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Polygamist back in court

Polygamist back in court

Cranbrook Dec 12, 2017 / 8:31 pm

A B.C. man found guilty of marrying two dozen women says he believed he was entitled to practice polygamy because he wasn't charged when police investigated...

Career hopes dashed

Career hopes dashed

Castlegar Nov 30, 2017 / 8:00 pm

A former lifeguard in Castlegar was awarded almost $500,000 after a 2012 car crash left her unable to work as a lifeguard again, or pursue her desired career as...

Fernie back on the ice

Fernie back on the ice

Fernie Nov 29, 2017 / 11:09 am

Residents of a British Columbia city could soon be back on home ice, thanks to the NHL's Calgary Flames. The hockey team's charitable arm, the Calgary...

Vees edge past Smokies

Vees edge past Smokies

Trail Nov 22, 2017 / 10:13 pm

Two first-period goals was all the firepower the Penticton Vees would need in their visit to the West Kootenay on Wednesday night. The Vees winning streak is at...

Plow driver saves a life

Plow driver saves a life

Cranbrook Nov 22, 2017 / 7:59 am

A snowplow operator in southeastern British Columbia is being praised for his role in saving the life of an elderly woman. Vern Radloff rushed to assist first...

Fernie rink remains closed

Fernie rink remains closed

Fernie Nov 17, 2017 / 2:04 pm

There's no word on when residents of the southeastern B.C., community of Fernie will have access to a rink where three men died of an ammonia leak a month...

Hwy 3 closed westbound

Hwy 3 closed westbound

Creston Nov 17, 2017 / 10:45 am

UPDATE: 10:45 a.m. Traffic in the Irishman Creek area east of Creston is now single lane alternating following a vehicle crash earlier this morning. There's...

Highway 3 reopened

Highway 3 reopened

Creston Nov 16, 2017 / 8:50 pm

UPDATE: 8:50 p.m. Highway 3 has reopened west of Creston, after a vehicle crash closed it in both directions earlier in the evening. ORIGINAL: 7:55 p.m. A...

'No room for justice'

'No room for justice'

Nelson Nov 16, 2017 / 11:35 am

A father whose conviction was upheld for failing to provide the necessaries of life to his son has posted a Facebook response critical of the judges and...

Show me the money

Show me the money

Kimberley Nov 15, 2017 / 10:56 am

The board of directors of the Kimberley Dynamiters posted a statement Monday on Facebook thanking fans for their support and explaining that it had yet to...

Fernie tribute to 3 dead

Fernie tribute to 3 dead

Fernie Nov 13, 2017 / 7:27 am

Hundreds of people gathered in Fernie Sunday to pay tribute to three men who lost their lives during an ammonia leak at the local hockey arena last month. The...

Highway 3 reopened

Highway 3 reopened

Christina Lake Nov 6, 2017 / 2:15 pm

UPDATE 2:15 p.m. DriveBC is reporting the incident has been cleared and highway reopened in both directions. ORIGINAL 12:45 p.m. Highway 3 is closed in both...

Polygamy case back in court

Polygamy case back in court

Cranbrook Nov 6, 2017 / 12:43 pm

The latest round in a decades-long constitutional debate over Canada's polygamy law is scheduled to begin in a British Columbia Supreme Court on Tuesday....

Vees come up short in Trail

Vees come up short in Trail

Trail Oct 28, 2017 / 10:25 pm

The Penticton Vees couldn't build off momentum from Friday night's home win, dropping a 4-1 score to the Trail Smoke Eaters on Saturday in the first...

Answers could take months

Answers could take months

Fernie Oct 23, 2017 / 1:47 pm

A WorkSafeBC spokeswoman says it could take months to complete the investigation into an ammonia leak that killed three men last week at the ice arena in...

Allowed to return home

Allowed to return home

Fernie Oct 22, 2017 / 9:46 am

Residents who were forced from their homes because of a deadly ammonia leak at an ice rink in Fernie, B.C., are being allowed back home. The City of Fernie says...

Fernie evac order rescinded

Fernie evac order rescinded

Fernie Oct 22, 2017 / 9:44 am

An evacuation order around the Fernie Memorial Arena has been lifted six days after three people died from an ammonia leak at the rink. Residents of...

Ice rink remains closed

Ice rink remains closed

Fernie Oct 21, 2017 / 5:00 pm

Residents who were forced from their homes because of a deadly ammonia leak at an ice rink in Fernie, B.C., still don't know when an evacuation order will...

City shuts down to mourn

City shuts down to mourn

Fernie Oct 20, 2017 / 11:21 am

The City of Fernie shut down its operations Friday to give staff time to grieve the deaths of co-workers following an ammonia leak at the local ice rink. The BC...

Fernie victims identified

Fernie victims identified

Fernie Oct 20, 2017 / 9:38 am

The BC Coroners Service has confirmed the identities of three men who died after a workplace incident at Fernie Memorial Arena on Tuesday. They were Wayne Allan...