News Items tag as: Highway 1

Audi and Porsche caught doing more than 200 km/h on Highway 1 in Chilliwack
April 04, 2024 - 2:20 PM
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Two drivers were caught driving double the speed limit on Highway 1 in Chilliwack by the RCMP's BC Highway Patrol late last week.
Heavy snow expected on Okanagan Connector and other highways this weekend
February 22, 2024 - 3:56 PM
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Significant snowfall is coming to the Okanagan Connector and other B.C. mountain passes potentially creating dangerous driving conditions on Sunday and Monday.
Snowfall alerts for Coquihalla and Trans-Canada highways
December 03, 2023 - 9:30 AM
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A snowfall alert has been issued today, Dec. 3. Heavy snow is expected to continue all day potentially causing dangerous driving conditions on the Coquihalla and Trans-Canada highways.
How an Indigenous trail through Kicking Horse Canyon grew into a super highway
October 21, 2023 - 6:00 PM
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The TransCanada Highway through the Kicking Horse Canyon has some of the most difficult and dangerous highway-building terrain in Canada.
UPDATE: First significant snow wreaks havoc on roads across Thompson-Okanagan
November 04, 2022 - 2:17 PM
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Snowy and icy roads are causing accidents, road closures and delays today throughout the Thompson-Okanagan region.
UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens after vehicle incident near Sorrento
October 16, 2022 - 12:27 PM
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The Trans-Canada Highway has reopened near Sorrento this afternoon after a crash.
Two killed in crash on Highway 1 in Shuswap
October 03, 2022 - 11:31 AM
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Two deaths are being investigated by the B.C. Coroner's Service after a car crash last night closed the Trans-Canada Highway in the Shuswap.
520 ha wildfire causing partial closure of Trans-Canada near Hope
September 12, 2022 - 10:37 AM
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A large wildfire burning close to the Trans-Canada Highway is still causing partial closure today.
Highway 1 remains closed due to fatal accident
August 29, 2022 - 8:33 AM
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Highway 1 remains closed this morning as the Golden RCMP investigate a fatal semi-truck collision that occurred yesterday morning.
UPDATE: Trans-Canada Highway closed near Golden due to fiery crash
August 28, 2022 - 9:03 AM

The Trans-Canada Highway is currently closed in both directions following a fiery crash near Golden.
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News Items tag as: Highway 1

Audi and Porsche caught doing more than 200 km/h on Highway 1 in Chilliwack

Heavy snow expected on Okanagan Connector and other highways this weekend

Snowfall alerts for Coquihalla and Trans-Canada highways

How an Indigenous trail through Kicking Horse Canyon grew into a super highway

UPDATE: First significant snow wreaks havoc on roads across Thompson-Okanagan

UPDATE: Highway 1 reopens after vehicle incident near Sorrento

Two killed in crash on Highway 1 in Shuswap

520 ha wildfire causing partial closure of Trans-Canada near Hope

Highway 1 remains closed due to fatal accident

UPDATE: Trans-Canada Highway closed near Golden due to fiery crash

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