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Category 2 and 3 fire ban for Vancouver Island starting on Friday, May 17

Fires larger than two metres or 0.2 hectares will be prohibited, as will fireworks; campfires OK

May 13, 2024 1:00 PM Read more >

FortisBC shuts down alleged osprey nest in Princeton, while controversy swirls

Princeton birders are upset by a nest possibly being removed

May 13, 2024 12:00 PM Read more >

Mill closures in northern B.C. blamed on low timber supply, excessive rules

Government acknowledges need for more supply, blames closures on corporate decisions, markets

May 13, 2024 10:47 AM Read more >

B.C. rallying resources to protect Fort Nelson from encroaching wildfire

More than 4,700 people under evacuation order Monday as blaze rages just 2.5 kilometres from town

May 13, 2024 10:25 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Missing woman last seen in Duncan found

Rose West is a 60-year-old Indigenous woman

May 13, 2024 9:34 AM Read more >

Evacuation alert issued for Traux Creek wildfire near Lillooet

The blaze is located north west of Lillooet

May 13, 2024 8:50 AM Read more >

Strong wind could push intense wildfire into B.C.’s Fort Nelson today

Fire officials worry as blaze swells to nearly 53 square kilometres, 2 kilometres away from town

May 13, 2024 7:40 AM Read more >

Country music star hosts memorial concert for Kelowna crane collapse victims

Aaron Pritchett will be at Revelry on May 19

May 13, 2024 5:20 AM Read more >

Evacuated residents launch class action lawsuit against UBC, City of Kelowna

The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Hadgraft Wilson Place residents

May 13, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

B.C.’s Fort Nelson preps ‘last stand’ as wildfires rage across Western Canada

Crews preparing for possible worst case scenario, if incoming winds push wildfire into town

May 12, 2024 5:13 PM Read more >