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As B.C. temperatures soar, advocates call for rules to keep rental housing cool
VANCOUVER – Advocates for renters in British Columbia say it’s time to consider setting a…
Power outage for new B.C. ferry forces trip cancellations on first day
NANAIMO, B.C. – The inaugural sailings for a passenger ferry between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo,…
Sizzling hot spell settles over B.C., adding to wildfire woes
VANCOUVER – Wildfire crews battling several major blazes around British Columbia had a busy but…
Records tumble as heat wave spreads from B.C.’s south coast to Interior, hitting 40 C
VANCOUVER – During British Columbia’s heat dome in 2021, Nasrin Moshiri had to resort to…
Housing minister says federal government should have stayed in housing game
BURNABY, B.C. – Housing Minister Sean Fraser says the federal government should have never got…
RCMP make arrests again at B.C. logging blockades after court odyssey
LAKE COWICHAN, B.C. – Mounties are back enforcing an injunction against anti-logging protesters on Vancouver…
Air conditioners ‘a necessity’ as B.C. heat breaks records set almost a century ago
VANCOUVER – When Nicky Fried and her husband arrived in Vancouver from South Africa more…
A look at British Columbia’s heat wave, by the numbers
A protracted heat wave has settled over the southern half of British Columbia, sending temperatures…
Forecasted winds pose biggest wildfire threat amid heat wave: BC Wildfire Service
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – While scorching temperatures were expected to reach their climax Tuesday in a…
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.…
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…
B.C. puts fish protection orders in place as heat, drought persists
BURNABY, B.C. – The British Columbia government is putting fish protection orders in place for…
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…
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 the suspected getaway…
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,…
Campers evacuated after flaring wildfire trapped them in southern B.C. backcountry
VANCOUVER – About 80 campers have been evacuated from Cathedral Provincial Park in southern British…
Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for B.C. Fraser River pink salmon run
VICTORIA – Pink salmon returns to British Columbia’s Fraser River are exceeding original forecasts, prompting…
Wildfire evacuations ordered for thousands of people in West Kelowna, B.C.
Hundreds of properties were ordered to evacuate late Thursday under threat from a wildfire near…
‘Like 100 years of firefighting in one night’: The battle for West Kelowna, in quotes
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Here’s what some people are saying about the unfolding wildfire disaster…
The latest news on the wildfires in British Columbia
KELOWNA, B.C. – A state of emergency has been declared in British Columbia, as threatening…
A timeline of events related to wildfire threat in the Okanagan, B.C.
WEST KELOWNA, B.C. – Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate from West Kelowna…
B.C. declares wildfire emergency amid desperate battle to save West Kelowna
WEST KELOWNA – Homes were ablaze on Friday in West Kelowna, B.C., with firefighters locked…
B.C. state of emergency helps rapid response to raging wildfires: Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government’s decision to declare a provincial state of…
A front-row seat to devastation on the shores of Lake Okanagan
KELOWNA – The eerie calm on the Kelowna waterfront Saturday morning was broken by the…