Cranbrook

• Major section of Highway 1 closes for seven weeks as part of Kicking Horse Canyon project

  "There (have) been many reports of dangerous driving to the RCMP during the various stages of the recent re-routing and police will be enhancing their presence on the highway."

  Traffic

  Oct 12
• ‘They’d want us to remind everybody what happened,’ B.C. residential school survivor says

  It's not easy for Jack Kruger to dredge up memories from his residential school years but he does it for the many others who didn’t live long enough to do the same.

  Canada

  Sep 29
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• Annual Cops for Kids Ride underway in southeastern B.C.

  Police officers are raising money and awareness for kids facing illness, disability or traumatic crisis from the Okanagan to the Kootenays.

  Canada

  Sep 11
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• COVID-19: Outbreaks listed at 9 care homes within Interior Health

  Five of the COVID outbreaks are in either Kelowna or West Kelowna, while the remaining four are in Cranbrook, Grand Forks, Merritt and Nelson.

  Health

  Aug 21
• 5 stabbed, hospital locked down after Alberta biker gangs brawl in Cranbrook, B.C.: police

  Police say they were called to a gas station for a brawl between two rival outlaw motorcycle gangs from Alberta on Friday night. Five people suffered stab wounds in the incident.

  Crime

  Jul 24
• ‘We knew it was there’: Former B.C. chief says unmarked graves near Cranbrook need more context

  The remains were found when remedial work was being performed in the area to replace the fence at the cemetery near the former residential school last year.

  Canada

  Jul 1
• Police investigating after driver, 19, killed in B.C. highway head-on collision

  The accident happened in the province’s southeast corner, on Highway 3, between Creston and Cranbrook.

  Traffic

  Mar 23
• New substance-use treatment option available in Penticton, West Kelowna, Salmon Arm: Interior Health

  The option can provide discreet help to people who have been unable to attend traditional treatment programs for a variety of reasons.

  Health

  Mar 11
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• B.C. couple, in their 80s, rescued after ATV got stuck: RCMP

  Cranbrook RCMP said the man’s ATV got stuck while quadding, and that his wife arrived trying to help, but also got stuck. The two then called police for help.

  Feb 9
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• B.C. woman robbed of purse, pushed out of vehicle, dragged for 240 metres, say police

  Cranbrook RCMP say the victim was dragged for approximately 240 metres before becoming dislodged, then hit by the pick-up truck’s rear wheels.

  Crime

  Jan 21