Category Archives: British Columbia
Vancouver resorting to pressure from family, friends to deter distracted drivers
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are hoping pressure from family and friends will succeed where fines and penalties have failed in convincing drivers to put down their cellphones when they get behind t...
Oct 03, 2017
Two killed in Highway 5 crash
KAMLOOPS - Two people are dead following a two-vehicle collision on the Yellowhead this morning about 18 kilometres north of Blue River. South East District RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk says it happened at ...
Oct 03, 2017
Highway 5 closed in both directions north of Blue River
KAMLOOPS - UPDATE: Highway 5 has been reopened to single lane alternating traffic 18 kilometres north of Blue River. (EARLIER: This story has been updated here.) A motor vehicle incident has closed Hi...
Oct 03, 2017
Police watchdog investigating in-custody death in Quesnel, B.C.
QUESNEL, B.C. - British Columbia's police watchdog is investigating after a woman died hours after being arrested by police in Quesnel. The Independent Investigations Office says they have been deploy...
Oct 03, 2017
Burn prohibitions modified in Kamloops Fire Centre
KAMLOOPS - Category 2 and Category 3 open burning is allowed again in the northern portion of the Kamloops Fire Zone. Despite the change, Category 2 and Category 3 open fires remain banned in the foll...
Oct 02, 2017
B.C. introduces flexible bus pass supplements to people on disability assistance
VICTORIA - British Columbia is providing a new payment to more than 110,000 people who receive disability assistance to help with their transportation needs. The transportation supplement is worth $52...
Oct 02, 2017
U.S. files 2nd WTO complaint over alleged unfair B.C. wine sales practices
VANCOUVER - As dairy products, Bombardier aircraft and softwood lumber continue to bedevil trade relations between Canada and the U.S., negotiators will have to add wine to their list of issues to res...
Oct 02, 2017
B.C. introduces rules banning politicians from becoming lobbyists
VICTORIA - British Columbia's government has put forward legislation that would restrict lobbying efforts by former politicians and their employees. Attorney David Eby introduced amendments to the Lob...
Oct 02, 2017
Snowfall expected in the Kootenays
KAMLOOPS - Winter is about to hit parts of B.C. A few flakes hit the Coquihalla Highway over the weekend, but the Kootenays will get a bit more than a few flakes today, according to Environment Canada...
Oct 02, 2017
More public transit still needed on Highway of Tears, community members say
SMITHERS, B.C. - On a recent crisp fall morning, a compact white shuttle bus rolled to a stop just off the Yellowhead Highway. Four people hastily exited and began to walk briskly toward their destina...
Oct 01, 2017
