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News Items tag as: Kootenays
iN PHOTOS: Exploring a 125-year-old shipwreck in BC's Kootenay Lake
September 10, 2024 - 6:00 AM
The BC Interior isn’t really known for its shipwrecks, but a diver managed to capture some images of the intact remnants of a tragic shipwreck in the Kootenays.
Top ten excuses BC RCMP officers get from driver's with no insurance
January 22, 2024 - 2:30 PM
After a massive string of fines for drivers without insurance in the Kootenays, the BC RCMP's Highway Patrol has compiled the top ten terrible excuses it gets from drivers without insurance.
BC's Fairmont Hot Springs has been sold
June 16, 2023 - 8:24 AM
BC's Fairmont Hot Springs Resort — with Canada’s largest mineral hot springs, a hotel, golf courses, ski hill and more — has been sold.
Cat survives serious injuries after getting caught in trap in the East Kootenays
February 23, 2023 - 12:08 PM
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A cat caught in an animal trap was found down a remote logging road in the East Kootenays and good Samaritans brought it to a B.C. SPCA shelter for care.
Student makes social media threat against Kootenay school, RCMP get involved
June 18, 2022 - 11:15 AM
A Kootenay student will not be returning to class for the remainder of the school year after threatening a local school.
Original Nikola Tesla technology in this rural Kootenay community can be used to power your electric car
March 13, 2022 - 2:25 PM
More than 100-year-old Nikola Tesla technology supplying power to a rural B.C. community can also supply power to electric cars named after the inventor of the alternating current motor.
Kootenay hospital healthcare worker allegedly assaulted by teen
January 09, 2022 - 1:04 PM
The Trail RCMP is investigating after a healthcare worker was allegedly assaulted earlier this month while on duty at the Trail hospital.
RCMP investigating series of suspicious fires near Salmo
July 27, 2021 - 1:53 PM
A series of suspicious fires are being investigated by the RCMP after investigators determined they may have been deliberately set.
Vernon urging province to consider no-cost contraceptives in B.C.
February 20, 2021 - 4:30 PM
Vernon is asking the province to consider no-cost contraceptives and other municipalities are following suite.
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League cancels season
February 06, 2021 - 6:00 PM
Following the provincial health officer's extension on COVID-19 restructions, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League has cancelled its 2020/21 regular season and playoffs.
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THOMPSON: Censorship, capitulation nothing new in American entertainment industry
OPINION Earlier this month, ABC - one of America’s major television networks - folded like a cheap suit when President Trump’s Federal Communications Commission Chairman Brendan Carr threatened: “I m
Why some bars and most breweries close early in downtown Kelowna
It’s 10:30 p.m. and the night feels young inside one of Kelowna’s charming breweries, but your hope of painting the town red is dashed by last call. That’s a pretty common experience for folks who aren’t familiar wit
Penticton 'potio' weed lounge going strong despite stifling regulations
A cozy, clean patio with picnic tables where Penticton’s potheads can gather outside a dispensary to get stoned is a surprisingly rare space. As of February 2024 cannabis shops in BC could have outdoor lounges for people to smoke, but
Big increase in homeless populations in Penticton, Vernon, Salmon Arm
Homelessness in Penticton has almost doubled over the last seven years, while Vernon also saw an increase of more than 20% in the same time period. The number of people in Penticton without a home has increased by 80% since 2018, with 194 n
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A hurricane sank a Spanish fleet in 1715. This summer, salvagers found $1M in coins
A team of excavators has uncovered a load of long-lost Spanish coins buried for centuries under the surf and sand al
October 03, 2025 9:00 PM
Contract talks break down between B.C. and community health workers: union
British Columbia's public service workers' union says contract talks have broken down between the bargaining associatio
October 03, 2025 6:07 PM
$1.2M dog park in downtown Kelowna set to officially open
The City of Kelowna spent $1.2 million on a dog park and the grand opening is next week. The budget for the Ci
October 03, 2025 6:00 PM
B.C. launching deer hunt near Cranbrook to control spread of wasting disease
CRANBROOK — British Columbia is introducing an expanded deer hunt in the province's southeast in an attempt to reduce t
October 03, 2025 3:46 PM
Ostrich farmers awaiting Supreme Court decision get little attention from Ottawa
OTTAWA — As the Supreme Court of Canada considers whether to hear the case of a B.C. farm that's fighting to save its o
October 03, 2025 3:35 PM
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