While Canadians have recently become focussed on sourcing local products and supporting local businesses in the wake of American President Donald Trump’s trade war, Cameron Bissonnette has been doing that for decades.
An Alberta man was acting in self defence in a road rage incident in the Kootenays, but he failed to act reasonably when he punched the other driver in the face, causing injuries, a judge ruled.
Town of Osoyoos council has voted in favour of moving forward with a program that will allow slow-speed, electric vehicles on streets and most highways in and around the tourist community.
Kelowna’s long-awaited Tesla dealership and service centre is ready for customers despite the controversy surrounding the car company's CEO Elon Musk and the fact that the company’s stock has taken a 30 per cent nosedive in the last month.
Kamloops couple Victoria and Tony Ryan have been travelling to destinations in the United States for decades, either by car down the Oregon coast or flying to American cruise ports, but in response to Donald Trump’s trade war, they won’t be going again and cancelled a spring trip to Washington state.
Millions of dollars are spent plowing hundreds of kilometres of roads in Kelowna and Kamloops in the winter, so a mild winter can mean big savings.
A vehicle fire and break and enter in Vernon this morning could be connected.
A suspect was arrested in Kamloops this morning with a cab stolen in Hope.
A pedestrian was hit and killed by a driver in Lake Country Sunday morning.
A stolen pickup truck was spotted at the scene of a crime in Vernon, and police later found it engulfed in flames.
A woman drove her pickup truck into a medical clinic in Salmon Arm Thursday injuring one person.
A Kelowna woman couldn't believe it when she found out she won more than $600,000 playing the lottery.
A globe-trotting jazz singer helped elevate the local music scene in Kelowna, and now the community is rallying behind her to give her financial support after a near-death experience.
A former NHL hockey player who made millions of dollars during his career on the ice is being sued by the City of Vernon over unpaid parking tickets.
BC Highway Patrol set up a one-day campaign to crackdown on drivers who don’t safely pass tow truck drivers, emergency personnel, and other official vehicles working on the road near Keremeos.
A Kamloops woman was awarded nearly $1.2 million in a court judgement regarding two car crashes more than six years ago.
A man died and two other people were injured in a head-on collision on the Trans-Canada near Ashcroft west of Kamloops.
A Vernon musician has been charged in relation to a fatal pedestrian collision which killed a much-loved Splatsin First Nation elder on Canada Day 2023.
A provincial government department has been fined $783,000 by WorkSafeBC for doing a sloppy job at traffic control.
A Vernon man is on a mission to better connect the Okanagan’s public transit system, and the city council just voted to support him.
A Kelowna man found equally to blame for a car crash on Highway 97 two years ago, has successfully appealed the decision after he recorded a conversation he had right after the crash.
The William Bennett Bridge in Kelowna has reopened after it was closed for more than 10 hours today for a police incident.
Police arrested a man in Kelowna after he caused a crash and threw debris out his window onto the road.
Sixty-three-year-old Naramata resident Kelly Hohmann didn't know what to think when he was pulled over by the RCMP in Penticton last November.
Heads up drivers, a so-called freedom convoy of trucks is being organized for later this month in the Thompson-Okanagan region.
A foul-mouthed North Okanagan senior described as "vulgar" and "blatantly misogynist" has been found guilty following a road rage incident where he brandished a hammer.
A Kelowna orchard has been fined $7,900 for not having a seatbelt on a tractor.
A BC delivery driver, with just seconds to respond, tapped his phone to accept a job while stopped at a traffic light. In those seconds he was caught for distracted driving, and the law left him no leeway.
A Kelowna contractor has been fined $44,000 after flaggers got too close to vehicles.
Heads up, travellers, some snow is coming down on the mountain pass highways in the Thompson and Okanagan regions but it should be clear by Sunday.
One person is dead in a two-vehicle crash Thursday on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kamloops.
A pickup truck driver died after colliding with a snow plow on Highway 97C this morning.
A serious collision on the Okanagan Connector is causing significant delays.
Most British Columbians are in favour of lower speed limits in residential areas, and using photo radar to catch dangerous drivers.
Every day is a struggle for former Kamloops resident Rise Gronlund, who was left with a brain injury after surviving a horrific car accident two years ago.
Heavy snowfall is expected this weekend on the Coquihalla and Trans-Canada with freezing rain on the Okanagan Connector.
Work to temporarily stabilize the slope above Highway 97 along Okanagan Lake near Summerland is complete more than a year after a rockslide crashed onto the route
A vehicle struck and killed someone outside of a gas station in Kamloops.
RCMP officers checked more than 300 vehicles during a weekend drunk driving crackdown in the South Okanagan.
A Kamloops judge found an Alberta man guilty after he claimed that a deadly head-on collision happened because of his diabetes not alcohol.
A Peachland widow has won a legal fight with ICBC after the insurer refused to accept that her partner's death was the result of a motorcycle accident.
Options are widening for ride hailers in Kamloops as tech giant Uber expands its BC footprint.
While the City of Kelowna continues to try to push people out of their cars, there might just be a better reason to ditch your wheels — cost.
Christine Aiken spent the past year riding along in her husband’s semi truck, driving around BC and putting in thousands of kilometres every week.
Trunk-or-treating is a newish Halloween tradition where people gather in parking lots and decorate their vehicles for kids to visit for treats and games. The trend has been growing over the past few years.
