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Fires in Western Canada creating own weather systems, experts say
VANCOUVER – A combination of intense heat and drought conditions is causing wildfires in Western…
Fairy Creek protesters defend felling small trees in order to impede police
PORT RENFREW, B.C. – A protest group is defending the actions of its members who…
B.C. public health order places moratorium on new mink farms due to COVID-19
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – British Columbia has placed a moratorium on new mink farms and capped…
Doctors, air pollution experts forecast worsening health effects of wildfire smoke
VANCOUVER – Health experts warn that a shift in mindset and new solutions are needed…
B.C. RCMP say Fairy Creek activists cut 18 trees to block vehicle access
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – The Mounties in British Columbia say protesters breaching an injunction against…
Expert: climate change expected to bring longer wildfire seasons and more area burned
VANCOUVER – A combination of drought, heat and drier fuels is causing larger areas to…
Rio Tinto smelter workers go on strike in Kitimat, B.C.
KITIMAT, B.C. – Approximately 900 Rio Tinto workers at the company’s aluminum smelting facilities in…
B.C. welcomes 100 firefighters from Mexico to help fight raging wildfires
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – British Columbia’s public safety minister heaped praise on 100 firefighters from Mexico…
RCMP say they broke up fight between rival biker gangs in British Columbia
CRANBROOK, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia say they had to break up a fight…
B.C.’s fluid wildfire situation prompts evacuations for some, relief for others
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Cooler temperatures gave firefighting crews in British Columbia some reprieve on Friday…
B.C. tips over 80 per cent for first vaccine shot as COVID-19 cases climb
VICTORIA – COVID-19 case counts in British Columbia keep climbing, with the latest daily figure…
Former B.C. clerk pleads not guilty to five charges, trial set for January
VICTORIA – The former clerk of the B.C. legislature has pleaded not guilty to five…
Wildfire crew looking for newly started fire finds B.C. hiker missing for two weeks
SQUAMISH, B.C. – A wildfire attack crew looking for a newly started forest fire instead…
Conservation officers search for coyote that bit jogger in Vancouver’s Stanley Park
VANCOUVER – The Conservation Officer Service says it is investigating a case involving another aggressive…
B.C. sees highest number of COVID-19 cases in a month
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s COVID-19 cases are creeping up again with the province reporting the…
‘Escalation’ of threats, vandalism against Vancouver churches: police
VANCOUVER – Police say there’s been a “dramatic increase” in the number of vandalism or…
Pile of snow pulled passenger plane off runway in Terrace, B.C.: TSB
RICHMOND, B.C. – Safety changes have been made after a WestJet Encore passenger plane went…
Unifor issues 72-hour strike notice at Rio Tinto facilities in Kitimat, Kemano, B.C.
KITIMAT, B.C. – The union representing Rio Tinto employees in British Columbia has issued a…
B.C. premier commits support for tourism industry reeling from wildfires, COVID-19
CASTLEGAR, B.C. – British Columbia’s premier is vowing to continue supporting the tourism industry, which…
State of local emergency lifted after fatal crane collapse in Kelowna, B.C.
KELOWNA, B.C. – An evacuation order has been lifted in an area around the British…
Judge issues reasons for rejecting new evidence in Meng Wanzhou’s extradition case
VANCOUVER – A B.C. Supreme Court judge says she won’t allow proposed new evidence in…
B.C. government puts 18-month ban on rodenticides to help protect wildlife
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has temporarily banned the sale of rodenticides to protect owls…
Canfor to curtail production at Canadian sawmills due to extreme wildfire conditions
VANCOUVER – Canfor Corp. says it is curtailing production capacity at its Canadian sawmills beginning…
State of emergency declared in British Columbia over growing wildfires
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s public safety minister has declared a provincial state of emergency over…