Tag: BC Highway Patrol

Distracted driving and failure to wear seatbelt numbers double in Northern B.C.

Some Northern B.C. drivers are seemingly forgetting the rules of the road, as distracted driving and lack of seatbelt usage are on the rise.

Excessive speeding tickets climb across Northern B.C.

BC Highway Patrol is urging Northern B.C. drivers to slow down after five people were killed on provincial roads during the Victoria Day long weekend and officers issued 76 excessive speeding tickets across the region in May.

Northern B.C. sees 85 tickets during province-wide RCMP campaign

Nearly 1,000 drivers across B.C. were ticketed in April for failing to slow down and move over for emergency and roadside workers, including 85 drivers in Northern B.C.
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OPP officer killed near Hearst, Ont

A 29-year-old OPP officer has been killed on duty in a rural area near Hearst. 

B.C. leaders pause politics to honour victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting

Flags at the B.C. legislature flew at half-mast Thursday as leaders mourned eight people killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge.

RCMP release names of eight killed in Tumbler Ridge shooting

The B.C. RCMP has released the names of six children and two women killed in this week’s shooting in Tumbler Ridge, as the small northeastern community continues to mourn.

Psychologist offers guidance to parents after Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

In the wake of a deadly shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that involved victims between the ages of 11 and 13, a psychologist is advising guardians to check in with themselves before talking to their children.
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