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‘Missing part of its soul’: Jasper residents take stock of wildfire destruction
JASPER, ALTA. – When Alice Foubert entered her home in Jasper, Alta., for the first…
Helicopter evacuations underway as wildfire threatens Yukon wilderness lodge
Brian Dack says wildfires have come close to the Kluane Wilderness Lodge in southwestern Yukon…
B.C. film company fined for flying drone too close to killer whales
PORT HARDY, B.C. – A Vancouver-based film company and its drone operator have been fined…
Pro-Palestinian encampment dismantled at Vancouver Island University
NANAIMO, B.C. – A months-long pro-Palestinian encampment at Vancouver Island University has been dismantled following…
B.C.’s Shetland Creek wildfire, which destroyed multiple homes, now considered ‘held’
The large wildfire that destroyed multiple homes in British Columbia’s southern Interior last month is…
Low water levels affecting salmon migration in B.C. streams: DFO
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Low water levels brought on by years of severe drought, paired with…
‘Welcome back’: Jasper residents return to homes following devastating wildfire
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA – More than three weeks after everyone in Jasper had to flee…
Injured B.C. bear put down after being fed watermelon: RCMP
COQUITLAM, B.C. – RCMP in Coquitlam, B.C., say an injured bear had to be put…
‘Downturn’ in weather expected to dampen wildfire activity in southeastern B.C.
British Columbia’s wildfire service says thunderstorms carry the possibility of dry lightning strikes in some…
B.C. man sentenced to four years for manslaughter in girlfriend’s shooting death
VANCOUVER – A man who told police he was “joking around” with his girlfriend when…
Focus on recovery after fire’s ‘heartbreaking’ destruction: mayor of Slocan, B.C.
SLOCAN, B.C. – Jessica Lunn, mayor of Slocan in British Columbia’s Kootenay region, said she…
Eight hospitalized, three dozen displaced after Vancouver apartment fire
VANCOUVER – Officials with the City of Vancouver say eight people have been taken to…
Hundreds allowed to return home to Village of Slocan, B.C., after wildfire
Several hundred residents of the Village of Slocan and the surrounding area of British Columbia’s…
Indigenous nation closes B.C.’s Chilcotin River bridge, citing riverbank cracks
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A bridge over British Columbia’s Chilcotin River was closed to traffic…
Wildfires tick up with lightning in forecast for B.C.’s southern Interior
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia ticked up Friday after holding below 350…
B.C. government considers ‘Plan B’ if salmon need help through Chilcotin slide zone
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – Plans to help migrating salmon make it up British Columbia’s Chilcotin…
Residents describe sound of roaring river, breaking trees of B.C.’s landslide waters
Max Paulhus says he could hear wood breaking and a roaring sound before an approaching…
Disaster threat from B.C. landslide’s river waters decreases, says emergency minister
VANCOUVER – A “grateful” emergency management minister says the threat of a flood disaster along…
B.C. officials warn of dangers around Fraser, Chilcotin River banks as water tops dam
VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says it’s “extremely unsafe” to be near the banks of…
Vancouver’s July home sales slid 5% from last year, listings up 20%
VANCOUVER – Greater Vancouver Realtors says last month’s home sales in the region dropped five…
‘Massive’ B.C. landslide blocking river may burst, sending a torrent of water, debris
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A landslide of debris piled 30 metres high and 600 metres…
Eight people charged after drug-trafficking investigation in B.C.’s Lower Mainland
SURREY, B.C. – Police in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland say a yearslong drug-trafficking investigation has…
Before fires, ‘we were having a great season,’ Barkerville, B.C.’s media manager says
When Stewart Cawood returned to British Columbia’s historic gold rush town of Barkerville earlier this…
Dry, hot spell to return to southern B.C. after rains, cooler weather dampen fires
VANCOUVER – Recent rains and cooler temperatures have knocked down wildfire activity in parts of…