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Rain helps to battle 400 hectare blaze near Grand Forks, Hwy 3 closed

Rain helps to battle 400 hectare blaze near Grand Forks, Hwy 3 closed

High winds have whipped up a fast-growing fire that started south of the Canada-U.S. border near Grand Forks and quickly moved northwest into the city with evacuation orders in place for several neighbourhoods as it poses a threat to human life.
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Rock the Kootenays to return for third season

Rock the Kootenays to return for third season

Tickets are already on sale for Rock the Kootenays 2025
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Lower Kootenay Band breaks ground on $16M Indigenous-led healing centre

Lower Kootenay Band breaks ground on $16M Indigenous-led healing centre

The seven nations of the Interior region have come together on the $16-million project
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Homecoming queen: Drag artist circles back to Cranbrook

Homecoming queen: Drag artist circles back to Cranbrook

Cranbrook-born drag queen Dust Cwaine returns to their roots with colourful theatrical performances Oct 19-20
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Key City Theatre showing Indigenous art

Key City Theatre showing Indigenous art

Indigenous art on display from Sept. 16 to Oct. 25
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VIDEO: Kelowna Chiefs pull fastest time at Haul for Hope fundraiser

VIDEO: Kelowna Chiefs pull fastest time at Haul for Hope fundraiser

Haul for Hope stops in Vancouver on Sept. 20
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International students from COTR visit Kimberley Nature Park

International students from COTR visit Kimberley Nature Park

A group of 40 international students from the College of the Rockies' (COTR) International Student Program went on a walk through the Kimberley Nature Park on Sept.
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Cranbrook mother of Highway 3 collision victim decries no-fault insurance

Cranbrook mother of Highway 3 collision victim decries no-fault insurance

Courtney Johnson and her daughters were killed when their vehicle was struck by a logging truck
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Author releasing book on photographic history of Creston

Author releasing book on photographic history of Creston

Keith Powell compiled photos and research with help from Creston Museum
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Hub tackling food insecurity with local projects

Hub tackling food insecurity with local projects

Kimberley-Cranbrook Food hub organized a seed giveaway and a food harvesting series this year
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