Highway 1 closing for 8 hours in B.C. at Rogers Pass amid snowfall warning

Motorists planning to drive between Revelstoke and Golden this Tuesday afternoon will have to adjust their plans, as the Trans-Canada Highway will be closed for eight hours due to incoming snowfall. Highway 1 will close from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. PST on Jan. 6 between the two communities, as Parks Canada plans avalanche control

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‘Undue risk’ to society: Vancouver Island teen’s killer again denied parole

Warning: this story contains details of violence and sexual assault One of the two men convicted of killing Langford teenager Kimberly Proctor in 2010 has again been denied parole. Turning down his application for full parole, the Parole Board of Canada said 31-year-old Kruse Wellwood still presents an “undue risk” to society if released. Echoing

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B.C. Court of Appeals dismisses challenge to short-term rental rules

A group challenging the province’s short-term rental restrictions lost its appeal in B.C. court on Dec. 30, with a three-judge panel upholding a lower court’s finding that the case was brought prematurely and constituted an “abuse of process.” A B.C. Supreme Court judge initially found that the suit was speculative because it was filed weeks

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