Highway 5

• One dead after roll-over crash on Coquihalla Highway

  A serious crash on the Coquihalla Highway has left one person dead and hospitalized four others with serious injuries.

  Traffic

  Jul 17
• South Okanagan man killed in chain-reaction Coquihalla crash involving two dozen vehicles

  RCMP said the pile-up, north of Hope, near the Othello Tunnels, occurred during treacherous highway and weather conditions.

  Traffic

  Feb 11
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• Fatal crash closes Coquihalla Highway northbound lanes north of Hope

  A serious crash involving a number of vehicles closed the Coquihalla Highway northbound Wednesday morning. The highway reopened to traffic around 9:45 p.m.

  Traffic

  Feb 10
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• Driver charged following police chase through Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton

  A 44-year-old man is facing a long list of charges after Halton Regional Police officers pursued a vehicle through Oakville, Burlington and Hamilton.

  Crime

  Jan 25
• Coquihalla closed between Merritt and Hope

  The road is closed from just south of Merritt to six kilometres north of Hope, a stretch of more than 100 kilometres of highway.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2020
• Woman hospitalized following intersection collision on Highway 5: Saskatoon police

  Saskatoon police describe the woman's injuries as serious, and life threatening.

  Canada

  Oct 17, 2020
• Southern Alberta man sentenced in fatal hit and run

  A Cardston man will not spend time behind bars for a hit-and-run crash that killed a pedestrian.

  Crime

  Oct 8, 2020
• ‘Sometimes we are hungry all day’: Food truck relief en route for truckers hit hard by COVID-19

  Long haul truckers who drive the supply chain by delivering food and other essential goods are often missing meals during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  May 3, 2020
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• Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway

  The warning stretches from Hope to Merritt, where 20 to 25 centimetres is expected.

  Weather

  Apr 3, 2020
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• Snowfall warnings issued for mountain passes in B.C.’s Southern Interior, travel discouraged

  The affected highways include Highways 1, 3, 5 and 97C, with snowfall amounts projected between 20 and 40 centimetres.

  Weather

  Mar 28, 2020