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BC Highway Patrol tackles Impaired Driving this summer

This summer, BC Highway Patrol looks to lower impaired driving through a new campaign.

BC Highway Patrol sees safest Victoria Day long weekend in years

For the first time in six years, there were no fatalities on any BC highways during this years Victoria Day long weekend. 

BC Highway Patrol targetting motorcycle safety and high-risk driving this May

The BC Highway Patrol has launched its High-Risk Driving and Motorcycle Awareness campaign for the month of May, focusing...

Highway Patrol says leave dog in the passenger seat

BC Highway Patrol advises you to put your dog in the passenger seat following a recent incident. On April 9,...

Distracted drivers and seatbeltless passengers plague B.C. highways

BC Highway Patrol says distracted driving and seatbeltless passengers continue to present issues along the province's roadways. Officers handed out...

RCMP launch awareness campaign through enforcement to reduce distracted driving

RCMP says distracted has become a serious issue across the province and is now considered one of the deadliest...

Over 220 impaired drivers taken off road by BC RCMP

Police across BC took more than 220 impaired drivers off the road. BC Highway Patrol and BC RCMP recently took...

BC highway patrol investigating fatal Nancy Greene collision

The BC Highway Patrol is seeking witnesses and/or dash camera footage of a fatal collision that claimed the life...

Young boy dies in collision near Nancy Greene Lake

BC Highway Patrol has confirmed a young boy has lost his life in a car collision on Saturday morning,...

RCMP ready to light up impaired drivers this weekend

If you are thinking about driving impaired, be prepared to get caught. BC Highway Patrol is launching their ‘light up...

ICBC Winter Impaired Driving Campaign underway

ICBC and the RCMP are raising awareness around impaired driving as we get into the holiday season. The Winter Impaired...

RCMP provides safety tip to pedestrians and motorists as daylight decreases

With decreasing daylight, the likelihood of pedestrian versus motor vehicle collisions increase, and BC Highway Patrol is warning everyone...

School is back in session, slow down

RCMP are reminding motorists that school is back in session from today, so slow down and pay attention to...

BC Highway Patrol urges respect and responsibility following surge in collisions

In response to a significant spike in serious motor vehicle collisions in the region since May, the BC Highway...

BC Highway Patrol Amping Up Enforcement for Shambhala Music Festival

As more than 20,000 people begin to flock to the Salmo River Ranch for the 25th annual Shambhala Music...

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‘Safer Together’- Lifesaving Society of B.C. launches Drowning Prevention Week

From pools to the beach, water safety should be top of mind this week as the Lifesaving Society B.C. branch embraces this year’s National Drowning Prevention Week theme: “Safer Together.” 

B.C. Public Service Union members preparing to vote on strike action

Over 34,000 members of the B.C. General Employees’ Union working for B.C.’s public service are set to hold a strike vote. 

B.C. bearing brunt of tariff war, says Eby ahead of First Ministers’ meeting

Premier David Eby said British Columbia is shouldering a disproportionate economic burden from Canada’s trade war with the U.S., and he’ll be calling for “basic fairness” at next week’s First Minister’s meeting.

B.C. limiting sales of two more diabetes drugs

British Columbia is limiting sales of two more diabetes drugs that are frequently prescribed off-label for weight loss.

Castlegar teens allegedly confronted by gun-weilding man during campout

Castlegar RCMP are investigating a incident involving a man with a firearm who allegedly confronted a group of teens during a wilderness camp, leading to damage to their equipment. 
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