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Bodies removed from arena

Bodies removed from arena

Fernie Oct 19, 2017 / 11:45 am

The bodies of three men have been removed from an ice arena after a deadly ammonia leak on Tuesday set off a local state of emergency in Fernie. Fire Chief Ted...

Shaken by arena tragedy

Shaken by arena tragedy

Fernie Oct 19, 2017 / 6:54 am

A lifelong resident of a picturesque Rocky Mountain community says people have been shaken by the deaths of three workers following an ammonia leak at the local...

Fernie deaths probe

Fernie deaths probe

Fernie Oct 18, 2017 / 7:38 pm

UPDATE: 7:38 p.m. Emergency crews gained access to part of an arena in Fernie, B.C., on Wednesday more than 24 hours after three workers died following an...

Three dead in ammonia leak

Three dead in ammonia leak

Fernie Oct 18, 2017 / 6:40 am

UPDATE: Wednesday 6:38 a.m. Three people are dead after a possible ammonia leak at an arena in Fernie on Tuesday night that also forced an evacuation of homes,...

Huge boost for hockey club

Huge boost for hockey club

Kimberley Oct 16, 2017 / 2:10 pm

Mike Gould's love of family and hockey was behind the Alberta man's decision to make a multimillion-dollar donation to a hockey club in southeastern...

Grizzly tussles with hunter

Grizzly tussles with hunter

Cranbrook Oct 4, 2017 / 11:05 am

The BC Conservation Service says a grizzly bear that attacked a hunter in southeastern B.C. was defending her cub and her food. Insp. Joe Caravetta says the...

Truck deer out of town

Truck deer out of town

Kimberley Oct 2, 2017 / 1:39 pm

The mayor of Kimberley says killing urban deer is no longer an option in the Kootenay city and council will instead consider relocating the animals. Don...

Body of missing man found

Body of missing man found

Nakusp Sep 27, 2017 / 12:12 pm

RCMP in Nakusp say they have found the body of a man reported missing on July 31. The body was found on Sept. 16, and the cause of death is not considered...

Appeal in polygamy case

Appeal in polygamy case

Cranbrook Sep 14, 2017 / 7:02 am

A B.C. woman wants her conviction overturned after she was sentenced to seven months in jail for taking a 13-year-old girl to the United States to marry the...

Pushed back in fire fight

Pushed back in fire fight

Cranbrook Sep 8, 2017 / 12:20 pm

The BC Wildfire Service says the unprecedented, aggressive behaviour of three blazes has forced firefighting crews to withdraw from the area. Fire information...

Firebug on the loose?

Firebug on the loose?

Cranbrook Sep 7, 2017 / 10:49 am

With wildfires surrounding the community, Cranbrook RCMP are worried they may be dealing with a firebug within city limits. Police say they’re...

More forced to evacuate

More forced to evacuate

Cranbrook Sep 2, 2017 / 3:49 pm

More people are being forced from their homes in a community in southeastern B.C. this weekend due to an out-of-control wildfire. The BC Wildfire Service says...

Senior assaulted in Trail

Senior assaulted in Trail

Trail Sep 2, 2017 / 7:09 am

A suspect is in custody following the serious assault of Trail senior. Multiple charges have been laid against a 25-year-old Trail man, following a police...

Evacuation near Cranbrook

Evacuation near Cranbrook

Cranbrook Sep 2, 2017 / 6:35 am

The Moyie Lake area near Cranbrook was partially evacuated Friday night due to a forest fire. The Regional District of East Kootenay issued the order due to the...

Kootenay homes on alert

Kootenay homes on alert

Nelson Aug 31, 2017 / 8:30 pm

As winds kick up the Harrop Creek wildfire, northeast of Nelson, 486 homes have been put under an evacuation alert. The 2,532 hectare wildfire was started by...

Police searching for victims

Police searching for victims

Nakusp Aug 30, 2017 / 12:45 pm

Nakusp RCMP is canvassing the community for possible victims in connection to a historical sexual assault investigation started by the Victoria Police Dept. In...

Fire 1.5 km from border

Fire 1.5 km from border

Cranbrook Aug 24, 2017 / 10:57 am

A 178-hectare fire is burning 1.5 kilometres south of the Canada-U.S. border. The fire was caused by lightning and is roughly 65 km southeast of Cranbrook. ...

Missing man found dead

Missing man found dead

Nakusp Aug 23, 2017 / 5:05 pm

The Nakusp RCMP have confirmed that a body pulled from Upper Arrow Lake on Tuesday was that of Jared Szabo. Szabo was reporting missing on Aug. 3, with his...

Festival cuts party short

Festival cuts party short

Salmo Aug 12, 2017 / 9:42 am

UPDATE 4:47 p.m. Organizers of the Shambhala Music Festival are shutting down the party early. According to the groups Facebook page, the festival will finish...

Jail in child bride case

Jail in child bride case

Cranbrook Aug 11, 2017 / 11:31 am

A former husband and wife from the polygamous community of Bountiful, B.C., are going to jail for taking a 13-year-old girl into the United States to marry the...