Dog sled adventures in the West Kootenay

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Spirit of the North Kennels in Salmo offers dog sled trips

Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. (Dave Eagles/Kamloops This Week file photo)

COVID-19 outbreak at Kamloops hospital grows to 66 cases

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B.C. government aims to seize gold, cash after cannabis raids at Langley homes

B.C. government aims to seize gold, cash after cannabis raids at Langley homes
Interprovincial travel restrictions a no-go, Horgan says after reviewing legal options

Interprovincial travel restrictions a no-go, Horgan says after reviewing legal options

B.C. Premier John Horgan speaks at B.C. legislature on the province’s mass vaccination plan for COVID-19, Jan. 22, 2021. (B.C. government)

COVID-19 quarantine not an option for B.C., John Horgan says
Downtown Fernie is pictured after a snowfall.

Fernie area declared community COVID-19 cluster by Interior Health
Worker at Swartz Bay terminal on Monday, January 20, 2020. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito)

Former BC Ferries employee alleges he was fired because of his race
Rodney and Ekaterina Baker have been ticketed and charged under the Yukon’s Civil Emergency Measures Act for breaking isolation requirements in order to sneak into a vaccine clinic and receive Moderna vaccine doses in Beaver Creek. (Facebook/Submitted)

B.C. couple who travelled to Yukon for COVID vaccine ineligible for 2nd dose until summer
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A woman types on her laptop in Miami in a Monday, Dec. 12, 2016, photo illustration. An investigation into a scourge of NetWalker ransomware attacks has led to the arrest of a Canadian man, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Wednesday. According to an indictment, police in Florida charged Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins of Gatineau, Que., with illegally obtaining more than $27.6 million. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP/Wilfredo Lee

Canadian man charged in U.S. with NetWalker ransomware attacks

The ransomware, like similar malware, often infiltrates computer networks via phishing emails

A health-care worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Toronto on Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

Canada scrambling for smaller syringes ahead of expected Pfizer vaccine label change

Health Canada’s vaccine regulatory team is now considering the request

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Community
The City of Castlegar’s outdoor community ice rinks are now open for skating. Photo: City of Castlegar

Castlegar outdoor ice rinks open again

Hockey is not permitted at the rinks this year

Mark Jennings of the Castlegar Rotary Club presenting a check to Matthew Mussio of the 581 Cadets sponsoring committee. Photo credit: Wayne Groutage

Castlegar Air Cadets receive boost to fix-the-roof campaign

The roof at the Cadet’s hall must be completely replaced after major leak

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Obituaries

Mary Davidoff

Jan 17th, 2021

Anne Plotnikoff

Jan 15th, 2021

Betty Kanigan

Jan 14th, 2021

Steven Thomas Tyler Jerome

Jan 12th, 2021

Helen Postnikoff (nee Faminoff)

Jan 10th, 2021

Dan McKay

Jan 7th, 2021

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Sports
Jare du Toit at the RBC Canadian Open in 2016. Bulletin file

Kootenay golfer Jared du Toit qualifies for PGA Farmer’s Insurance event this weekend

Event will be played at Torrey Pines in San Diego

Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes (43) fights for control of the puck with Ottawa Senators centre Josh Norris (9) during first NHL action in Vancouver on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Sutter scores 3 as Vancouver Canucks pound Ottawa 7-1

Veteran produces first career hat trick in win over Sens

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Opinion

Kamloops-South Thompson MLA Todd Stone questions the NDP government in the B.C. legislature, Feb. 25, 2020. (Hansard TV)

Todd Stone: More action needed to save B.C. businesses

‘This pandemic recovery effort is about people’

    Caroline Lafond is a Recreation Fish and Wildlife student at Selkirk College. Photo: Submitted

    Ecological Comment: Help keep the goats of Gimli wild

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    Business
    The Brucejack mine is 65 km north of Stewart in northwestern B.C. (Pretivm Photo)

    B.C. mine executives see bright gleam in post-COVID future

    Low carbon drives demand for copper, steelmaking coal

    ICBC has seen savings on crash and injury claims in the COVID-19 pandemic, with traffic on B.C. roads reduced. (Penticton Western News)

    ICBC opens online calculator for rate savings starting in May

    Bypassing courts expected to save 20% on average

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    K. Trevor Wilson, left to right, Nathan Dales and Jared Keeso of “Letterkenny” pose in this undated handout photo. “Letterkenny” has signed a number of new merchandising deals, including one with collectible figurine creator Funko. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Bell Media, Amanda Matlovich

    ‘Letterkenny’ inks multiple licensing deals with merchandise companies

    The show, which is stacked with quotable catchphrases, has found a cult following in Canada

    Bridgette Murphy, 2nd Assistant, ‘B’ Camera slates the next scene on location in Toronto for production of the third season of “Coroner” in this undated handout photo. While some shows affected by pandemic lockdowns last March were able to resume production in the summer and air in the fall, many were held up by restrictions, a lack of COVID-19 insurance, and the development of expensive and extensive health and safety protocols with officials and unions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - CBC, Ramona Diaconescu

    ‘It was nail-biting but we did it’: Canadian shows didn’t let COVID derail production

    There has been lots of testing, distancing, sanitization and personal protective equipment

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    Kraft Dinner launches candy-flavoured mac and cheese just in time for Valentine’s Day

    Sweet and cheesy treat will be here just in time for the cheesiest holiday of the year

    (Twitter/Ateachersaurus) The Pachena Bay shoreline in 2013. (Twitter/Ateachersaurus)

    This week in history: 9.0 magnitude quake struck off what is now called Vancouver Island

    According to First Nations elders, the 9.0-magnitude quake in 1700 CE kick-started a tsunami

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    Lonni van Diest and Greg Sebell owners of Blk Box . Darren Hull Photograph

    Food For Fit from Blk Box

    On-the-go meals for health and fitness

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    Diva Magic at Friends of Dorothy and beyond

    Rudy Tomazic keeps the good times and the giving rolling

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      Cameron Bulger was diagnosed with brain cancer at age 6 and passed away 2 1/2 years later. While BC Children’s Hospital is home to experts leading the way in treating the most aggressive cancers, a devastating 20 per cent of children who are diagnosed with cancer will not survive the next five years.

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        InnovateBC offers business owners COVID-19 recovery programming including digital skills hiring grants, no-cost business coaching, access to local connections and more.

        Innovate BC offers boost to those growing their business online

        COVID recovery programming includes digital skills hiring grants, no-cost business coaching and more

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