B.C. opens disaster aid to atmospheric river flood victims
VICTORIA - British Columbia is making disaster financial assistance available to victims of floodwaters that gushed through several communities when an atmospheric river dumped hundreds of millimetres ... > react
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Comox Valley man found dead after calling friend to say his car had broken down
- British Columbia
- Courtenay
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- Dec 10, 2024 1:37pm
Wayne Jardine contacted a family member on Monday night saying that his vehicle had broken down and that he was walking in the area of Cumberland and Royston roads in Courtenay. Read More
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Boy, 8, killed in collision with snowplow on Hwy 3 near Castlegar, B.C.: police
- British Columbia
- Cranbrook
- source: Bing / CBC.ca
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- Dec 10, 2024 1:30pm
An eight-year-old boy from the Nelson, B.C., area was killed when the vehicle he was travelling collided head-on with a snowplow amid treacherous conditions on Highway 3 near Castlegar on Saturday, ... Read More
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Eight-year-old killed after crash with snowplow near Castlegar, B.C.
- British Columbia
- Richmond Fwy S
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- Dec 10, 2024 12:05pm
Police in British Columbia's southern Interior say a crash between an SUV and a snowplow dump truck has killed an eight-year-old boy. Read More
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Sicamous RCMP find abandoned RV ablaze at provincial park
- British Columbia
- Hwy-1 Near Sicamous
- source: Bing
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- Dec 09, 2024 2:20pm
1RCMP and the BC Highway Patrol responded to the incident east of Sicamous near Kerr Road at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. Police found a westbound Mazda pickup truck had crossed the double solid lines ... Read More
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B.C. driver who blamed boozing on low blood sugar after fatal crash found guilty
- British Columbia
- Hwy-1 Near Sicamous
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- Dec 09, 2024 1:15pm
1A diabetic man who claimed he had been drinking alcohol to combat dwindling blood sugar the night he was involved in a fatal crash near Sicamous, B.C., has been found guilty of impaired driving ... Read More
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RCMP find inadequate tires a factor in Hwy. 1 crash east of Sicamous
- British Columbia
- Hwy-1 Near Sicamous
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Dec 09, 2024 10:25am
1RCMP and the BC Highway Patrol responded to the incident east of Sicamous near Kerr Road at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, Dec. 8. Police found a westbound Mazda pickup truck had crossed the double solid lines ... Read More
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Fire heavily damages house near Port Alberni; no one home at the time
- British Columbia
- Port Alberni
- Hiway 4
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- Dec 07, 2024 4:00pm
No one was home at the time when a fire heavily damaged a three-storey house near Port Alberni on Friday night ... which forms part of Highway 4, was limited to single-lane alternating traffic for ... Read More
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Emil Anderson Construction wins Paving Award
- British Columbia
- Hwy-97c
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- Dec 06, 2024 2:31pm
97It's a proud moment for Emil Anderson Construction (EAC) after receiving the Paving award for its work on Highway 97C east of Merritt. Read More
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B.C. crime news: Vancouver police release photos of man wanted for assaulting teen | Highway 97 reopened following investigation
- British Columbia
- Vernon
- Hwy-97
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- Dec 06, 2024 09:22am
97Vancouver police release photos of man wanted for assaulting teen Vancouver police have released images of a man wanted for an ... Read More
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Police close Highway 97 in Okanagan for an assault investigation
- British Columbia
- Hwy-97
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- Dec 05, 2024 4:01pm
97KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say they have closed Highway 97 to all traffic while officers investigate an assault. Police say the attack happened in the early morning hours on Friday. Read More
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RCMP reopen Highway 97 in Okanagan after closure for assault investigation
- British Columbia
- Pritchard
- Hwy-97
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- Dec 05, 2024 4:01pm
97KELOWNA, B.C. - RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., say they have reopened Highway 97 to all traffic after closing it for a stretch due to an assault investigation in the early morning hours on Friday. Read More
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B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame, Penticton's Highway 97 Brewery unveil new lager
- British Columbia
- Vernon
- Hwy-97
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- Dec 05, 2024 11:12am
97The B.C. Hockey Hall of Fame (HHOF), based in Penticton, launched a new lager with Highway 97 Brewing on Nov. 27. A portion of the proceeds from every pint sold at the South Okanagan Events Centre and ... Read More
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Port Alberni woman gets five years for crash that killed retired RCMP officer
- British Columbia
- Port Alberni
- Hiway 4
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- Dec 02, 2024 04:15am
Belinda Mary Hainsworth was driving on Highway 4 near Whiskey Creek on March 22, 2019, when she veered into oncoming lanes, crashing into a pickup driven by Gareth Rees ... Read More
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Suspect sought after multiple vehicles vandalized in Mission: RCMP
- British Columbia
- Mission
- source: Bing / CTV News
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- Dec 01, 2024 11:41am
Mounties in Mission are trying to identify a man suspected of going on a vehicle vandalizing spree last week. On Nov. 27, police received eight reports about damaged vehicles between 4:30 and 5:30 a.m ... Read More
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$700 fine for Highway 1 crash caused by loose tire 'an insult', victim says
- British Columbia
- Chilliwack
- Hwy-1
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- Dec 01, 2024 10:11am
10:27 Highway 1 reopens after serious crash near Chilliwack The dump truck driver ... impaired or distracted at the time of the incident. BC Highway Patrol has not released the name of the Delta ... Read More
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Truck traffic restored after Pro-Palestinian protesters block B.C. container port
- British Columbia
- Port Neville
- source: Bing / Toronto Star
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- Nov 29, 2024 08:50am
DELTA, B.C. - Police in British Columbia say truck traffic to a major Metro Vancouver container port terminal has been restored after being disrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters for hours. Read More
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Frostival to freeze downtown Vernon traffic routes Friday
- British Columbia
- Vernon
- Hwy-97
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- Nov 29, 2024 08:43am
97The City of Vernon is giving drivers a heads up that there will be downtown road closures Friday to make way for a new winter festival. The Downtown Vernon Association has created a new event, ... Read More
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Loose wheel from truck crashes head-on into SUV on B.C. highway
- British Columbia
- Vancouver
- Hwy-1
- source: Bing
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- Nov 28, 2024 5:55pm
1Police say an elderly woman has been taken to hospital after a wheel that came off a moving truck's axle crashed into her SUV on a British Columbia highway. BC Highway Patrol says the crash happened ... Read More
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Loved ones of student victims in Kamloops, B.C., crash outraged at lack of criminal charges
- British Columbia
- Princeton-kamloops H
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- Nov 28, 2024 12:29pm
The driver of a truck involved in the crash, which occurred near the Thompson Rivers University (TRU) campus on Nov. 29, 2023, has been charged under the Motor Vehicle Act, Kamloops RCMP announced ... Read More