Kootenays
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Southeast Fire Centre home to one-quarter of all wildfires currently burning in B.C.As of Saturday morning, there are 101 wildfires in the Southeast Fire Centre, with 77 of them listed as out of control.CanadaJul 27
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3 dead in southeast B.C. single-vehicle crashB.C. RCMP say first responders found a vehicle down an embankment along Westside Road in Wilmer Tuesday night. Three of the four occupants were pronounced dead at the scene.CanadaJul 10
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Severe thunderstorm watch issued for southeast B.C.The alert stretches from just east of Osoyoos to the Alberta border and encompasses all of the Kootenays.WeatherMay 28
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Grizzly bear attack: B.C. man suffers broken bones, airlifted to Calgary hospitalElk Valley RCMP say a father and son had been tracking a bear on a steep mountainside near Elkford when the grizzly suddenly appeared.CanadaMay 17
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Driver dies in single-vehicle crash near Kootenay Lake: RCMPPolice say the incident happened Sunday at 12:30 a.m. on Highway 31, near Queens Bay and Kootenay Lake.TrafficMay 7
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6 kg of suspected drugs seized, 2 arrested in KootenaysAlong with suspected meth, fentanyl, cocaine and psilocybin being seized, police confiscated close to $80,000 in cash and some Mexican currency.CrimeApr 25
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2 killed in head-on highway collision in southeast B.C.Creston RCMP say the two-vehicle collision happened on Highway 3 on Thursday, near the unincorporated community of Kitchener.TrafficApr 5
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B.C. to harvest 25 deer, will test for spread of fatal chronic wasting diseaseChronic wasting disease is an infectious and fatal disease affecting species in the cervid family, such as deer, elk, moose and caribou.CanadaMar 13
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Stolen truck smashes into B.C. police officer, 3 RCMP vehiclesThe vehicle collided with three police vehicles and an officer outside his patrol vehicle, and continued dangerously toward Nelson.CrimeJan 10
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Search warrant in Kootenays leads to 6-hour standoffThe Southeast District Emergency Response Team was called in, with the standoff lasting nearly six hours before the man surrendered and was taken into custody.CrimeDec 22, 2023
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