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Missing contractor found dead in Sparwood, B.C. mineOn Friday morning, Elk Valley RCMP confirmed that a contractor working at Elk View Operations had died and his remains were recovered.CanadaNov 21, 2025
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Convicted sex offender Randall Hopley released from custody, living in Vancouver againIn November 2023, Hopley was on a long-term supervision order when he left the Salvation Army Harbour Light and cut off his ankle monitor, sparking a 10-day Canada-wide manhunt.CrimeSep 23, 2025
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Motorhome crash sparked wildfire near Peachland, police sayResidents of more than 50 homes in the Peachland area have been allowed to return home after they were hurried out overnight due to a wildfire.WeatherAug 27, 2025
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Randall Hopley still a ‘high risk’ for sex offences against kids: Parole Board documentsRandall Hopley was released on statutory release from the Mission Institution on Thursday morning, and was supposed to live at a Vancouver halfway house.CrimeMay 23, 2025
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Randall Hopley re-arrested hours after release from Mission, B.C prisonNotorious sex offender Randall Hopley has been arrested after refusing to wear an ankle bracelet while on release, Global News has learned.CrimeMay 22, 2025
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Kimberley avalanche victim died in same area as friend four years earlierJoel Conway, 38, was one of seven seasoned backcountry snowmobilers with appropriate survival gear on a run near Hellroaring Creek to remember Clayten Sean Smith, who died on March 25, 2009 while touring the area with four friends.Mar 26, 2013
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Roads closed due to heavy rains in B.C.’s southern interior: GallerySome roads are closed around the province this morning due to mudslides and washouts.WeatherJun 21, 2013
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Coal Train: Extraction and transportation of coalIn part two of a four part Coal Train series, reporter Jas Johal examines coal extraction, transportation processes and the impact of coal dust.Jun 11, 2013
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Vancouver breaks 103-year-old temperature record as arctic front continuesThe continued blast of cold air through B.C. caused a number of longstanding temperature records to crumble Wednesday and Thursday.WeatherOct 10, 2019
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Kootenay community fed up with deer after woman mauledThe mauling of a Kimberley woman by an aggressive pair of deer has the southeast Kootenay community fed up and calling for help from the province to deal with a growing region-wide deer problem.Jun 21, 2011
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Starwood’s 2nd-qtr net income falls on charges including early debt pay offSTAMFORD, Conn. - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter net income slipped 7 per cent as charges including those to pay off debt early offset the impact of higher revenue.MoneyJul 26, 2012
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B.C. judge orders psychiatric assessment for abductor of three-year-old boyCRANBROOK, B.C. - Admitted child abductor Randall Hopley "made the bogeyman real," a British Columbia judge said Thursday as she ordered a psychiatric assessment for the man.CanadaAug 9, 2012
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B.C. judge orders psychiatric assessment for abductor of three-year-old boyA man who abducted a three-year-old boy from his home in Sparwood, B.C, will undergo a psychiatric assessment to help the court determine if he's a dangerous offender.Aug 9, 2012
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Nix the tiki bar and coconut bras: Hawaii tourism getting authentic in latest offeringsHONOLULU, Hawaii - Coconut bras aren't Hawaiian. Neither are grass skirts. Tiki bars? They're from California. Yet they're all among the most recognizable symbols of a Hawaiian vacation.Sep 7, 2012
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Date for Randall Hopley dangerous offender hearing delayed againCRANBROOK, B.C. - It will be many more weeks before the public learns whether the man who abducted little Kienan Hebert from his home and then returned him days later will be given an indefinite prison sentence.CanadaNov 19, 2012
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Dangerous offender hearing for Randall Hopley likely not til the new yearCRANBROOK, B.C. - It will likely be the new year before a B.C. court holds a dangerous offender hearing for admitted child abductor Randall Hopley.Oct 15, 2012
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Amber Alert issued for boy, 3, believed to have been abducted by his fatherSPARWOOD, B.C. - The search for a three-year-old boy from southeast British Columbia's has gone international, with authorities on both sides of the border saying they believe the child is in the United States with his father.CanadaNov 15, 2012
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B.C. boy, 3, found safe in Montana; Amber Alert for Alvin Barnett cancelledSPARWOOD, B.C. - Three-year-old Alvin Barnett has been found safe, and the Amber Alert for the B.C. boy who had been missing since Thursday afternoon has been cancelled.Nov 16, 2012
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Mexican music world mourns singer Jenni Rivera, NTSB says she died in plane crashMONTERREY, Mexico - U.S. authorities confirmed Monday that Jenni Rivera, a U.S.-born singer whose soulful voice and openness about her personal troubles made her a Mexican-American superstar, was killed in a plane crash in northern Mexico.WorldDec 9, 2012
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Desperate search continues for missing three-year-old Sparwood boyA desperate search for a missing three-year-old boy from Sparwood believed to be abducted by a man not known to him continued Thursday. <br />Sep 7, 2011