Category Archives: British Columbia
First Nation, regional district in central B.C. Interior orders wildfire evacuations
VICTORIA - Weekend winds in British Columbia's central Interior resulted in increased wildfire activity and saw evacuation orders in remote areas north of Burns Lake. The Cheslatta Carrier Nation and ...
Sep 03, 2023
Wildfire activity leads to different start for school year in North Okanagan-Shuswap
SALMON ARM - School District 83 will be taking a different approach to the start of the school year due to the wildfires in the region.The majority of students enrolled in the North Okanagan-Shuswap D...
Sep 03, 2023
Evacuation orders downgraded in B.C. Interior in wake of two major wildfires
KAMLOOPS - Evacuation orders for 26 properties in British Columbia's Kamloops and Shuswap Lake areas affected by two separate wildfires have been lifted and downgraded to alert status.The Thompson-Nic...
Sep 02, 2023
Twenty six properties on evacuation order in B.C. wildfire zones dropped to alert
VICTORIA - Evacuation orders for 26 properties in British Columbia's Kamloops and Shuswap Lake areas affected by two separate wildfires have been lifted and downgraded to alert status. The Thompson-Ni...
Sep 02, 2023
DFO raises awareness of illegal fishing along Indian Arm
CHILLIWACK - Fisheries and Oceans Canada is raising the alarm about what it describes as "rampant illegal fishing" in certain British Columbia waters protected for finfish.The department says its offi...
Sep 02, 2023
Ecologists say life will return to B.C. wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back
The charred hills surrounding Lake Okanagan in the B.C. Interior will likely look very different in a year's time and beyond as life returns to the wildfire-ravaged landscape, ecologists predict. An e...
Sep 02, 2023
New COVID variant no cause for parental panic, says doctor, but kids need flu shot
VANCOUVER - A pediatric infectious disease doctor says there's nothing to suggest that British Columbia parents sending kids back to school next week need to make big changes in how they manage COVID-...
Sep 01, 2023
A look at British Columbia's 12 wildfires of note
Twelve of the 400 or so blazes burning in British Columbia are described by the province's wildfire service as "wildfires of note," meaning they are highly visible or pose a threat to public safety. H...
Sep 01, 2023
Two key fires in Okanagan, B.C., are under control, but winds pose challenge to north
KELOWNA, B.C. - Two of the three fires making up a devastating wildfire complex that destroyed almost 200 homes around Lake Okanagan in the B.C. Interior are now under control. But the BC Wildfire Ser...
Sep 01, 2023
It's joy mixed with sorrow as Ukrainian children go back to school in the midst of war
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) - In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the...
Sep 01, 2023