British Columbia is introducing an expanded deer hunt in the province's southeast in an attempt to reduce the spread of chronic wasting disease. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says the hunt will be active from Jan. 5 to Jan. 31 next year. Hunters in the Cranbrook area will be allowed to harvest on...

The City of Cranbrook is set to begin seasonal closures of parks and sports fields on Monday (Oct. 6) as crews start preparing for the winter months. Following the end of the fall baseball season on Monday, all ball diamond gates will be locked. The city says the closures are intended to protect both wildlife and infra...

The police body cam footage of Morgan Wallen's arrest - after he allegedly threw a chair off the roof of Eric Church's bar in Nashville back in April 2024 - has finally been released. As much as I condemn what he did... the video is undeniably hilarious. First, he tries to call Eric Church mid-arrest and hands the phon...

Conservation officers have responded to two grizzly bear incidents in the past week, both involving bears with cubs. A hunter was seriously injured in a grizzly bear attack near Fort Steele, just east of Cranbrook, on Thursday (Oct. 2). The individual was airlifted for emergency medical treatment following an encounter...

Residents and business leaders are invited to celebrate three Cranbrook citizens who have made a lasting impact on their community this month. The Cranbrook Chamber of Commerce has now announced the nominees for its 2025 Citizen of the Year Award: Brian Clifford, retired general manager of the Skookumchuck Pulp Mill, h...

The City of Cranbrook is urging residents to cut back on water use starting this weekend. On Saturday, October 4, the city will transition to Stage 3 watering restrictions, requiring users to reduce outdoor water use to one day per week. "Based on the data we're collecting, we're seeing about 1,000 imperial gall...

Communities in the B.C. Interior are celebrating the historic return of two sockeye salmon to their ancestral home after a two-year journey through dams, the Pacific Ocean and back to the Columbia River. The Bringing the Salmon Home initiative, led by the Syilx Okanagan, Secwépemc and Ktunaxa Nations, saw two ta...

Postal workers in Cranbrook are among thousands of Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) members participating in a national strike that has halted most Canada Post operations across Canada. Paul McLachlan, president of CUPW Local 728, which represents 43 workers at the Cranbrook depot--including letter carriers, ins...

This year's National Fire Prevention Week campaign is focusing on the safe use of lithium-ion batteries in homes. The campaign, which runs from Oct. 5 to 11, is named "Charge into Fire Safety: Lithium-Ion Batteries in Your Home." It highlights the importance of using, charging, and disposing of lithium-ion ba...

It's been a huge year for former JR Artist of the Month, Dawson Gray! From major career milestones to hitting the road, Dawson's 2025 has been nothing short of a breakout year. He signed his first-ever management deal, inked a booking agency contract, and landed a funded distribution deal - serious moves for the rising...