Carmen Weld

File photo. Hope Search and Rescue reported four semi-trucks, four buses and 11 private vehicles were involved in a crash on the Coquihalla highway in February 2018. Hope Search and Rescue photo

Brutal winter spurs province to boost highway safety measures

The B.C. government states ensuring peoples’ safety is the top priority.

File photo. Hope Search and Rescue reported four semi-trucks, four buses and 11 private vehicles were involved in a crash on the Coquihalla highway in February 2018. Hope Search and Rescue photo
A college literary professor reads lines from The Bell Jar, by Syliva Path, to a Kelowna Right to Life demonstrator. The demonstrator’s sign is being blocked by the pro-life students surrounding her. (IMAGE CREDIT: CARMEN WELD)

Students clash over reproductive rights at B.C. college

Okanagan College’s Kelowna campus was the place for heated debate Tuesday afternoon

A college literary professor reads lines from The Bell Jar, by Syliva Path, to a Kelowna Right to Life demonstrator. The demonstrator’s sign is being blocked by the pro-life students surrounding her. (IMAGE CREDIT: CARMEN WELD)
B.C. pooches celebrate National Puppy Day

B.C. pooches celebrate National Puppy Day

Check out some of the submissions from around B.C. for National Puppy Day 2018

B.C. pooches celebrate National Puppy Day
Where Canadians buy real estate abroad: report

Where Canadians buy real estate abroad: report

Hot Spots: Top 30 home-buying destinations for Canadians in the Americas

Where Canadians buy real estate abroad: report
A small fire took off along Highway 12 on March 12, 2018 near Lytton. Image: Facebook/Roger James

Fire crews knock down 2018’s first wildfire in B.C. Interior

A small fire sparked along Highway 12 in the Southern Interior on Monday

A small fire took off along Highway 12 on March 12, 2018 near Lytton. Image: Facebook/Roger James
Celebrate this delicious holiday with a slice of pie. (Wikimedia Commons)

Happy Pi Day!

The irrational and nerdy but entirely delicious holiday is celebrated today

Celebrate this delicious holiday with a slice of pie. (Wikimedia Commons)
UPDATE: Highway 1 near Kamloops now open following fatal crash

UPDATE: Highway 1 near Kamloops now open following fatal crash

Kamloops RCMP are on scene of the collision that sent five to hospital

UPDATE: Highway 1 near Kamloops now open following fatal crash
(Vancouver Aquarium)

Vancouver Park Board appeals court loss over animals in captivity at aquarium

The Vancouver Park Board is appealing a court decision that determined it didn’t have the authority to ban whales, dolphins and porpoises at the city’s aquarium.

(Vancouver Aquarium)
B.C. moose snaps roadside selfie

B.C. moose snaps roadside selfie

BC Highway Wildlife Cam captures moose selfie and so much more

B.C. moose snaps roadside selfie
Image: The Canadian Press/AP/Damian Dovarganes

Harvey Weinstein ‘Casting Couch’ statue debuts pre-Oscars

A golden statue of a bathrobe-clad Harvey Weinstein appeared close to the site of Sunday’s Academy Awards.

Image: The Canadian Press/AP/Damian Dovarganes
VIDEO: B.C. men brave icy waters to save drowning deer

VIDEO: B.C. men brave icy waters to save drowning deer

Men from Okanagan Pile Driving, Mike V’s Automotive and BC Hydro made the rescue possible

VIDEO: B.C. men brave icy waters to save drowning deer
Image credit: Twitter/@MattJ777

Moose creates uber Canadian Olympic moment

A Calgary man shares a truly Canadian moment on Twitter of a Moose enjoying the Olympics

Image credit: Twitter/@MattJ777
VIDEO: B.C. deer caught obeying traffic signs

VIDEO: B.C. deer caught obeying traffic signs

A herd of deer in Fernie, B.C. is getting attention online after stopping for a stop sign

VIDEO: B.C. deer caught obeying traffic signs
Heavy snowfall warning for Coquihalla

Heavy snowfall warning for Coquihalla

A lot of snow and cold weather is on its way, according to Environment Canada

Heavy snowfall warning for Coquihalla
Body shops not to blame for ICBC’s financial issues: ARA

Body shops not to blame for ICBC’s financial issues: ARA

The Automotive Retailers Association is fighting back against accusations levelled against them

Body shops not to blame for ICBC’s financial issues: ARA
Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery in West Kelowna made the top 100 list in Canada. Image: Facebook/Quails’ Gate

B.C. full of Canada’s ‘100 Most Romantic Restaurants’

With 14 restaurants in the OpenTable’s Canada’s 100 Most Romantic Restaurants, B.C. is one of the best provinces in the country to dine with your valentine.

Old Vines Restaurant at Quails’ Gate Estate Winery in West Kelowna made the top 100 list in Canada. Image: Facebook/Quails’ Gate
Governor orders criminal probe of Texas gymnastics ranch

Governor orders criminal probe of Texas gymnastics ranch

Greg Abbott has ordered a criminal investigation into claims that former doctor Larry Nassar abused some of his victims at the Texas ranch that was the training ground for U.S. women’s gymnastics

Governor orders criminal probe of Texas gymnastics ranch
Rock slide closes Hwy. 1 south of Ashcroft until Friday afternoon

Rock slide closes Hwy. 1 south of Ashcroft until Friday afternoon

A rock slide Thursday afternoon near Spences Bridge closed the highway in both directions

Rock slide closes Hwy. 1 south of Ashcroft until Friday afternoon
Photo: Twitter/@AELRoadsWestKel

Freezing rain warning in effect for B.C. Southern Interior

Environment Canada issued the freezing rain warning for most of the Southern Interior Tuesday morning

Photo: Twitter/@AELRoadsWestKel
Hilary Leach‎ snapped this photo of the thick fog between Kamloops and Merritt Sunday evening. Image credit:Facebook/Hilary Leach‎

UPDATE: Fog warning for Okanagan Connector, Coq reopens

It is a messy morning on area highways as a dense fog warning is in effect and an accident shuts the Coquihalla southbound

Hilary Leach‎ snapped this photo of the thick fog between Kamloops and Merritt Sunday evening. Image credit:Facebook/Hilary Leach‎