News Items tag as: impaired driving

It's another red and blue Christmas as Kamloops RCMP prepare to catch impaired drivers
December 06, 2017 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The holiday season is a time for celebration and the RCMP have launched a counter attack program to ensure people driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol won't ruin the party for everyone else.
Drunk driving is nearly decriminalized in B.C. and MADD is quite happy about that
December 16, 2016 - 8:00 PM

KELOWNA - The vast majority of impaired driving cases in British Columbia are no longer criminal offences — and B.C and anti-impaired driving activists are just fine with that.
Kamloops RCMP CounterAttack on the hunt for impaired drivers
December 01, 2016 - 4:30 PM

KAMLOOPS - The RCMP is reminding all festive citizens to plan ahead before indulging in drinks this holiday season.
Unlicenced, uninsured Merritt man arrested in Kelowna for driving drunk and hiding after crash
July 15, 2016 - 1:45 PM

KELOWNA – An unlicenced, uninsured 60-year-old Merritt man tried to hide from police who suspect him of drunk driving and leaving the scene of a two-vehicle crash he caused on Harvey Avenue early this morning.
Impaired driver caught doing double the speed limit in Kelowna last night
July 11, 2016 - 11:32 AM

KELOWNA – A driver lost his vehicle and licence today after he was caught driving 100 kilometres per hour in a construction zone while intoxicated.
CounterAttack ramps up summer roadchecks in the Southern Interior
June 29, 2016 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - Forget the frigid cold of B.C. winters, stats from ICBC show that summer is also a dangerous time for drivers.
Eight vehicles involved in drug-fueled crash in Kelowna
May 30, 2016 - 12:30 PM

KELOWNA - Two people were sent to hospital and another taken into custody after a crash involving eight vehicles Sunday.
Police suspect drunk driving in West Kelowna pickup crash
May 20, 2016 - 1:37 PM

WEST KELOWNA - RCMP are waiting for lab results to confirm whether or not alcohol played a factor in the crash of a pickup truck in West Kelowna yesterday afternoon.
South Okanagan Mounties get assistance from public in getting impaired drivers off the road
February 10, 2016 - 11:30 AM

PENTICTON - Police were out in force in the South Okanagan and Similkameen this past weekend, removing several impaired drivers from the region’s roads as a result.
Alcohol suspected in Kelowna ATV crash with major injuries
December 31, 2015 - 1:45 PM

KELOWNA - He was likely drunk, wound up in hospital with serious injuries, injured a passenger, faces impaired driving charges and he may still consider New Years Eve day 2015 to be lucky.
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Driverless bus could become part of the Rail Trail in Kelowna
A joint UBCO-City of Kelowna study on transit options for the Okanagan Rail Trail through the city is stopping users to get their thoughts. “The need from the city was to explore the opportunity for this corridor, that is available to

Popular Mediterranean restaurant leaves Penticton for Summerland
A popular shawarma restaurant has wrapped up operations in Penticton and started a new chapter in Summerland. Sheanne Moskaluk, who lives in Naramata, has no problem travelling a little further to Summerland for some of her favourite food a

Lawsuit: California utility targeted Asians in pot searches
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Extraordinary use of electricity has long been a telltale sign of illegal grow houses producing thousands of marijuana plants hidden in seemingly ordinary homes. But a lawsuit filed by a data privacy watchdog

Battle lines being drawn over Kelowna’s newest nightspot
Whether it’s a nightclub or a “whole new way” of enjoying a music hall is at the core of what could end up as a legal battle over the Revelry, Kelowna’s newest entertainment facility. “Should a lawsuit be filed

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