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New evacuation orders issued even as cooler weather aids B.C. wildfire fight

Hundreds of Kootenay residents told to pack up and leave immediately overnight Wednesday

Jul 25, 2024 8:38 AM Read more >

50 First Dates Project spawns monthly 'Meet a Stranger' events in Victoria

Personal project grows into a monthly community event

Jul 25, 2024 8:33 AM Read more >

Is B.C.’s precarious resident orca population swimming a path to extinction?

Researchers say coast’s signature animal in a period of accelerating decline that presages the end

Jul 25, 2024 8:00 AM Read more >

UPDATE: Wildfire evacuation ordered for Argenta and Johnsons Landing, and new alert issued for additional properties

The evacuation order includes 191 properties on the east shore of Kootenay Lake

Jul 25, 2024 7:13 AM Read more >

Canada tracking for another strong Olympics after Tokyo’s record medal haul

‘I believe this is as strong a Team Canada that we’ve ever seen at the Summer Games’

Jul 25, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Island 7s rugby player overcomes injury to tackle 2024 Olympic Games

Longtime Castaway Wanderer rugby club player overcomes injury for 2024 Olympics

Jul 25, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Buildings burn in Jasper as wildfire smoke forces some fire crews out

Parks Canada says the fire has caused significant losses within the town

Jul 25, 2024 6:30 AM Read more >

Canada’s premiers wrestle with growing impact of climate change disasters

‘Not only is there an enormously high degree of risk, we’re realizing (it) is only going to increase’

Jul 25, 2024 6:00 AM Read more >

Highway 95 closes south of Golden, more evacuation orders

An evacuation centre is set up at the Golden Senior Centre

Jul 24, 2024 11:47 PM Read more >

UPDATE: Wildfire evacuation order issued for Silverton and Wilson Creek

Many rural properties also added to an earlier order

Jul 24, 2024 9:21 PM Read more >