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SQUAMISH, B.C. - A baby in a stroller survived being struck and dragged for two blocks while it was lodged in the front of a vehicle in Squamish, B.C.

BC police watchdog is looking into a motorcycle crash that injured the rider during an attempted traffic stop in Kelowna.

A man pleaded guilty in Kamloops court after a drunk driving collision put multiple people in the hospital five years ago.

A Penticton woman was awarded $600,000 four years after she was hit by a car while crossing a street on a crosswalk.

Heads up, drivers, a late season dump of snow is headed for higher elevation routes on the Trans-Canada highway today and tonight.

A gravel pit in Kamloops was packed with 32 high school students, pieces of heavy-duty equipment and experts in the construction and forestry industries a few days ago.

Heavy snow is expected on the Trans-Canada Highway tonight between between Rogers Pass and Eagle Pass.

Kelowna RCMP are introducing ATVs to its fleet of patrol vehicles this summer.

Satoca Bike is a Vernon business that was born through the Entrepreneur Immigration Program and it serves as a testament to how this program can bring in new businesses as well as new community members.

A stray tire bounced its way down Highway 97 in West Kelowna this morning but an RCMP officer was able to avert a potential collision.

A new $15-million long haul truck sales, rental and service facility is breaking ground in Kelowna today with a plan to focus on zero emission vehicles.

Heads up, drivers, a snowfall advisory has been issued for the Coquihalla Highway starting today.

Two drivers were caught driving double the speed limit on Highway 1 in Chilliwack by the RCMP's BC Highway Patrol late last week.

VANCOUVER - Police in West Vancouver say a “joyride” by a 13-year-old in a Lamborghini set off a single-vehicle crash that resulted in a total writeoff by the insurance company.

VICTORIA - The British Columbia Transportation Ministry says commercial trucks above a certain weight will soon be required to be fitted with technology to limit how fast they travel on provincial roadways.

Five impaired drivers were removed from the streets by the Lake Country RCMP in 24 hours.

The Kelowna RCMP is seeking the public's assistance as they investigate a report of road rage turned violent.

Drivers can expect a break from the closures along Highway 97 north of Summerland this Easter long weekend.

The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into 3.3 cents per litre of gasoline at the pumps.

You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you.

The final traffic headaches for drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway will be felt this spring as the last stage of the massive highway and bridge project in Kicking Horse Canyon wraps up.

The prospect of futuristic autonomous transport has been in the cards for the Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna since 2022.

During the 2023 wildfires in the Okanagan last summer season multiple transit bus drivers were put on the frontlines to help evacuate the residents of long-term care facilities like the evacuation of West Kelowna's Brookhaven Care Centre.

A hiking and cycling connection from the Bennett Bridge to Peachland is shaping up.

The federal government has announced it's contributing another $840,000 for Penticton’s Lake to Lake Bike Route.

Some North Okanagan elementary students were helped out RCMP officers with a road safety campaign this week.

Young people can now ride BC Transit for free in Penticton.

Three BC truck drivers found themselves in court after they complained they were shorted overtime by their former employers.

Bob Richards has been routinely collecting empty bottles and cans for years to help out others in need.

A new commercial vehicle inspection pullout is coming to Highway 5 North this fall.

A man fled police down an embankment, under a stationary train then into the Thompson River near Mission Flats in Kamloops late last week, only to be arrested when he climbed back out.

LONDON (AP) — A very fast car has made a very slow return.

Rising costs in the trucking sector have overtaken the driver shortage as the biggest concern for employers, according to a new report from an industry non-profit.

Vernon-based Kal Tire has a new president from outside the company’s founding family.

All the occupants of a triplex in Kelowna escaped unharmed from an early morning fire.

Chevrolet originally launched its Trax extra-small crossover SUV for the 2015 model year. It was inexpensive, yes, but that was just about the only compelling aspect about it. However, the new 2024 Chevrolet Trax kicks off the model’s second generation. The nameplate has undergone an astonishing transformation, going from a frumpy-looking hatchback on stilts to a sleek head-turner.

Heavy snowfall is expected in Boundary today, March 2.

REVELSTOKE, B.C. - Avalanche Canada has issued a warning for wide swaths of the British Columbia Interior into parts of Alberta, with "very dangerous" conditions forecast to persist until Monday.

Four people were taken to hospital in critical condition after two cars collided head-on on Highway 33 near Kelowna last night.

If 23 Mara Lake waterfront property owners don’t apply for permits from the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail, the province could have their docks removed.

Customers of Kelowna's downtown Starbucks location must now register their cars if they are parked on-site to avoid walk-offs from their private parking lot.

Kelowna city councillors have raised safety concerns about the plan for a rollout of e-scooters and e-bikes this week. 

The storm system that brought snow and travel alerts to the Southern Interior yesterday, Feb. 27, continues today with Environment Canada issuing winter storm warnings for mountain passes.

A Kelowna man and his company are being accused of fraud for allegedly misrepresenting and misusing funds from investors and illegally distributing securities.

An Okanagan transit lobby group is not impressed with BC Transit's decision to renew its contract with the international public transit operator TransDev.

A new storm is set to move into the Southern Interior starting tonight, Feb. 27, triggering Travel Alerts by Environment Canada.

A Feb. 14 decision by the District of Sicamous council not to rezone close to 1 km of land along Mara Lake just means construction of the Shuswap-North Okanagan Rail Trail will start this year without it.

A petition was started earlier this week urging the City of Kelowna to review its plans for a bike lane on Leckie Road which would disrupt the livelihood of the small businesses on the street.

A snowy weather system on Sunday, Feb. 25, dumped 30 centimetres of snow on the Coquihalla Summit and up to 15 cm in the Rogers Pass, following on heavy snowfall earlier in the weekend.

