British Columbia

Fire threatens homes near West Kelowna, evacuation orders, alerts issued in Kelowna

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. - A fast-burning wildfire threatening West Kelowna, B.C., is challenging fire crews as they brace for what the operations director with BC Wildfire Service has predicted will be the...

Aug 18, 2023

Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run

VICTORIA - The run of pink salmon in British Columbia's Fraser River is exceeding expectations this summer. The Pacific Salmon Commission is increasing its projections of pink salmon returns to possib...

Aug 17, 2023

BC Wildfire Service warns of 'extreme' fire behaviour due to heat wave and dry winds

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia Wildfire Service says hot and dry weather is contributing to "extreme fire behaviour" in the southern Interior as a ridge of high pressure settled over the provin...

Aug 17, 2023

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 dead. Sgt. Timothy Pierotti of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says officers are investigating the death ...

Aug 16, 2023

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 a third suspect in the killing of Surrey Sikh temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, who was gunned down on June 18. Sgt. Ti...

Aug 16, 2023

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 of boxing up keepsakes and personal effects to ship to relatives because he worried his home in Kelowna, B.C., would ...

Aug 16, 2023

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. Indian Chiefs has applied jointly to the Federal Court to intervene in a case involving the closure of fish ...

Aug 16, 2023

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, sending temperatures in some places into the 40s this week. Here's a look at data associated with the hot spe...

Aug 16, 2023

Winds, heat and lightning trigger concern as two British Columbia wildfires surge

VANCOUVER - Wildfire crews in British Columbia are bracing for an incoming weather system expected to bring strong winds and dry lightning by Thursday, but conditions are already flaring in at least t...

Aug 16, 2023

B.C. wildlife association reports uptick in heat-related calls, hospital admissions

BURNABY, B.C. - As high temperature records fall across southern British Columbia, a wildlife rescue group is warning of the heat risks for animals. Kimberly Stephens, the hospital manager for the Wil...

Aug 16, 2023