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No matter the causes, we’re a sick society
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner Op-Ed Commentary A “shit show!” There, I’ve said it and I’m not going to take it back. COVID-19 is bringing modern…
2020 worst year yet for drug deaths in region and B.C.
More than 1,700 lives lost in B.C. in 2020 due to toxic illicit drugs As the five-year anniversary of the province’s illicit drug toxicity public…
One dead following morning crash near Skookumchuck
Early this morning Kimberley RCMP members responded to a report of a single vehicle motor vehicle collision in the 5100 block of Highways 93/95 near…
Suspect in double homicide located deceased
A man allegedly responsible for a double homicide in Creston on Wednesday evening has been found dead in Salmo. On January 6, just after 7…
RCMP eye possible link as body found in Salmo
Salmo RCMP have located a man deceased and are working now to determine whether it is linked to an on-going double homicide investigation that began…
Drug toxicity deaths keep surpassing records in B.C.
In the midst of dual public health emergencies, the BC Coroners Service continues to urge extreme caution due to the increasingly toxic illicit drug supply…
Illicit drug deaths continue to outpace COVID-19
Fentanyl remains a deadlier threat to human life in the East Kootenay than COVID-19, with 13 fentanyl-related deaths in the region so far in 2020….
One killed in early morning crash near Moyie
In the early morning hours, Cranbrook RCMP responded to a fatal motor vehicle collision on Highway 3 and 95. At approximately 2:30 a.m., Cranbrook RCMP…
Cranbrook RCMP investigating suspicious death
Cranbrook RCMP is currently on scene of a suspicious death which occurred in the early morning hours of September 13. On September 13, at about…