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Expert defends B.C. rail infrastructure as CP aims to restore service next week

Expert defends B.C. rail infrastructure as CP aims to restore service next week

Scale of storm, not rail companies, to blame for disruptions of service, UBC logistics researcher says.
Stranded Highway 7 drivers can now reclaim their vehicles

Stranded Highway 7 drivers can now reclaim their vehicles

Abandoned vehicles on Highway 7 near Agassiz can now be reclaimed by their owners.
'I had a mini heart attack': B.C. family hit with $11K cellphone bill

'I had a mini heart attack': B.C. family hit with $11K cellphone bill

Bell has now waived the fee.
Cleanup, infrastructure fixes in Merritt 'the largest project' in city's history

Cleanup, infrastructure fixes in Merritt 'the largest project' in city's history

Each property will be graded in either green, yellow and red, depending on the severity of the damage.
B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency

B.C. NDP postpones weekend convention due to ongoing provincial emergency

VICTORIA — British Columbia's New Democratic Party has postponed its virtual convention that was scheduled to start today due to flooding and landslides that have plunged the province into a state of emergency.
Grocers, feds vow to keep B.C.'s food supply chain strong

Grocers, feds vow to keep B.C.'s food supply chain strong

Save-On-Foods president Darrell Jones said that if helicopters are needed to ensure products get to shelves, he will do that.
RCMP report four people now missing in deadly mudslide north of Pemberton

RCMP report four people now missing in deadly mudslide north of Pemberton

No opening date yet for Duffey Lake Road section of Highway 99.
B.C. reports nine deaths due to COVID-19, hits 87 per cent fully vaccinated

B.C. reports nine deaths due to COVID-19, hits 87 per cent fully vaccinated

VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 468 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths, pushing the death toll in the province to 2,290. The Health Ministry says 87 per cent of eligible B.C.
Child dead after crash on highway in B.C. Interior, RCMP say

Child dead after crash on highway in B.C. Interior, RCMP say

LOGAN LAKE, B.C. — The RCMP say a child is dead after a head-on collision in the southern B.C. Interior. The Mounties say in a statement they responded to a crash on Highway 97C south of Logan Lake around 12:15 p.m. Thursday.
Expert: Few alternatives for cargo vessels at Vancouver port as rail links remain broken

Expert: Few alternatives for cargo vessels at Vancouver port as rail links remain broken

Vessels handling bulk cargo have to try to wait out the outages for their cargo to arrive at Port of Vancouver.