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Big jump in gas prices in Kamloops and the Okanagan ahead of carbon tax increase
The carbon tax will go up 23% across Canada on April 1, which translates into…
Driving along … and the roadway vanishes beneath you. What’s it like to survive a bridge collapse?
You're driving along, and without warning, the roadway drops from beneath you. There are a…
Final traffic headaches on Trans-Canada in Kicking Horse Canyon
The final traffic headaches for drivers on the Trans-Canada Highway will be felt this spring…
Driverless buses on Okanagan Rail Trail in Kelowna being studied
The prospect of futuristic autonomous transport has been in the cards for the Okanagan Rail Trail…
Transit drivers unsung heroes during massive West Kelowna wildfire evacuations
During the 2023 wildfires in the Okanagan last summer season multiple transit bus drivers were…
Funding in place for multi-use trail through West Kelowna’s Kalamoir Park
A hiking and cycling connection from the Bennett Bridge to Peachland is shaping up. The…
Penticton gets $840K in federal funding to help finish lake to lake bike route
The federal government has announced it's contributing another $840,000 for Penticton’s Lake to Lake Bike…
North Okanagan elementary students join RCMP officers for road safety campaign
Some North Okanagan elementary students were helped out RCMP officers with a road safety campaign…
Penticton first city in BC where youth ride the bus for free
Young people can now ride BC Transit for free in Penticton. The city launched a…
When BC truck drivers complained about unpaid overtime, company took them to court
Three BC truck drivers found themselves in court after they complained they were shorted overtime…
Commercial vehicle inspection pullout coming to Highway 5 north of Kamloops
A new commercial vehicle inspection pullout is coming to Highway 5 North this fall. The…
Dangerous driver nabbed in Kamloops after fleeing under train and into river
A man fled police down an embankment, under a stationary train then into the Thompson…
Fast car, slow return: Ferrari stolen in 1995 from a Formula One driver is recovered by UK police
LONDON (AP) — A very fast car has made a very slow return. British police…
Costs – not driver shortage – now biggest wrench in gears of trucking firms: report
Rising costs in the trucking sector have overtaken the driver shortage as the biggest concern…
Vernon-based Kal Tire has new president from outside founding family
Vernon-based Kal Tire has a new president from outside the company’s founding family. Kal Tire…