B.C. Highway Patrol is urging motorists to drive to road conditions, avoid impaired driving and plan ahead as Canada Day travel gets underway across the province.
Drivers in the Kootenay region showed a mixed performance during March’s Occupant Restraint and Distracted Driving campaign, with enforcement numbers pointing to ongoing concerns around both seatbelt use and distracted driving.
More than 1,100 speeding tickets were issued in the Kootenays last month as part of a provincial traffic safety campaign aimed at encouraging drivers to slow down in poor weather conditions.
B.C. NDP Leader David Eby is facing criticism after confirming his family benefited from a $10-a-day child care program his government froze to new providers.
A potentially powerful El Niño could worsen drought conditions across B.C., prompting calls for stronger water protection measures from the next provincial government.
B.C.'s major political parties are pitching tax cuts, frozen auto insurance rates and education improvements as the provincial election campaign continues.
The B.C. Conservatives have dropped their Victoria-Beacon Hill candidate after racist social media posts and comments appearing to support violence surfaced.
