it’s definitely not here.

In Kelowna:

In Vernon:

In Salmon Arm:

In Penticton:

In case you missed it (ICYMI):

There were no injuries in a late-night blaze that tore through a Big White chalet early Saturday morning. Read more here.

Video of the day:

How’s that for a Christmas gender reveal?!

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Natalia Cuevas Huaico
Social Media Co-ordinator/ Reporter, Black Press Media


Natalia Cuevas Huaico

About the Author: Natalia Cuevas Huaico

A Vancouver-born and recent graduate of the Broadcast and Online Journalism program at BCIT, Natalia decided to jumpstart her social media and journalism career in beautiful Kelowna.
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