On Monday, Jan. 12, 2026, Rentals.ca released a report indicating that rental asking prices in British Columbia for apartments continue to lead the country in declines, down 12.1% in the past three years. In Vancouver, apartment rental prices have fallen by 7.9% compared to this time last year and have dropped 13.8% over three years. […]

Nearly 1,060 hectares is being added to West Twin Protected Area to increase protection of important wildlife habitat across the Robson Valley. Located near McBride, the expansion includes 59 hectares of private land adjacent to the protected area that was purchased by the Province in March 2020, along with approximately 1,000 hectares of Crown land. […]

The Trail & District Arts Council rings in the New Year with Juno award-winning string quartet The Fretless on Jan. 27 at 7:30 p.m. in The Bailey Theatre. The folk quartet are joined by the incredible singer-songwriter Madeleine Roger. for a night of passionately expressive folk music. The Fretless is a Toronto-based string group that reimagines […]

RED Mountain Resort is gearing up to take center stage during the 2026 BC Winter Games, welcoming some of the province’s best young athletes across alpine and freestyle skiing events. “Red Resort is a hub of winter activities in our communities and to have them come on as a Community Partner is great news for our […]

By Jennifer Saul, University of  Waterloo, and Tim Kenyon, Brock University By now, many of us have probably seen the video of a Minneapolis woman whose last words were a calm “It’s fine, dude; I’m not mad at you,” before she was shot three times in the head as she turned her car to drive […]

PRESENT: Mayor Andy Morel and Councillors Stewart Spooner, Lisa Kwiatkowski, Jeff Weaver, Craig Humpherys, Maya Provençal and Eliza Boyce (online). Staff:  CAO Bryan Teasdale, Deputy Corporate Officer Cynthia Añonuevo, CFO Craig McDonald, Manager of Public Works and Infrastructure Scott Lamont, City Planner Stacey Lightbourne, Manager of Recreation & Events Kristi Calder, Executive Assistant Rachel Newton, […]

“What “the generation of materialism” succeeded in doing was to debunk and help render less and less visible and credible that “moral and metaphysical part” of the human person in the interest of the “gladiatorial” individual, national, class, and racial strife, brutal realpolitik, cynical ‘realism.’ This had — and has — of course always been, […]

The Nelson Community Health Services Centre remains temporarily closed due to water damage that occurred in the afternoon of Dec. 30. Interior Health does not have a confirmed date for re-opening of the health services centre at this time. Services provided at the centre are being reestablished at alternate locations, including unused space at the neighbouring Nelson Fairview […]

The Cranbrook RCMP General Investigation Section (GIS) executed a search warrant on Jan. 9, at a residence in the 3000 block of Hidden Valley Road. Cranbrook RCMP was assisted by several specialized units, including the Southeast District Emergency Response Team (ERT), Southeast District Containment Team, Police Dog Service, and Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). During […]

Winter Carnival at the Museum Who’s ready for Rossland Winter Carnival? Join us at the Museum on Saturday and Sunday, January 24-25, from 10 am to 5 pm for a sparkling, snowy weekend of family-friendly fun: Get lost in our snow maze; Show off your skills in a snowman-building competition; Warm up with a hot […]