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Kootenays
B.C. teacher’s certificate cancelled after texting student she was attracted to him, then lying about it
INVERMERE – A teacher at a Kootenay school agreed to cancel her teaching certificate after…
Refugee response team named for Thompson-Okanagan region
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A refugee response team tasked with helping Syrian refugees integrate and resettle will…
Body of missing Kelowna woman found in Columbia River
TRAIL, B.C. – No foul play is suspected after the body of a missing Kelowna…
Drug test confirms deadly opioid carfentanil in the Interior
KELOWNA – An opioid 100 times more toxic than fentanyl now poses a threat in…
Woman arrested after gun fired at Kootenay home
A 43-year-old woman is potentially facing charges in relation to an incident where a gun…
Kootenay International Junior Hockey League cancels season
Following the provincial health officer's extension on COVID-19 restructions, the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League…
Vernon urging province to consider no-cost contraceptives in B.C.
Vernon is asking the province to consider no-cost contraceptives and other municipalities are following suite.…
RCMP investigating series of suspicious fires near Salmo
A series of suspicious fires are being investigated by the RCMP after investigators determined they…
Kootenay hospital healthcare worker allegedly assaulted by teen
The Trail RCMP is investigating after a healthcare worker was allegedly assaulted earlier this month…
Original Nikola Tesla technology in this rural Kootenay community can be used to power your electric car
More than 100-year-old Nikola Tesla technology supplying power to a rural B.C. community can also…
Student makes social media threat against Kootenay school, RCMP get involved
A Kootenay student will not be returning to class for the remainder of the school…
New owners giving new life to historic Hotel Yahk in the Kootenays
If you've travelled Highway 3 through the southeast corner of British Columbia you may be…
How you can help the little girl orphaned by a car crash in Kootenays
A horrific car crash near Castlegar earlier this week claimed the lives of two young…
Cat survives serious injuries after getting caught in trap in the East Kootenays
A cat caught in an animal trap was found down a remote logging road in…
BC’s Fairmont Hot Springs has been sold
BC's Fairmont Hot Springs Resort — with Canada’s largest mineral hot springs, a hotel, golf…