Put the phone down and put the seatbelts on. September is the Distracted Drivers and Occupant Restraint Campaign, and BC Highway Patrol is reminding drivers across BC that disobeying the law is unsafe and comes with a price. “Everybody should know by now that it’s illegal to handle your cell phone behind the wheel, and […]

Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue responded to a reported structure fire at a single-family residence on Austad Lane in West Trail at 9:06 a.m. on the morning of Aug. 27, according to a press release issued by KBRFR. “Trail Station 374 firefighters arrived to find heavy black smoke coming from the home,” the release read. […]

Niki Sharma, Attorney General, has released the following statement regarding Meta announcing new safeguards on its platforms for young people in the U.S.: “Canadian children deserve the same online protections as American children. “The recent $18-billion settlement between Meta and a coalition of U.S. states, involving allegations that Meta’s platforms contributed to harms experienced by […]

As children prepare for the transition to school, BC Children’s Hospital is providing advice to families to help navigate this period, noting that the volume of emergency department visits of patients presenting with mental health concerns increases during this time. Last year, BC Children’s saw a 37 per cent increase in the volume of emergency […]