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A man who was doing some contract work at a mine in Sparwood, B.C., was found dead on Friday morning after going missing on Thursday. The mine is currently closed while the investigation continues.

An incident in which a worker went missing on the job has come to an unfortunate end at a B.C. coal mine. Elk Valley RCMP say a contractor working at Elkview Operations in Sparwood has died. Jordan Prentice has the details.

On today’s show, host Richard Zussman talks to David Wilks, a mayor from Sparwood, Alta., on how the easing of COVID mandates is going there. Also, Nathan Cullen talks about his new job as the BC Municipal Affairs Minister, and Keith Baldrey let us know what he expects Dr. Bonnie Henry will do next week...

Fri, Nov 30: Security experts say a massive data breach affecting some 500 million guests with the Starwood reservation system is a sign of the times. Tomasia DaSilva reports on the growing number of breaches and what you can do to protect yourself.

The mother of a Sparwood, B.C., shooting victim is desperate for answers. Police have now named a person of interest in her son’s death. As Catherine Urquhart explains, she’s hoping charges will bring some closure to his heartbroken family.

A mother is making a heartfelt plea to help find information in her son’s killing. 21 year old Joel Zimbalatti was fatally shot in Sparwood in October. As Kristen Robinson explains there is one compelling clue that includes a person of interest… who may have been the last person to see her son alive.

Emergency officials are monitoring an out-of-control wildfire near Sparwood, B.C. The fire started over the weekend and now covers an estimated 150 hectares. As Erik Bay reports, the fire’s location is proving to be a challenge.

Randall Hopley, the convicted sex offender who abducted a boy in Sparwood 12 years ago, is free again, despite a parole board recommending charges against him for not complying with supervision orders. As Rumina Daya reports, it comes after an incident at a Vancouver library last fall.

A Sparwood, B.C. man is recovering after being attacked by a grizzly bear not far from the provincial border. It happened Thursday afternoon, just south of Elkford on a steep mountainside just west of Highway 43.

In the May 7, 2021, edition of Focus BC, host Richard Zussman speaks with District of Sparwood Mayor David Wilks about living in a community near the Alberta border and concerns raised about recreation travel. Zussman also interviews Dr. Navdeep Grewal from the South Asian COVID-19 Task Force about the barriers that prevent British Columbians...