British Columbia news

Whether it be livestock or household pets, animals are getting caught up in wildfire evacuations too.

Anyone on an evacuation alert should be prepared to leave their home on short notice, the B.C. government warns.

A group that represents B.C. traffic flaggers is threatening to shut down three major Metro Vancouver bridges if the driver in a recent hit and run isn’t charged.

A group that represents B.C. traffic flaggers is threatening to shut down three major Metro Vancouver bridges if the driver in a recent hit and run isn’t charged.

The biggest B.C. wildfire evacuation centre is in Kamloops. It’s about 100 kilometres from the closest – and biggest – fire in the province. Paul Haysom finds out how some of the thousands of evacuees are coping.

Residents of the Central B.C. town of 100 Mile House were told to leave as flames got precariously close to their community. Ted Chernecki reports.

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in British Columbia is making its way across Western Canada, and even into the United States.

Help from other provinces and the federal government began pouring in Monday for firefighters and thousands of evacuees grappling with wildfires raging across British Columbia.

An unusually cold spring in Wells Gray provincial park meant the 2017 tourist season was already off to a slow start, but the closure of the park due to the wildfire risk means tour operators are now feeling financially stressed.

Delta Police were forced to break the windows of two separate vehicles to rescue two dogs in distress Sunday afternoon.

B.C. declared a state of emergency Friday after about 140 new fires broke out. By Sunday, crews were battling 220 blazes.

The person responsible for the 2014 death of Jaylen Sandhu in Surrey has been sentenced.

Federal aircraft, cots and blankets have arrived in B.C. following the provincial government’s call for help as wildfires continue to ravage parts of the province.

Mon, Jul 10: Williams Lake school bus driver Al Navra talks about transporting displaced families to evacuation centres

Mon, Jul 10: Employees of the Williams Lake Canadian Tire outlet describe their efforts to provide needed equipment and supplies to wildfire evacuees

Wildfires continue to blaze across the province with dozens of communities under evacuation orders and alerts. About 14,000 people have been forced from their homes.

During a press conference Monday, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale outlined these recommendations he and the federal government has for everyone who might find themselves in or near a wildfire evacuation zone in B.C.

A demo cow, interactive displays and goats on the roof of a machine that turns cow manure into electricity are just a sampling of activities to try at Abbotsford's educational dairy farm.

Despite keen interest from the public, there's no indication the iconic Martin Mars water bomber will be pulled out of retirement to fight B.C.'s wildfires.

Residents of Fort McMurray, Alberta donate essentials to families displaced by wildfire evacuations

A fire ban has been extended for all of B.C.

Homicide officers are investigating a double homicide in a Vancouver West End apartment building.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale will be speaking to media at 12:15pm CST about the assistance the federal government is providing with the wildfires in British Columbia.

Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale spoke to media at 12:15pm CST about the assistance the federal government is providing with the wildfires in British Columbia.

The B.C. Wildfire Service says structures have been lost due to this fire but it has not been determined how many at this time.

Canada’s two biggest airlines are offering discounts on flights out of the B.C. Interior due to the ongoing wildfires situation.

Jay-Z's 31-date tour will visit Montreal, Toronto, Edmonton and Vancouver.

Mon, Jul 10: VIDEO: A heartbreaking look at what was once a landmark, convenience and cornerstone of a community for people living in, and travelling through the Chilcotin. This shows the aftermath at Lee’s Corner left behind by the fire.

Saskatchewan is sending crews to B.C. to help with the wildfire crisis.

A 1,500 hectare burning north of Princeton today remains zero per cent contained.

Global BC’s Paul Haysom is in Kamloops outside the evacuation centre with more on the state of the fire in Ashcroft and how you can help.

At least 220 fires are burning and more than 8,500 people have been forced from their homes, including about 1,500 ordered out of 100 Mile House on Sunday night.

A longtime B.C. breeder and his elegant apricot-tinged rose are playing a big part in marking Vogue's 125th birthday.

Numerous large wildfires burning in the Williams Lake area have prompted thousands of evacuations from neighbouring communities. 

Wildfires raging in B.C. and western United States have forced thousands to flee their homes as winds continue to fuel the devastating fires.

A new survey by MNP, the insolvency trustee company, has found 73 per cent of British Columbians would have trouble absorbing an interest rate increase.

A weekend of wildfires in B.C.'s Interior has led to multiple evacuation orders affecting over 10,000 people and highway closures.

A weekend of wildfires in B.C.'s Interior has led to multiple evacuation orders affecting over 10,000 people and highway closures.

Dozens of wildfires are now burning across the western United States, where several homes and at least one school have been destroyed. NBC’s Dan Scheneman reports.

Reporter Nadia Stewart is in Prince George where many evacuees from the Williams Lake area have spent the past few nights. Many people pitching in to help.

Firefighters dealing with over 200 wildfires in British Columbia aren't getting much help from today's weather forecast.

On Sunday night, more evacuations were ordered in the Cariboo region. Al Richmond, Cariboo Region district chair,called in Monday morning from 100 Mile House with the latest.

A confluence of three separate factors has created the 'perfect storm' to ignite British Columbia's vicious wildfire season, experts say — a situation likely to come about more often as annual weather patterns change.

You can have as many firefighters as you want and the best technology possible, but on a dry day, there are three simple words that can dramatically change any wildfire situation for the worse.

The reality is that the majority of people who occasionally rent out their rooms or homes on Airbnb are renting their primary residence. Forcing them to jump through financial and regulatory hoops won't increase the housing supply.

It applies to every property and business in the district.

Police say a woman was the "unintended victim" of a shooting between two suspects in a residential neighbourhood in Surrey, B.C., Sunday afternoon.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 for Sunday, July 9, 2017. For the latest news and video, go to globalnews.ca/bc.

"We're going through enough."

With thousands of people forced from their homes, the Canadian Red Cross says British Columbians need to step up and help their neighbours.