B.C.

The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia
KELOWNA, B.C. – A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia, as threatening…

‘Like 100 years of firefighting in one night’: The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Here’s what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster…

Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.
Hundreds of properties were ordered to evacuate late Thursday under threat from a wildfire near…

Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run
VICTORIA – Pink salmon returns to British Columbia’s Fraser River are exceeding original forecasts, prompting…

Campers evacuated after flaring wildfire trapped them in southern B.C. backcountry
VANCOUVER – About 80 campers have been evacuated from Cathedral Provincial Park in southern British…

A look at British Columbia’s heat wave, by the numbers
VANCOUVER – A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia,…

B.C. police seek suspected getaway driver in killing of Sikh temple leader Nijjar
SURREY, B.C. – Homicide investigators in British Columbia say they are seeking the suspected getaway…

B.C. First Nation band councillor found dead, man arrested
SURREY, B.C. – A band councillor with a Metro Vancouver First Nation has been found…

B.C. puts fish protection orders in place as heat, drought persists
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia government is putting fish protection orders in place for…

Two decades later, record wildfires in Kelowna, B.C. are dwarfed by current season
KELOWNA, B.C. – It’s been about five years since Jesse Zeman began a summer ritual…

B.C. First Nations coalition seeks leave to join case to support salmon farm closures
VICTORIA – A coalition representing 19 British Columbia First Nations and the Union of B.C.…

Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – While scorching temperatures were expected to reach their climax Tuesday in a…

A look at British Columbia’s heat wave, by the numbers
A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures…

Air conditioners ‘a necessity’ as B.C. heat breaks records set almost a century ago
VANCOUVER – When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more…

RCMP make arrests again at B.C. logging blockades after court odyssey
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Mounties are back enforcing an injunction against anti-logging protesters on Vancouver…