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• B.C. man gets $598 ticket for no insurance on his electric skateboard

  According to ICBC, B.C.'s Motor Vehicle Act defines motorized skateboards as motor vehicles but they do not meet provincial equipment safety standards for on-road use.

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  Oct 9
• B.C. man’s tool could help you snag a ride on a sold-out ferry

  A Vancouver Island man has developed a tool that can send you a text message when a space opens up on a sold out BC Ferries route.

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  Oct 7
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• Winter tire requirements now in effect for most B.C. highways

  Drivers who fail to comply with the regulations, which apply to most highways in the province, face being turned back and potentially fined. 

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  Oct 1
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• Fatal Sicamous bridge crash was a single-vehicle collision: RCMP

  Around 6:45 a.m., RCMP said the victim's truck struck the west end of the RW Bruhn Bridge as it descended the hill eastbound onto the bridge.

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  Aug 27
• Driver believed to be deceased after truck crashes off bridge near Sicamous: RCMP

  Sgt. Murray McNeil with Sicamous RCMP told Global News that an eastbound semi-truck struck the barrier of the RW Bruhn Bridge on Saturday morning.

  Traffic

  Aug 24
• Jasper wildfire: Icefields Parkway reopened as wildfire continues to be held

  Highway 93, also known as the Icefields Parkway, is now open to through traffic.

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  Aug 23
• Single vehicle crash on Trans-Canada Highway near Savona kills woman from Port Coquitlam

  One woman is dead and another sustained life-threatening injuries after an Aug. 11 crash on the Trans Canada Highway east of Savona, B.C.

  Traffic

  Aug 13
• Calls for safety improvements at Highway 97 intersection in Penticton

  An intersection in Penticton, B.C., has become notorious for bad accidents, with the most recent one occurring two weeks ago.

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  Aug 10
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• 19 impaired charges handed out during B.C. music festival

  The Shambhala Music Festival in the Kootenays July 26-29 featured scores of electronic musicians and attracted thousands of fans to the Salmo area. It kept police plenty busy too.

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  Aug 9
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• Highway 16 traffic flowing once again through fire-ravaged Jasper National Park

  Parks Canada said Highway 16 is open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., but that could change depending on fire behaviour and operational needs.

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  Aug 9
• Crash on Highway 1 kills U.S. driver near Field, B.C.

  RCMP said the two-vehicle crash involved a pick-up truck carrying two people from the United States and a minivan with three people from Alberta.

  Traffic

  Aug 9
• Jasper wildfire: Parts of Highway 16 and Highway 93 reopen to traffic

  On Friday, Highway 16 through Jasper will reopen to all traffic during daylight hours while Highway 93 will reopen from Saskatchewan Crossing to the Columbia Icefield.

  Canada

  Aug 8
• 2-vehicle collision closes Trans-Canada Highway near Field, B.C. for hours

  RCMP in Field-Golden, B.C., say a two-vehicle crash near the Alberta border has closed a section of Highway 1. Several people are being treated for serious injuries.

  Traffic

  Aug 7
• Police investigate fatal Oliver head-on crash

  A white 1992 Ford Explorer was travelling north on Highway 97 July 31 at 7:58 a.m. when police said it crossed the centre line and struck a southbound vehicle head-on.

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  Aug 6
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• 2 injured in single-vehicle crash: Lake Country RCMP

  Police say a silver SUV left the road while travelling southbound along Pelmewash Parkway at Cornwall Road on Saturday morning.

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  Aug 3
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• ICBC, police urge road safety for B.C. long weekend

  ICBC says most months see an average of 55 people injured or killed. For July and August, though, that average rises to 87 people injured or killed.

  Traffic

  Aug 2
• Witnesses sought in crash that killed pedestrian near Hope, B.C.

  BC Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses who may have driven past the scene of a fatal crash involving a pedestrian on Monday between midnight and 1 a.m.

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  Jul 31
• Police seek public’s help in Kelowna transit bus crash

  The crash happened Tuesday evening along Springfield Road, with the bus becoming high-centred on a cement barrier after it hit a light pole.

  Traffic

  Jul 31
• Head-on collision cause of Highway 97 closure near Oliver

  South Okanagan RCMP say the crash happened south of Oliver, along Highway 97 and Road 22, around 8 a.m.

  Traffic

  Jul 31
• Man dies in Highway 3A motorcycle crash

  The motorcyclist appears to have been travelling south on Highway 3A when he failed to navigate a corner and travelled left, off the highway.

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  Jul 29
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• Plane crash in Merritt kills pilot and passenger, transportation board investigating

  Merritt RCMP said the plane crash, about two kilometres north of the Merritt Airport, east of Highway 5A, was reported at about 7 p.m. on Sunday.

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  Jul 29
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• Uber now allowed to work for Kelowna airport passengers

  In a press release from the ride-hailing service, representatives said people can also reserve a trip up to 90 days ahead.

  Traffic

  Jul 23
• Deadly Kelowna motorcycle crash closes highway Monday night

  Kelowna RCMP continued their investigation into the deadly motorcycle crash on site until early Tuesday and the road opened just before 6:30 a.m.

  Traffic

  Jul 23
• ‘Young pedestrian’ suffers life-threatening injuries in crosswalk hit

  At around 12:10 p.m. Saturday, police received a report that a pedestrian had been struck by a vehicle at the intersection of 32nd Street and 30th Avenue in Vernon.

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  Jul 22
• Wildfires, crashes impact B.C. Southern Interior highways

  Ongoing wildfire strife as well as at least one crash have affected B.C. Interior highways and motorists are being advised to check Drive BC before they embark on any road trips. 

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  Jul 22