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B.C. allowing Vancouver and Victoria to create independent police academies
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (358+ words) Published 4:04 pm Friday, March 6, 2026 Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger announces the creation of new local police academies in Victoria on Friday, March 6, 2025. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) The province has approved an arrangement for the Vancouver and Victoria police departments…...
New public safety tool to help mental health crisis response
3+ hour, 53+ min ago (340+ words) Published 2:00 pm Friday, March 6, 2026 Police agencies, health-care providers and people in crisis in the East Kootenays now have access to HealthIM, a digital public-safety tool to support officer response to people in crisis. In partnership with Interior Health, HealthIM was…...
B.C. teen signs deal with world’s biggest music label
5+ hour, 38+ min ago (443+ words) Published 12:15 pm Friday, March 6, 2026 Olivia Hahn, 19, will be releasing her first album with Universal Music Group's distributor in the coming months. (Bailey Seymour/Victoria News) A young Victoria artist is reaching for the stars after signing a two-year record deal…...
Kootenay home sales drop in February as limited inventory tempers activity
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (355+ words) Published 3:00 pm Friday, March 6, 2026 Residential real estate sales in the Kootenays fell last month compared with a year ago, even as buyer interest remained steady, according to the Association of Interior Realtors. (Unsplash) Charts provided by Association of Interior Realtors....
”Outrage” comic to play Cranbrook despite backlash; Bankas responds to calls to cancel
14+ hour, 3+ min ago (633+ words) Published 8:50 am Friday, March 6, 2026 By Barry Coulter and Gillian Francis The Key City Theatre will host the controversial outrage comedian Ben Bankas this month, despite backlash from members of the community, on social media and elsewhere. Ben Bankas, originally from…...
Creston’s Cedar Street daycare/residential project not affected by BC Housing cuts
15+ hour, 25+ min ago (305+ words) Published 7:28 am Friday, March 6, 2026 Shovels should be in the ground at 1501 Cedar Street this summer. (Google Earth file) Creston's Cedar Street daycare and residential unit project is not affected by the funding cuts at BC Housing. "The Creston Valley Housing…...
Princeton man who attacked doctor has jail sentence upheld after appeal
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (684+ words) Published 2:25 pm Thursday, March 5, 2026 Penticton's Courthouse hears both provincial and supreme court cases. (Brennan Phillips / Penticton Western News) A Princeton man who attacked a doctor over COVID-19 mask regulations had his jail sentence upheld after an appeal. Trevor Clary Rhyno…...
B.C. NDP allow Armstrong bill on closing all consumption sites to pass 1st reading
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (687+ words) Published 4:20 pm Thursday, March 5, 2026 The B.C. legislature. (Mark Page/Black Press Media) B.C.s government legislators gave a bit more of an indication on Thursday morning just where their line in the sand is in terms of what types of bills from…...
Persian tradition and contemporary expression converge for Creston concert
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (585+ words) Persian tradition and contemporary expression converge for Creston concert'Creston Valley Advance Persian tradition and contemporary expression converge for Creston concert Published 1:30 pm Thursday, March 5, 2026 Amir Amiri and Elham Manoucheri. (submitted file) Creston Concert Society is wasting no time bringing its…...
Artist draws inspiration from Vancouver Island family’s story of love and loss
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (1152+ words) Published 6:45 am Thursday, March 5, 2026 Grief could be comparable to a rainbow. It comes in a storm, or out of blue sky. Sometimes it's there without being seen, and other times blooms in bright hues. The colours arcing overhead are a…...