Tag: Cranbrook

Smoke Eaters find first pre-season win

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The Trail Smoke Eaters were able to get their first win of the pre-season, scoring 3 goals in the first 6 and a half minutes for the win over the Bucks.

BC SPCA’s pet food banks seeing increased demand but fewer donations

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The BC SPCA says ongoing economic uncertainty and the rising cost of living appears to be contributing to a decline in donations of pet food and supplies to their animal centres across the province.

Big crowds, lots of smiles, at McHappy Day in the Kootenays

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There was no shortage of hungry patrons and happy customers at the Castlegar, Cranbrook, Grand Forks and Trail McDonalds...

Federal election candidates face off in public forum

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Five of the six candidates running to become Columbia–Kootenay–Southern Rockies' next MP were in Cranbrook on Monday night for...

Provincial budget consultation team to make stops in the Kootenays

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The province's Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services will make stops in Cranbrook and Nelson as part...

Rogers threatens to lock out unionized Kootenay workers 

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Rogers Communications has threatened to lock out 26 former Shaw employees in the Kootenays who unionized in February 2024.  The...

Flu outbreak across Interior Health

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Facilities in Cranbrook and Castlegar have joined the growing list of locations within Interior Health currently battling flu outbreaks. IH...

Record-breaking heat sweeps through the Kootenays

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If it felt unusually hot in the Kootenays on Monday, it’s because it was. According to data from Environment...

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Democrats claim House and Senate majorities

Politics
Democratic leaders say they have won majorities in the U.S. House and Senate after Tuesday’s midterm elections.

B.C. privacy watchdog investigating Crime Stoppers after data breach of online tip system

Crime
B.C.’s privacy watchdog is investigating whether B.C. Crime Stoppers adequately protected anonymous tipsters’ personal information after a breach at its tip-platform provider.

BC Conservation Officers investigating suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola

Fish & Wildlife
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service is investigating a suspected fatal grizzly bear attack near Bella Coola after one person was found dead, and a second still missing.

Mercer Celgar’s owner declares US bankruptcy

Business
The company that owns the pulp mill in Castlegar has pulled the trigger on filing for US bankruptcy protection.

First Nations ask court to review Ottawa’s national-interest pipeline designation

Indigenous
Several First Nations are asking a Federal Court to review Ottawa’s decision to list the proposed new oil pipeline to B.C.’s coast as a “project of national interest.”
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