Wednesday, June 17, 2026
ADVT 
National

Two die in crash on Highway 1 near Ashcroft, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 Jul, 2020 06:34 PM
  • Two die in crash on Highway 1 near Ashcroft, B.C.

Two people are dead after a crash on Highway 1 near Ashcroft, B.C., that also set off a grass fire.

RCMP say a woman driving a Honda Civic crossed the centre line and hit a semi truck head-on.

The woman in the Honda was killed in the crash and the driver of the truck also died after it veered off the road and burst into flames.

Ashcroft Fire Chief Josh White says the vehicle was fully involved in flames when their crews arrived.

White says they fought most of the grass fire before the B.C. Wildfire Service took over.

The fire grew to about 1.4 hectares.

MORE National ARTICLES

21-Yr-Old NOAH DIDHRA Wanted In 2017 Surrey Bystander Shooting

Surrey RCMP are looking for Noah Didhra after arrest warrant were issued for him in the 2017 shooting case which injured an innocent bystander  

21-Yr-Old NOAH DIDHRA Wanted In 2017 Surrey Bystander Shooting

Abbotsford Police Issue Warning After Convicted Sex Offender Taylor Albert Dueck Released Into Community

Taylor Albert DUECK, 25-years-old, is subject to a public notification issued by the Abbotsford Police Department.

Abbotsford Police Issue Warning After Convicted Sex Offender Taylor Albert Dueck Released Into Community

Some Canadians Returning From Wuhan Will Be Coming To BC

Adrian Dix, Minister of Health, and Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia’s provincial health officer, have issued the following joint statement regarding updates on the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in British Columbia:

Some Canadians Returning From Wuhan Will Be Coming To BC

Noise Ticket Violates Edmonton Street Preacher's Charter Rights: Advocacy Group

EDMONTON - A conservative legal advocacy organization says it will be representing a street preacher who was issued a ticket under a noise bylaw that the group alleges goes against his freedom of expression.    

Noise Ticket Violates Edmonton Street Preacher's Charter Rights: Advocacy Group

Upgrade On Track For Aging IT System Handling Old-age Benefits, Minister Says

Upgrade On Track For Aging IT System Handling Old-age Benefits, Minister Says
OTTAWA - Canada's seniors minister says work to update the computer system handling old-age security payments to a new platform is on track to be done by the end of the year.    

Upgrade On Track For Aging IT System Handling Old-age Benefits, Minister Says

Trudeau Faces Tough Campaigning In Africa For UN Security Council Seat

OTTAWA - Suddenly, the Liberal government is all about Africa, and there is a very practical political reason for that — avoiding an embarrassing defeat in a major upcoming international election.

Trudeau Faces Tough Campaigning In Africa For UN Security Council Seat