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BC residents want steeper fines for distracted drivers: poll
The majority of BC drivers say they've seen someone talking on a cell phone or…

North Okanagan woman wins $5K after being fired for ‘inexcusable’ texting
LUMBY – A dental assistant has won over $5,000 from her former employer after she…

Distracted driver fleeing from Vernon RCMP hits power pole
VERNON – A Vernon man is facing numerous charges after crashing into a power pole…
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OPINION Recently I went with a friend for coffee. Between laughs, she let me know…

Texters and speeders keep Kelowna RCMP busy during enforcement blitz
KELOWNA – More than a dozen vehicles were towed from Kelowna roads yesterday for violating…

MCDONALD: Time to send the Knox Mountain Hill Climb to the scrapyard
OPINION Last weekend’s sudden weather reprieve gave the organizers of the 60th Knox Mountain Hill…

Kamloops drivers apparently forgetting texting and driving is illegal
KAMLOOPS – Fines and enforcement for distracted driving have been going up across the province,…

Vernon RCMP use creative tactic to send message about distracted driving
VERNON - Police in Vernon tested drivers with an unusual distracted driving campaign Monday afternoon involving a cardboard sign that read: ‘I am not homeless.’ If you kept reading, you’d see the sign went on to say, ‘RCMPolice looking for seatbelt/cell phones.’ RCMP spokesperson Gord Molendyk says in a media release the sign was part...

‘Two full open cans of beer (dropped) at the officer’s feet’
HAVEN'T HAD ANYTHING TO DRINK SINCE LAST NIGHT, OFFICER LUMBY - It was more a question of what laws a Lumby man wasn't breaking when he was pulled over on Victoria Day. A cop parked at the Lumby RCMP detachment noticed him drive by without a seat belt on and using his cell phone on...