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Highway 5
Drivers warned about heavy snowfall on Coquihalla Highway
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Heavy snowfall on the Coquihalla Highway is causing driving conditions to deteriorate and…
UPDATE: Crews clear crash on Coquihalla
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – A vehicle collision slowed traffic for a short time on Highway 5, near…
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopens after avalanche control work
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – Crews have wrapped up avalanche control on Highway 5 and delays are no…
Coquihalla now open after night of crashes, closures and harsh conditions
MERRITT – The Coquihalla highway has reopened after several collisions and harsh winter driving conditions…
UPDATE: Coquihalla reopened after crash
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The Coquihalla highway northbound was reopened around 4 p.m. yesterday, Feb. 3. A crash…
Environment Canada issues snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway
KAMLOOPS – A snowfall warning has been issued for the Coquihalla Highway. Environment Canada says…
UPDATE: Significant snowfall on Highway 5, warning lifted
UPDATE 3:45 p.m Sunday Dec. 10, 2016 THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The snowfall warning issued for Highway…
New passing lanes in the works for Highway 5 north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Improvements and additions to Highway 5 between Barriere and Little Fort are on…
Trans-Canada resurfacing near Monte Creek almost done
KAMLOOPS – Highway drivers heading east and north of Kamloops this summer will be seeing…
Highway 5 construction to include passing lanes north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Two kilometres of highway near Kamloops are about to get new passing lanes…
Okanagan Falls man dead following Clearwater crash
CLEARWATER – A crash near Clearwater Saturday morning has claimed the life of an Okanagan…
Fatal crash on Coquihalla Highway south of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – One person is dead and another injured after a single vehicle crash on…
Kamloops police arrest U-Haul thief
KAMLOOPS – Police have a suspect in custody in connection with the theft of an…
Snowfall warning for Coquihalla Highway
MERRITT – The Coquihalla Highway is going to get a dump of snow tonight and…
Five seriously injured in Coquihalla car crash
MERRITT – Five people were taken to hospital with serious injuries after their car crashed…
Kamloops man dies from injuries caused in December crash
KAMLOOPS – A driver injured in a six-car crash on the Yellowhead Highway just after…
Clearwater man who died in Highway 5 crash identified
KAMLOOPS – The B.C. Coroners Service has identified the man who died after his vehicle…
UPDATE: RCMP confirm weekend crash on Yellowhead Highway north of Kamloops killed driver
KAMLOOPS – RCMP confirm a man died as a result of the injuries sustained after…
UPDATE: Crash closes Highway 5 north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Highway 5 has been closed south of Barriere following a crash involving a…
Winter road conditions challenging drivers in Southern Interior
MERRITT – A Pacific front packed with moisture continues to track across the Southern Interior today dumping snow on the mountain passes, while the valley bottoms are getting flurries. A snowfall warning for the Coquihalla Highway from Merritt to Hope continues. Environment Canada is calling for between 15 to 25 centimetres of snow on that...
UPDATE: Crash on Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt
MERRITT – A two-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway south of Merritt closed the northbound lanes for a few hours this morning, Dec. 19. Highway 5 has reopened following the crash at Larson Hill on Highway 5, according to Drive B.C. A semi and a van were involved in the crash and B.C. Ambulance dispatched...
Crash on Okanagan Connector leaves one person dead
MERRITT – A car crash on the Okanagan Connector today has left one person dead and closed the route in both directions. Merritt Fire Rescue Capt. Sky McKeown says a tractor trailor collided with a passenger vehicle, Nov. 16., closing Highway 97C, about 10 kilometres east of Merritt. There is no estimate from Drive B.C. on...
Heavy snow coming to a Southern Interior highway near you
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN - If you are planning to hit the highways over the next couple of days make sure you are prepared to deal with winter conditions, including gusty winds and heavy snow. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the Coquihalla Highway and Highway 3 warning up to 20 centimetres of snow could...
Rollover on Coquihalla north of Merritt; one person injured
MERRITT – A single vehicle rollover closed the northbound lanes of Highway 5 between Merritt and Kamloops this morning and sent one person to hospital. The crash happened at about 8:55 a.m., Nov. 8, about 28 kilometres north of Merritt, according to Merritt RCMP. A pickup towing a trailer overturned and blocked the northbound lanes...