An individual believed to be responsible for carrying out an armed robbery Thursday evening, in downtown Castlegar, remains in custody as police continue to investigate, according to Castlegar detachment commanding officer Sgt. Monty Taylor. "On Feb. 25, just before 9:30 p.m., Castlegar RCMP responded to the 1100-block of 4...

Construction on the Columbia Avenue Redevelopment Project - Phase 2 gets underway Monday, March 1.The project starts with work between 18th and 21st Streets. In the first week of construction, crews will be marking out existing infrastructure, clearing brush and trees, and removing asphalt. Throughout March residents can...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 395 new cases, including 12 epi-linked cases, for a total of 78,673 cases in British Columbia. “There are ...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 456 new cases, including two epi-linked cases, for a total of 78,278 cases in British Columbia. “There are...

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting 559 new cases, including 29 epi-linked cases, for a total of 77,822 cases in British Columbia. “There are 4,677 active cases of COVID-19 […]

Police are looking for community assistance in identifying the vehicle/suspect in a hit-and-run collision in Rossland Saturday, according to area RCMP detachment commander Sgt. Mike Wicentowich. He said police responded to an MVI at roughly 10:35 a.m., Feb. 20, at the intersection of Leroi Avenue and Monita Street, "A 50-year-old...

Trail RCMP Sgt. Mike Wicentowich issued a press release Tuesday morning regarding an MVI in Fruitvale Monday, which reads as follows: On Feb. 22, at approximately 11:04 a.m., Trail RCMP and Emergency Services attended a pedestrian-involved collision on Highway 3B in Fruitvale. A 79-year old woman was struck by a transit bus in a crosswalk […]

Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, and Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the COVID-19 response in British Columbia: “Today, we are reporting three periods: from Feb. 19 to 20, we had 504 new cases, from Feb. 20 to 21 we had 475 new cases, and in the...

Veteran journalist and acclaimed Ojibwe author Tanya Talaga will discuss the current state of Indigenous resurgence in Canada on March 4 as part of Selkirk College’s Truth & Justice Speaker Series. A journalist at the Toronto Star for more than 20 years, Talaga garnered national attention with the 2017 release of her first...

Two teenagers who suffered stab wounds in a home invasion Sunday will likely be okay. While they are understandably unprepared to speak to the media at this time, one of the girls' parents reached out to ease the minds of a concerned community, and says one of the teens has been released from hospital and is home recovering...