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1 week ago | victorianow.com | Megan Trudeau

Police are reminding people that driving with an unsecured dog is dangerous for you and your pet after a man was ticketed on the Lougheed Highway in Burnaby. BC Highway Patrol said on April 9, 2025, a driver was issued a ticket for “driving while controls obstructed” because he was holding his dog behind the wheel. The ticket resulted in a $109 fine. “Driving is a complex task. You need all of your attention for unexpected lane changes, pedestrians, weather and obstacles”, says Cpl.

1 week ago | victorianow.com | Iain Burns

Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning. Five things you need to know Japanese carmaker Honda, which has recently benefited from Canadian taxpayer subsidies, is reportedly moving some of its production out of Canada and into the US to dodge President Donald Trump's tariffs of 25 per cent on non-US-made vehicles.

1 week ago | victorianow.com | Josh Duncan

An Abbotsford man has been banned from driving for 90 days after being busted for impaired driving in the Fraser Valley last week. The loaded dump truck he was behind the wheel of will spent a month in the impound lot. The BC Highway Patrol (BCHP) says they were alerted about the dump truck “driving dangerously” on Hwy 1 eastbound through Chilliwack around 9:30 am on Wednesday, April 9.

1 week ago | victorianow.com | Corvin Vaski

A pilot study done by researchers from UBC Okanagan (UBCO) and Thompson Rivers University (TRU) recently found that cannabis could help people recovering from substance use addictions. The study supervised cannabis use in a BC Interior residential recovery home and participants reported that the cannabis helped them manage pain, anxiety, depression and sleep issues, all key symptoms that complicate the recovery process.

1 week ago | victorianow.com | Corvin Vaski

Residents in and around Lillooet are once again without an emergency department. The ER at Lillooet Hospital and Health Centre closed its doors at 7 pm on Saturday and is not expected to be reopened until 8 am on Monday. Patients needing emergency care during the closure are asked to go to Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops. While the ER is temporarily closed, all other inpatient services will continue as normal.