Category Archives: British Columbia

A wildfire in the British Columbia Interior that forced a tactical evacuation of about 25 homes over the weekend is now declared as being held. The BC Wildfire Service says the classification means th...

VANCOUVER - Heat warnings across parts of southern British Columbia and Vancouver Island over the weekend have been extended into Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada says a heat warning is active for ...

Scientists have captured the first detailed images of the meeting of two tectonic plates off the coast of northern British Columbia, an area they say has the potential to generate the largest "megathr...

Another day of punishing heat and humidity is expected to hit Ontario, Quebec and the four Atlantic provinces. A heat warning from Environment Canada remains in effect for all of southern Ontario, str...

VICTORIA - An out-of-control fire outside of Kelowna with a listed size of 1.5 hectares as of 4 p.m. Sunday has led to tactical evacuations, but it is not clear yet how many people are affected. The s...

VICTORIA - The BC Wildfire Service says it will keep crews on the out-of-control Wesley Ridge wildfire near Cameron Lake for the "foreseeable future" as they deal with steep terrain and limited access...

VICTORIA - Williams Lake RCMP say 39-year-old Andrew Barber was "slurping pond water" and "munched on whatever he could find" to stay alive for several days after his truck had broken down in a remote...

VICTORIA - Expected temperatures of up to 37 C for the coming days have prompted heat warnings for parts of southern B.C. and Vancouver Islands. The heat warning first issued Saturday applies to the F...

VICTORIA - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., say a business owner sustained "life-threatening injuries" while at work during a stabbing first reported Saturday morning. Emergency crews discovered the injure...

VICTORIA - The B.C. Wildfire Service says rising temperatures will lead to more smoke from the Wesley Ridge wildfire burning on Vancouver Island. Madison Dahl, fire information officer, says the out-o...