This UBCO student is on a mission to engineer the Okanagan’s first solar-powered race car.

Highway 1 between Revelstoke and Golden is closed in both directions for avalanche control today.

Travellers should watch out for blowing snow on the Okanagan Connector on Sunday.

Buying any car is complicated. Want to make it even more complicated? Consider buying a used electric vehicle.

Travellers beware of heavy rain coming through the Fraser Valley throughout the weekend.

BC Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses to a fatal crash on Highway 97 near Kamloops.

The Downtown Vernon Association plans to pause the 2900 Plaza program for the summer of 2024.

A section of Highway 97 between Penticton and Kelowna will be closed in both directions between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today through Monday.

Significant snowfall is coming to the Okanagan Connector and other B.C. mountain passes potentially creating dangerous driving conditions on Sunday and Monday.

Disheartening, ignorant and sad are words two residents use to describe the amount of household garbage they see tossed into ditches or onto pullouts on roadsides in their cities.

Transit riders in Kamloops can now use BC Transit’s Umo electronic fare system, and the convenient service will soon be available in the Okanagan.

A zoning bylaw amendment required to allow work to begin on the Sicamous portion of the Shuswap North Okanagan Rail Trail was recently voted down by the Sicamous district council.

You've been in a car accident and you've heard about the new no-fault insurance in BC but you have no idea what that means or how it will impact your claim.

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has cancelled the operating licence of the trucking company involved in six highway overpass strikes since 2021, but the firm says it plans to challenge the province's decision.

BC Transit will be renewing its contract with TransDev Canada despite pressure from the Okanagan Transit Alliance and the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1722 not to do so.

One person was killed and another was taken to hospital following a crash between two semi trucks on Highway 97 near Monte Lake late yesterday afternoon.

Five years ago double-decker buses were roaming the streets of Kelowna, but today as transit gets more popular and buses are getting busier, and double-decker buses could be back in demand.

Street parking fees in Vernon could increase by 25% if the city council approves the change.

Lake Country RCMP are investigating a possible hit and run involving an elderly pedestrian over a week ago.

A 50% increase in auto theft in Ontario and Quebec has spurred the federal government into hosting a national summit in Ottawa to find ways to reverse the trend.

Some Kelowna city council members had positive experiences riding the bus following a challenge by a local transit lobby group.

After the Okanagan Transit Alliance challenged elected officials to rely on transit for the week in hopes of getting them to notice issues with local transit systems, iNFOnews.ca spoke with transit users to hear what they think of the system.

TORONTO - Toyota Canada Inc. reissued an urgent "Do not drive" warning for about 7,300 cars as part of a decade-old campaign to remind customers their vehicles may have a defective Takata airbag.

RCMP officers arrested a 34-year-old Vernon man after a hit and run this past weekend.

Increases to the carbon tax in BC in April will add about three cents to the price of a litre of gasoline throughout the province.

The passenger in a pickup truck died after a crash with a semi earlier this week.

There are guidelines to what's permitted on a personalized licence plate and ICBC has revealed a list of slogans that did not meet them.

A transit lobby group is calling on municipal politicians across the Okanagan and Shuswap to rely only the bus to get around for one week.

Most British Columbians do not believe the province will achieve its zero-emission goal by 2040, according to a recent poll.

Over one million trips have been made in Kelowna on e-scooters since 2021 and there are about to be a whole lot more with British Columbia extending its e-scooter pilot for another four years.

VANCOUVER - A driver has been rescued after their car plunged through a concrete wall in a multi-storey parking lot at the University of British Columbia.

Most drivers in Southern Interior use winter tires, according to an ICBC survey.

Drivers on Highway 97 can expect delays as repair work on the Westside Road overpass starts on Jan. 22, weather permitting.

Two vehicles, including a pickup truck, were clocked doing well over the posted speed limit on Highway 97 north of Vernon earlier this week.

A suspect driving a stolen vehicle in Salmo tried to escape arrest by driving through a police roadblock and hitting an RCMP officer. 

A bus carrying a Western Hockey League junior team slid off a highway in British Columbia's Interior, but the team says no one was injured.

Hundreds of travellers continue to stop regularly at the rest area at the junction of the Coquihalla Highway and Okanagan Connector in Merritt.

Storm warnings have ended but snowfall warnings continue for mountain passes in the Southern Interior through today, Jan. 9.

A crash between a pickup and semi-truck on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt earlier today claimed a life.

A vehicle incident on the Coquihalla Highway between Merritt and Hope has caused a lane closure and major traffic delays this afternoon.

A Vernon man died in a single-vehicle crash near the head of Okanagan Lake this past weekend.

MONTREAL - Canadian air travellers will be largely unaffected by the grounding of Boeing's 737 Max 9 airplane, but they may want to double-check their itineraries nonetheless.

Four people died in a pair of collisions north of Kamloops Thursday morning, both on Highway 5.

The BC Ministry of Transportation has added new webcams to help drivers to get better views of traffic and weather conditions when planning trips in the province.

A person was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Kamloops this morning.

BC's police watchdog found a speeding motorcyclist may have been drunk when he collided with an RCMP cruiser in Kamloops.

Gas at some stations in Kelowna dropped below the $1.50 mark today for the first time in about a year.

E-scooter usage in Vernon and Kelowna skyrocketed in the past year showcasing the benefits of the new mode of transportation.

The Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt is closed to northbound traffic following a crash.

Calling it Operation E-Baby, a Kamloops RCMP officer dressed in plainclothes with a baby doll in a carrier on his back was busy nabbing drivers using their cellphones late last month.