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UPDATE: Crews continue to work Bush Creek East blaze, reinforcements on the way

BC Wildfire Service, CSRD still waiting for structure loss assessment

Aug 24, 2023 5:59 AM Read more >

300-plus Lake Country properties downgraded to alert as wildfire being held

Some evacuation orders were downgraded to alerts on Wednesday afternoon

Aug 24, 2023 5:35 AM Read more >

VIDEO: Evacuation orders lifted, roads open, return to north Kelowna begins

Evacuation orders downgraded, Glenmore Rd. re-opened as the Walroy Lake wildfire now held

Aug 24, 2023 5:20 AM Read more >

North Shuswap on edge after alleged incident on Highway 1 amid wildfire

A reported permitted truck was set to bring supplies into the wildfire zone

Aug 24, 2023 12:30 AM Read more >

Bear killed after it tried to attack 5-year-old: B.C. conservation service

The bear began approaching children at a day camp in Powell River

Aug 23, 2023 8:45 PM Read more >

$8K in campfire ban fines issued in B.C. over the weekend

B.C. Conservation Officer Service doled out seven tickets in the Kootenay, South Coast regions

Aug 23, 2023 6:43 PM Read more >

Shuswap winery, vacation home saved from wildfire ‘thanks to those who stayed behind’

Staff of Celista Winery stay in fire zone to fight flames

Aug 23, 2023 5:00 PM Read more >

‘Astronomical costs’: N.W.T. politicians ponder next steps in wildfire crisis

More than 2/3rds of the 45,000-plus N.W.T. residents are living in evacuation centres and hotels

Aug 23, 2023 3:45 PM Read more >

Mother of teenage girl found dead in B.C. tearfully testifies at murder trial

Woman repeatedly wept at the mention of the girl’s name during trial of Ibrahim Ali

Aug 23, 2023 3:30 PM Read more >

‘Increasingly divisive issue’: Ma says B.C. evacuations orders must be followed

Emergency Management Minister says equipment being moved can put the ‘whole unified strategy at risk’

Aug 23, 2023 2:54 PM Read more >