An 18 year-old from Chilliwack has been arrested for allegedly going double the speed limit on his motorcycle on a highway near Merritt.
A B-C Highway Patrol officer says the teen was travelling at a speed of up to 209 kilometres per hour in a 100 kilometres per hour zone last week.
The motorcycle driver tried to evade police by doing a U-turn, but wiped out and was taken into custody by an R-C-M-P officer.
The driver is facing multiple charges and is set to appear in court next month.
Road closures between 102 Avenue and 104 Avenue on 128 Street are in place due to a serious motor vehicle collision. The road closure is in effect until further notice. 7 people from the two vehicles were injured and have been transported to local hospital.
Langley R-C-M-P say the driver of the Mercedes allegedly struck the cyclist and left the scene before officers arrived, but was quickly located. Police say the factors contributing to the crash have yet to be determined and no charges have yet been laid.
Smoke had also started spreading to the Whistler, Howe Sound and Sunshine Coast areas, causing variable but hazy conditions, the weather agency said Thursday. It said smoke impacts may be worse at higher elevations in the Okanagan, but rain may provide some relief.
That video, which calls the passport Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "colouring book" because it features images of a squirrel eating a nut and a man raking leaves, reached nearly a million people in a week, far exceeding Poilievre's other recent videos.
WestJet said Friday it's ramping up operations as quickly as possible, but warned that the full resumption of operations will take time. The airline encouraged travellers to continue to check the status of their flight before heading to the airport.
The Insurance Corporation of B-C is warning that roads will be busier than usual this weekend and the Crown agency is asking people to drive carefully. It says, on average, two people are killed and 480 people are injured in crashes during the Victoria Day long weekend each year.