Brendan Shykora

Four captured grizzly bears have been determined not to have been involved in an attack that left four seriously injured in Bella Coola on Nov. 20, 2025, the B.C. Conservation Officer Service said Friday, Nov. 28. (Conservation Officer Service photo)

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All 4 captured grizzlies ruled out from Bella Coola bear attack

COS says the bears will be relocated as the search for the bears involved continues

Lumby mother Tatjana Stefanski (nee Martin) was killed in April 2024. Her accused murderer, ex-husband Vitali Stefanski, had his trial moved from Vernon to Kamloops Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (Jason Gaudreault photo)

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‘Outraged’: Accused murderer’s trial moved from Vernon to Kamloops

A judge deemed that Vitali Stefanski would not have a fair trial next year if it were to…

Christopher Fillingham, 48, of Valemount, was found to have this semi-automatic pistol as well as ammunition, cash and illicit drugs in his possession in a March 2024 traffic stop. (Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of B.C. photo)

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B.C. man gets 3 years jail after Kamloops traffic stop yields gun, drugs

Christopher Fillingham, 48, pleaded guilty to unauthorized possession of a loaded restricted firearm Nov. 10

Clearwater breeder Bonnie Milligan pleaded guilty to a charge of causing distress to animals and was sentenced to one year of probation on Friday, Nov. 21, 2025. A total of 32 dogs were taken in by the BC SPCA from poor conditions at Milligan’s property in February 2024. (BC SPCA photo)

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B.C. breeder pleads guilty, sentenced for causing distress to animals

Bonnie Milligan received 12 months probation and a 10-year ban on breeding dogs

The Independent Investigations Office of B.C. has cleared members of the Vanderhoof RCMP from any criminal wrongdoing after a ‘vulnerable’ Indigenous woman went missing in October 2023 and was found deceased Nov. 5 of that year. (File photo)

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Vanderhoof officers not culpable in failed search for Indigenous woman

Woman found deceased Nov. 5, 2023. Police watchdog tasked with deciding whether police had done enough to find…

Interior Health confirmed the resignation of seven obstetrician-gynecologists at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops in October 2025. (Black Press file photo)

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Maternity Matters rally to highlight care ‘crisis’ after mass Kamloops resignation

Royal Inland Hospital event designed to pressure Interior Health in wake of departure of 7 OB/GYNs

A Conservation officer measures the paw print of a bear in a photo shared by the B.C. Conservation Officer Service Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. The COS has captured a second bear in the wake of a Bella Coola grizzly attack that occurred on Nov. 20. (COS photo)

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2nd grizzly captured following Bella Coola bear attack

Conservation Officer Service is relocating both captured bears with tracking collars

A Trans Day of Remembrance vigil was held on the step of the Vernon courthouse Thursday evening, Nov. 20, 2025. (Brendan Shykora/Morning Star)

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Trans Day of Remembrance observed on Vernon courthouse steps

Close to 100 people came out to the gathering in recognition of trans lives lost Thursday evening

Gibraltar Mine is the second largest open-pit copper mine in Canada. (Taseko photo)

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Worker dies at Gibraltar copper mine near Williams Lake

It’s the second mine death in B.C. this week

Harold Rhenisch (left) and Virginia Dansereau both took home BC Book Awards on Aug. 23, 2025. (Submitted photo)

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BC Book Awards something to write home about for pair of Vernon authors

Virginia Danserseau and Harold Rhenisch took home awards this summer; both reading poems Nov. 22