A BC judge has halved the amount of jail time given to a Southern Okanagan man who admitted in court that he'd driven without a licence on hundreds of occasions.
A BC car rental company has lost in court after it claimed that just because a person had made an online reservation with them it didn't guarantee them a vehicle.
Kamloops and the Okanagan are along for the ride with rising gas prices throughout B.C. going into the Thanksgiving long weekend.
A stolen truck owner saw someone driving their vehicle in Kelowna, and decided to get into a high speed chase with the suspected thief.
A woman died in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 5 north of Kamloops Tuesday.
A man in his 30s died when the motorcycle he was riding crashed in Kamloops this past weekend.
A high school student died in a motorcycle crash this morning in West Kelowna.
A motorcyclist died after a collision with a transport truck in West Kelowna and a section of Highway 97 remains closed.
There was a fatal collision on the Trans-Canada Highway near Salmon Arm Tuesday.
A veteran Vernon truck driver who was fired for turning off the safety sensors in his new rig has got his job back.
Some photographers in Kamloops and the Okanagan used trains, planes and traffic on city streets as their photo subjects this month, providing interesting perspectives in all types of fall weather at all times of the day.
Sam Woods has been navigating the inefficiencies and vagaries of the Kelowna transit system for a decade.
Autumn is here and that means winter driving conditions are just around the corner for many parts of British Columbia.
A motorcyclist was found dead near Kamloops Monday, and police are looking for information.
One of three people in a small car that was hit by a commercial coach just south of Enderby Tuesday died at the scene.
The $260-million project to replace the bridge in Sicamous that’s been in the works for years will begin in the next few weeks.
"IT USED TO BE VERY FEW, TWO OR THREE IN A SEASON, NOW I'LL GET SIX OR SEVEN. FOR ME, IT'S A BIG INCREASE."
This was one of Lynza Henke’s favourite times of year.
It’s going to cost you more if you’re caught driving dangerously in BC.
If you’re heading out on the Okanagan Connector this afternoon be aware it's snowing.
The body of the semi driver, whose rig ended up in the channel between Mara and Shuswap Lakes in Sicamous this past weekend, has been recovered.
Surveillance footage played an instrumental role in finding a suspected motorcycle thief and lead police to $51,000 worth of stolen vehicles.
There are no flowers or a plaque to commemorate the spot where 15-year-old Lynza Henke was hit by a truck last month, just roaring traffic passing through an intersection many see as dangerous.
An electric dirt bike crashed head-on with a truck in a Kamloops neighbourhood after what residents say has been a year of growing concern for their use.
A young Vernon girl who was hit by a truck while in a crosswalk last month has died of her injuries in hospital, her family has shared.
An enclosed trailer carrying a classic muscle car was reported as stolen to Kelowna RCMP earlier this month.
Kelowna RCMP arrested a driver who was a suspect in multiple vehicular collisions in the downtown area.
A woman is dead after a crash on the Trans-Canada Highway west of Kamloops.
Drivers going through Lake Country should be prepared for delays this week as the district repairs some busy streets.
Kelowna RCMP have released some data on bike theft in the city, and it showed a decrease from last year.
A pickup truck collided with the guard rail on the Skaha Lake bridge in Penticton last night.
A woman from the U.S. was killed in a two-vehicle crash on the Trans-Canada near Field on Wednesday.
One person was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 97 in Oliver last week.
A Kelowna fruit grower has been fined $42,500 for not having enough seatbelts on a van used to transport workers.
A person is in critical condition, and another has serious injuries after a car crash in Lake Country this morning.
Race car drivers in the South Okanagan are geared up for the Penticton Speedway’s annual memorial event which is going down this weekend.
British Columbia Highway Patrol is looking to connect with witnesses of a fatal pedestrian collision on Highway 1.
A Kelowna city transit bus hit a light pole while carrying travellers, yesterday, and injured some passengers on board.
A stretch of Highway 97 south of Oliver is closed until further notice following a serious car crash this morning.
A motorcyclist in the Kootenays is dead after failing to negotiate a turn.
A parade of supercars raised money for charity and gave kids the chance to ride in their dream cars in the Okanagan.
Drivers start your engines and prepare for the return of the sixth annual Okanagan Dream Rally.
A pickup truck struck a young pedestrian in Vernon Saturday and left them with life-threatening injuries.
The Interior Health Authority is suing a U.S. citizen for $720,000 in unpaid health-care bills after he crashed his motorcycle in the Kootenays six years ago.
Euro car owners from around the continent came to Kelowna for a weekend long car event that raised money for charity.
The wildfire near Peachland is under control but drivers should be ready for major delays on Highway 97.
An SUV was rear-ended on the Trans-Canada Highway near Golden yesterday.
The daughter of a Merritt city councillor killed in a hit-and-run a year ago has issued an emotional appeal for the driver to come forward.
Multiple fatal motor vehicle incidents occurred on British Columbia highways this week.
The Adra Tunnel restoration project on the Kettle Valley Rail Trail in the hills above Naramata is in the final stages of completion and the group behind it is seeking approval from the province to continue.
A driver rolled their car going nearly double the speed limit on the William Bennett Bridge in West Kelowna earlier this week.
The Trans-Canada Highway is closed after two people died in a collision south Lytton.
A family of Dutch tourists had to be rescued by Central Okanagan search and rescue volunteers after their RV got stuck.
South Okanagan RCMP spent five days in June cracking down on car theft in the region.
