Cranbrook Daily Townsman – Cranbrook News

One death, 60 new cases of COVID-19 in Interior Health

Doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine are seen being prepared on Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Decatur, Ga. Hundreds of children, ages 12 to 15, received the Pfizer vaccine at the DeKalb Pediatric Center, just days after it was approved for use within their age group. (AP Photo/Ron Harris)

The death is connected to the outbreak at Spring Valley long-term care in Kelowna

by Twila Amato
3h ago

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B.C. tracks big drop in COVID-19 infections after vaccination
- updated 5h ago
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- updated 4h ago
Rotary Way being repaved along Joseph Creek
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Outflow at Libby Dam to be increased
- updated 9h ago
Cranbrook municipal property tax levy set to increase by 2.35 per cent
- updated 6h ago

The bodies of Carlo and Erick Fryer were discovered by a local couple walking on a remote forest road in Naramata on May 10. (Submitted)

Kamloops brothers identified as pair found dead near Penticton

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Municipal governments around B.C. have emergency authority to conduct meetings online, use mail voting and spend reserve funds on operation expenses. (Penticton Western News)

Online council meetings, mail-in voting option to be extended in B.C.

by Tom Fletcher

updated 2h ago

A family navigates childhood cancer through the pandemic

Trudeau didn’t violate conflict rules over WE Charity, watchdog says

Refrigerators are shown for sale at a Home Depot store in Miami Lakes, Fla., on April 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Wilfredo Lee

Global chip shortage, pandemic demand drive up home appliance prices

B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains in the B.C. legislature, May 13, 2019. (Hansard TV)

VIDEO: B.C. to provide 3 days of sick pay for COVID-19 absences

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of an RCMP vehicle approximately 4 km from Vancouver International Airport after a one person was killed during a shooting outside the international departures terminal at the airport, in Richmond, B.C., Sunday, May 9, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Homicide team IDs man in fatal YVR shooting as police grapple with spate of gang violence

‘We have longed for this moment’: Fully vaccinated people in U.S. can ditch masks indoors

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased mask-wearing guidance for fully vaccinated people on Thursday

by Associated Press

6h ago

Signage for ICBC, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, is shown in Victoria, B.C., on February 6, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

$150 refunds issued to eligible customers following ICBC’s switch to ‘enhanced care’

Savings amassed from the insurance policy change will lead to one-time rebates for close to 4 million customers

by Sarah Grochowski

updated 6h ago

B.C. money laundering inquiry could have lessons for other provinces: lawyer
- updated 6h ago
Japanese tycoon planning space station visit, trip to moon aboard SpaceX Starship
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COVID-19 could be a cause in public nature of B.C. gang violence: expert
- updated 8h ago
B.C. man granted paternity test to see if Tinder match-up led to a ‘beautiful baby’
- updated 7h ago
B.C. adults 30+ now eligible to get vaccinated against COVID-19
- 9h ago

Hockey Canada announces players invited to try out for women’s Olympic team

Announced Wednesday, 28 invitees are set to congregate in Calgary this summer to prepare for Beijing

by The Canadian Press

Two-year-old Kashius Weme rides at the Steve Smith Memorial Bike Park in Nanaimo on Tuesday, May 11. The youngster’s precocious bike-riding ability is already attracting cycle sponsors. (Chris Bush/News Bulletin)

2-year-old B.C. bike rider already attracting cycle sponsors

Nanaimo’s Kashius Weme has a knack for extreme cycle sports

by Greg Sakaki

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