Nelson News
Shots fired in Salmo
A 43-year-old Salmo woman is facing potential criminal charges after she allegedly fired shots in a Salmo home early Friday morning. Around 3:50 a.m., Salmo...
Cougar attacks, kills dog
A dog was attacked and killed by a cougar in a backyard in the Kootenays over the weekend. Police and conservation officers were called Sunday at 5:45 p.m. for...
Mayor resigns after travel
The mayor of Castlegar resigned Friday after he faced criticism for travelling to Mount Baldy over the holidays. On Friday, the City of Castlegar posted a...
Body linked to two others
UPDATE: 3:50 p.m. RCMP have now confirmed the man found dead earlier this morning in Salmo is believed to be responsible for a double homicide Wednesday night...
Ski proposal sparks feedback
A proposal to build a ski resort in the backcountry between New Denver and Kaslo has generated more than 3,000 comments from the public, a new government report...
Salmo cluster contained
A COVID-19 community cluster in the Salmo region has been contained, Interior Health announced Friday afternoon (Dec. 4). A total of 25 cases were connected to...
Gets spit on, has heart attack
A hotel worker in Nelson, B.C., suffered a heart attack shortly after a confrontation with a patron who refused to wear a mask and wouldn't leave the...
Man told to stop proposing
A man in the Kootenays was looking for marriage but instead got a visit from the police. The Trail RCMP say they were called on Nov. 20 at 12:40 p.m. by a...
No more Bountiful charges
A special prosecutor in British Columbia has declined to approve any further charges against people associated with the community of Bountiful where a...
23 cases linked to cluster
Interior Health says more cases of COVID-19 are now being reported as a result of a community cluster in the Salmo area of the Kootenays. Over the past two...
Watchdog to review arrest
B.C.’s police watchdog has been called to investigate a police-involved shooting in Cranbrook. RCMP were called just before 5 p.m. Monday about a firearm...
Salmo COVID cases grow
According to a Village of Salmo information release, the tiny Kootenay village has nine active cases of COVID-19. They started out with one on Friday, an...
Cop acquitted in killing
A jury acquitted a Southern Interior RCMP officer of manslaughter Friday night, following eight weeks of trial. Const. Jason Tait was charged in 2018 with the...
COVID case in Salmo
A case of COVID-19 has been identified in the small Kootenay town of Salmo. On Friday, Salmo Community Services announced an employee had tested positive for...
ICBC on hook for storage
As a dispute over an acid spill that damaged thousands of vehicles winds its way through court, the Insurance Corporation of B.C. has been ordered to keep...
Drug-filled luggage ditched
Canada Border Protection and U.S. Customs are investigating after they discovered five duffel bags of narcotics on the U.S. side of the border near Creston B.C....
Big year for cannabis farm
COVID-19 couldn't keep Christina Lake Cannabis Corporation down. The federally-licensed cultivator says it has exceeded its first annual cannabis production...
Highway 3 reopened
UPDATE: 8:14 p.m. Highway 3 has been cleared in both directions between Loop Road and Peavine Bridge. ORIGINAL: 2:46 p.m. Heavy snowfall and sudden winter...
Hunter's fight at top court
A Sinixt hunter’s decade-long fight for his rights and the recognition of his people has had his day in Canada’s highest court. The Supreme Court of...
Car engulfed in flames
A car burned on the side of Highway 3 in the Kootenays on Wednesday. Anne Hawes tells Castanet she was driving her son to a driving lesson in Castlegar when...