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Police target Nickelback fans in B.C., nab 18 alleged drunk drivers
Chad Kroeger of Nickelback performs alongside Ryan Peake as the band performs during the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston LAKE COWICHAN — Police on Vancouver Island say roadside checks set up for a Nickelback concert this month resulted in 142 breath demands and netted 18 alleged drunk drivers. The BC Highway Patrol says 54 other types of violation tickets were handed out after the checks were conducted in Lake Cowichan, B.C., for the concert by the rock band on Aug. 9. The alcohol screenings resulted in 13 drivers being issued immediate 90-day driving prohibitions, four receiving three-day prohibitions and one 24-hour ban. The Nickelback concert at the Laketown Amphitheatre was billed by ticket retailers as the band's first performance on Vancouver Island in 20 years. BC Highway Patrol says it also made 220 roadside breath demands during the previous weekend around Lake Cowichan for the four-day Sunfest concert festival. These resulted in 11 driving prohibitions and 172 other violation tickets. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 19, 2025.
Yahoo
11-08-2025
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B.C. woman injured, hospitalized after being struck by beer can thrown from truck
A British Columbia woman was injured and required "life-saving first aid" after police say she was struck by a half-empty beer can thrown from a passing vehicle. RCMP say it happened close to midnight on Saturday near Lake Cowichan in the area of Youbou and Meades Creek roads. Police say the 22-year-old woman was walking with three others when she was struck by the can that they believe came from a moving pickup truck. The woman's injuries have not been released, but police say she suffered a medical emergency and was "revived through life-saving first aid on scene." Police say the victim was taken to hospital and is in stable condition. Investigators are asking for anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident to contact police. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 11, 2025. Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press
CTV News
11-08-2025
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Woman hit with half-empty beer can thrown from moving pickup on Vancouver Island
An open can is shown in this stock image. (Credit: Shutterstock) A woman on Vancouver Island required 'lifesaving first aid' after she was hit by a half-empty beer can tossed out the window of a moving vehicle, according to authorities. Mounties in Lake Cowichan were called to the scene near Youbou and Meades Creek roads Saturday, where the woman had been walking with three other people around 11:45 p.m., the RCMP said in a statement. 'A 22-year-old woman was allegedly struck by an opened, partially drank, can of beer thrown from a moving pickup truck,' an RCMP spokesperson wrote. 'The woman apparently suffered a medical emergency but was revived through lifesaving first aid on scene before being transported to hospital for treatment.' As of Sunday morning, the woman remained in hospital in stable condition, police said. Witnesses and anyone with CCTV or dash-cam video are urged to contact the Lake Cowichan RCMP detachment at 250-749-6668.
CTV News
11-08-2025
- CTV News
Woman hospitalized after being hit with beer can tossed from moving pickup: RCMP
An open can is shown in this stock image. (Credit: Shutterstock) A woman on Vancouver Island required 'lifesaving first aid' after she was hit by a half-empty beer can tossed out the window of a moving vehicle, according to authorities. Mounties in Lake Cowichan were called to the scene near Youbou and Meades Creek roads Saturday, where the woman had been walking with three other people around 11:45 p.m., the RCMP said in a statement. 'A 22-year-old woman was allegedly struck by an opened, partially drank, can of beer thrown from a moving pickup truck,' an RCMP spokesperson wrote. 'The woman apparently suffered a medical emergency but was revived through lifesaving first aid on scene before being transported to hospital for treatment.' As of Sunday morning, the woman remained in hospital in stable condition, police said. Witnesses and anyone with CCTV or dash-cam video are urged to contact the Lake Cowichan RCMP detachment at 250-749-6668.
