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B.C. RCMP officer likely injured by police officer fire near Canada-U.S. border, force says
The RCMP say one of its officers was likely injured by police gunfire near the community of Midway, a small town in B.C.'s Kootenay region just north of the Canada-U.S. border.
Class action lawsuit for huge 2013 fuel spill into Kootenay creek settled for $4.5M
More than 2,700 Slocan Valley residents may be eligible for compensation after B.C. and 3 other defendants agree to pay for damages, including personal injury, in connection with the environmental crisis.
Snowfall warning remains in Kootenays as B.C. Hydro restores power from windstorms
B.C. Hydro was busy restoring power to more than a thousand customers hit by a snowstorm in the Kootenays Saturday, while also working to get things back up for coastal residents struck by windstorms earlier in the week.
B.C. RCMP detachments begin rollout of body-worn cameras
Mounties say about 300 cameras will be issued to officers in Mission, Tofino, Ucluelet, Cranbrook, Kamloops and Prince George.
B.C. wildlife group calls for Kootenay deer cull following 3rd case of chronic wasting disease
The B.C. Wildlife Federation is calling for the province to "aggressively reduce" urban deer populations through a cull in the Kootenay region. The call comes in response to the B.C. government announcing that chronic wasting disease has been confirmed in yet another deer near Cranbrook, B.C.
B.C. tenant faces legal and financial hurdles to reclaim rental suite after landlord locked her out
A B.C. woman is fighting to reclaim her rental suite at a Lumby, B.C., motel after being locked out by her landlord in August, despite a court order and a ruling from the Residential Tenancy Branch in her favour.
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How this innovative hydroponic farm aims to solve food insecurity in Cranbrook, B.C.
As food bank usage increases in B.C. amid the cost-of-living crisis, a group is starting to grow lettuce in a Cranbrook city park to encourage healthy and sustainable eating. The CBC's Corey Bullock went to the farm, which is looking to expand.
B.C. man who confessed to 2 killings not arrested until a month later, court documents show
A B.C. man who told police and hospital staff he had killed two people and wanted to harm others wasn't arrested until a month after he first confessed, according to court documents.
Canada working with Biden team to finalize B.C. river treaty before Trump takes office
Top officials in Canada and the U.S. are pushing to finalize the Columbia River Treaty to manage water flowing between the two countries before Donald Trump becomes president. Trump has referred to the B.C. water system as a 'very large faucet' that could be diverted to solve water shortage issues.
B.C. seeks forfeiture of 2 Kelowna properties, alleging link to drug trafficking
The B.C. Civil Forfeiture Office has filed a civil lawsuit in the B.C. Supreme Court to seize two Kelowna properties that it alleges are connected to criminal activity, together worth about $3 million.
Rain, snowfall warnings issued as fall storm blows through B.C.
Officials have issued rainfall and snowfall warnings for parts of B.C. on Wednesday as a fall storm moves across the province. Environment Canada says up to 90 millimetres of rainfall is expected to fall on parts of Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound.
New docuseries examines 2010 murder of Laura Letts Beckett near Revelstoke, B.C.
Peter Beckett was found guilty of first-degree murder in 2017, but his conviction was overturned in 2020.
Remembrance Day ceremonies held throughout B.C.
A number of ceremonies were held in B.C. on Monday as veterans and communities gathered to commemorate Remembrance Day.
Environment Canada issues snow, fog and rain advisories across B.C.
Environment Canada has issued rainfall advisories along B.C.'s West Coast with the highest amounts expected around Metro Vancouver.
As Cranbrook's airport expands, passengers may face longer wait times
Passengers flying out of Cranbrook's airport are now being asked to show up 90 minutes before their flight, as changes to airline schedules and airplane sizes are expected to temporarily increase security wait times.
In B.C.'s Kootenay Bay, residents are fed up with inland ferry job action
On Friday morning, residents on the east shore of Kootenay Lake held a protest, expressing frustration over the ongoing job action that has limited the Kootenay Lake ferry to essential services only.
Judicial recounts underway in tightly contested B.C. election ridings
Election officials filed into an industrial building in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday morning to begin a judicial recount for the most narrowly won riding in the B.C. election — starting with 28 extra ballots found to have gone unreported days after the vote.
Trail, B.C., mourns mother after estranged husband charged with murder
A small community of about 8,000 people is mourning the loss of a beloved local nurse, whose estranged husband has been charged with her Monday death, which occurred just east of Trail, B.C.
B.C. man charged with 2nd-degree murder of estranged wife
The estranged husband of a woman who who died following an assault near Trail, B.C., has been charged with second-degree murder.
Tens of thousands left without power after strong winds batter B.C.
Tens of thousands of households were left without power on Monday as strong winds battered coastal areas of B.C. and a large swath of the province's Interior.
Kootenay Lake ferry workers start job action in southeast B.C.
Ferry workers on B.C.'s Kootenay Lake began strike action against their employer on Sunday afternoon after a long-simmering contract dispute.
Syilx Okanagan woman files lawsuit alleging historic abuse at Vernon Catholic school
A Syilx Okanagan woman has filed a lawsuit against church authorities and the Canadian government alleging she was physically and sexually abused as a child at a Catholic-run Vernon, B.C., school.
Syilx Okanagan Nation says salmon run at risk after neighbouring nation pulls funds
The Syilx Okanagan Nation is celebrating a record-breaking salmon run in the region this year, but says it fears for the future of the restoration work after a neighbouring nation pulled funding from the project, amid a conflict between the two.
Tentative deal reached for B.C. inland ferry workers after weeks of job action
Workers unionized with the B.C. General Employees' Union have reached a tentative deal with WaterBridge Ferries, which could potentially bring an end to job action that has sparked ferry cancellations in the B.C. Interior.
B.C. Court of Appeal orders new trial in Cranbrook double homicide
B.C.'s Court of Appeal has overturned the acquittal of a man charged in a Cranbrook double homicide after finding that police did not use "trickery" to obtain self-incriminating statements from the accused.