Police find reported iguana on highway shoulder was stuffed toy
Jan. 21 (UPI) --Police in British Columbia responded to a report of a 4-foot-long "live iguana" on the shoulder of a busy highway, but arrived to find the alleged lizard was a stuffed toy. > react
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- -5th-ave
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Scientists sound alarm on rising odds of space junk striking airplanes
- British Columbia
- -5th-ave
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Chemainus hazelnut orchard removed due to blight
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- source: Bing / vancouverislandfreedaily
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Traffic delays at George Massey Tunnel due to vehicle incident
- British Columbia
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- Hwy 99
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Updated: Seven people injured after three-vehicle crash on Highway 99
- British Columbia
- BC-99
- source: Bing
- 3 views
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Sunshine Coast crash involving 'erratic' driver, closes highway sends 3 to hospital
- British Columbia
- Sunshine Coast Hwy
- source: Bing
- 7 views
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A head-on collision in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast region has sent three people to hospital with serious injuries and closed a major highway for hours overnight. Sunshine Coast RCMP say the ... Read More
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Sea-to-Sky Highway reopens after multi-vehicle crash near Squamish
- British Columbia
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- Hwy-99
- source: Bing
- 2 views
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Serious head-on crash in B.C. involving 'erratic' driver sends three to hospital
- British Columbia
- Hwy-3
- source: Bing
- 6 views
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A head-on collision in British Columbia's Sunshine Coast region has sent three people to hospital with serious injuries and closed a major highway for hours overnight. Read More
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- British Columbia
- Sunshine Coast Hwy
- source: Bing
- 7 views
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UPDATE: Coquihalla Highway's southbound lanes reopen as crash scene cleared
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The Coquihalla's southbound lanes are reopen again as the crash scene has been cleared. A vehicle incident is blocking the southbound lanes of the Coquihalla Highway on Saturday morning, Feb. 8. The ... Read More
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- British Columbia
- Nanaimo
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- source: Bing
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B.C. Highway Patrol is investigating after a commercial vehicle hit the Gilmore overpass and partially shut down eastbound traffic on Highway 1 in the area ... and infrastructure on 29 occasions in ... Read More
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- British Columbia
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- source: Bing / The Castlegar Source
- 5 views
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- British Columbia
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- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Feb 05, 2025 05:30am
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Police are investigating another overpass strike that slowed eastbound traffic on Highway 1 in Burnaby Wednesday afternoon. A commercial vehicle collided with the Gilmore overpass at about noon and ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 3 views
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- British Columbia
- Lougheed Hwy
- source: Bing
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- British Columbia
- Nanaimo
- Hwy-1
- source: Bing
- 9 views
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- British Columbia
- Hope
- Hwy-1
- source: Bing
- 6 views
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Fed up with disaster-prone highway
- British Columbia
- Hwy-97
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Jan 31, 2025 06:00am
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Several members of the B.C. Conservative Party lashed out at the NDP government for its inaction on Highway 97 between Summerland and Peachland - a roadway that has been closed ... Read More
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- British Columbia
- Surrey
- Fraser Hwy
- source: Bing
- 1 view
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