British Columbia

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 as exposure to smoke from bigger wildfires becomes a regular occurrence. While the longer-term health effects of ex...

Jul 26, 2021

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 blockades set up to prevent old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island cut 18 trees. In a new...

Jul 25, 2021

More than 250 wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there are 257 wildfires currently burning in the province. That's one fewer than Saturday's update, but down from about 300 earlier in the week. There are now ...

Jul 25, 2021

Number of active wildfires in B.C. drops, one evacuation order lifted

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there are 258 wildfires currently burning in the province. That's down from 275 fires reported in its last update Friday, and down from about 300 earlier in th...

Jul 24, 2021

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 as most wildfires burned in the southern half of the province. Karley Desrosiers, fire informat...

Jul 23, 2021

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 reaching 112. Health officials had warned that infections would rise as restrictions were lifted. There ...

Jul 23, 2021

Summer CounterAttack campaign ramps up amid peak tourist season

NANAIMO - Local police are set to be out in full force on area roads through the rest of the summer months, targeting impaired drivers.The annual summer CounterAttack campaign began at the end of June...

Jul 23, 2021

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 charges including breach of trust and fraud, just as a judge tossed out one of the accusations against him. A spokesm...

Jul 23, 2021

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 coyote in Vancouver's Stanley Park. A statement posted on social media says a woman suffered m...

Jul 23, 2021

Wildfire crew responding to blaze spots hiker missing in B.C. park north of Vancouver

SQUAMISH, B.C. - Crews responding to a wildfire made a welcome discovery in the rugged backcountry of Garibaldi Provincial Park, north of Vancouver. A statement from Squamish RCMP says a hiker missing...

Jul 23, 2021