11 years for trafficking
Preparing for 'deadly smoke' 
Woman jailed for sex assault
Landfill murders trial begins 
Facial recognition at border?
PM ups attacks on Poilievre
Enquirer publisher testifies
Ariel Henry resigns 
Moulin Rouge sails collapse
EPA targets coal-fired power
US growth slowed sharply 
Rogers tops complaint list
Warriors put to the brink
Vees dominating Vipers
Warriors snakebitten in loss
Weinstein conviction tossed
Cudi cancels tour
Tim Hortons the musical
Nelson News
Nelson beach all clear
A week after high E. coli levels shut closed Nelson’s city beach, it’s safe to go back in the water. City officials announced Thursday their latest...
Fire unchecked in Granby
The BC Wildfire Service is monitoring a 40-hectare wildfire burning in Granby Provincial Park. Depending on wind direction, drifting smoke from the fire may be...
Don't go in the water
UPDATE: 2:20 p.m. Nelson Public Works director Colin Ennis says further testing on Friday showed that while contamination levels have dropped slightly, the...
Highest honour for war vet
Reaching your 90th birthday is pretty special. Being awarded the French Legion of Honour on your 90th birthday is even better. Lee Brown, a Cranbrook Second...
Contract talks fail
Talks between the City of Kimberley and its United Steelworkers of America union employees have broken off. The city is calling for a vote on its final offer....
Close call for Jazz flight
An Air Canada Jazz flight out of Castlegar last month had a close call. Aviation website aeroinside.com reports the De Havilland Dash 8 300 had to avoid a near...
Missing fisherman found
The body of a man missing after a fishing trip in the Kootenays has been found. On Aug. 7, the body of 19-year-old Zacharie Blouin was found in the Halfway...
DJ attack mars Shambhala
​ One incident flawed what organizers say was almost a perfect weekend for this year’s Shambhala Music Festival. An American DJ playing at the...
Kootenays in the dark
Residents along the east shore of Kootenay Lake are going to be without power for a few hours more, after spending the night in the dark. A powerful windstorm...
Boy run over by trailer
RCMP in Creston say charges may be laid after a nine-year-old boy was run over by a flatbed trailer on the B.C. Day long weekend. Police say the youth was on...
Firefighters in jeopardy
Radio communications equipment that was deliberately vandalized in the Southeast Fire Centre has put the safety of firefighting personnel at risk, says the BC...
U.S. smoke drifts north
Part of the Kootenay region is being blanketed by smoke from several wildfires burning south of the border in Idaho and Washington State. “Depending on...
Gunman halts traffic
By John Boivin A man pointing a gun at travellers in cars halted traffic for about two hours on Highway 3A north of Creston on Tuesday. Creston police say they...
Fueling change in the Koots
By John Boivin It’s lonely being an electric car driver in the Kootenays. “I initially enjoyed the ‘pioneer’ status of owning one of the...
Crews tackle fires
By John Boivin Hot weather and lightning overnight, Friday, are causing some headaches for East Kootenay firefighters. The Southeast Fire Centre reports two new...
Facelift for campground
By John Boivin Nelson’s city campground is getting a facelift with the help of a $62,000 provincial job creation grant. The Nelson and District Youth...
Basin Trust funding booms
By John Boivin Higher power revenues have turned into a windfall for the people of Southeastern BC. The Columbia Basin Trust says it was able to pump millions...
Strike looms, talks continue
By John Boivin The City of Kimberley and its workers have agreed on what essential services will continue in the event of a strike by its United Steelworkers...
Running into bear trouble
A Fort St. John man says never again will he go for a backcountry run without bear spray after a confrontation in southeastern B.C. Tom Coveney says he was...
Explosive long weekend ban
By John Boivin Don’t plan to shoot off any fireworks in the province’s southeast this B.C. Day long weekend. The BC Wildfire Service is reminding...
