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An evacuation alert has been issued by the District of Clearwater as wildfires in the area continue to grow.

While crews continue to battle B.C. blazes, seven students are spending their summer working in the forest to prevent wildfires. They were selected to be part of Logan Lake's Wildfire Mitigation program, which is the first of its kind in the country.

Beedie Group, in a Friday media release, announced it has submitted an amended application for 105 Keefer Street, a condo proposal voted down by council in June.

Music promoter Jerry Kruz brought psychedelic bands like the Grateful Dead to Vancouver in the 1960s.

Café Medina bar manager Marc Slingsby-Jones makes two drinks - ‘Ipanema’ and ‘La Canaria’ - ahead of the Pride Crawl Fundraiser for Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation

A new Vancouver theatre company is making its debut this weekend.

Sat, Jul 15: Some of the world’s best female fastpitch players will be on the diamonds at Surrey’s Softball City this weekend to wrap up the 2017 Canada Cup International Softball Championship. The tournament’s President and Chairman Greg Timm sits down with Jay Janower to talk about the success of this year’s event.

Sat, Jul 15: The final race of BC Superweek’s nine cycling events wraps in White Rock this weekend. Jay Janower sits down with organizers to discuss how this series has fast become one of the most prestigious pro-cycling events in North America.

Sat, Jul 15: More than 45 restaurants and bars around Vancouver are presenting a special Pride-themed cocktail as part of the Pride Crawl that runs until August 6th. The fundraiser supports the Dr. Peter AIDS Foundation, a facility in Vancouver’s West End that provides services for British Columbians who face poverty, homelessness, mental illness, addictions...

Sat, Jul 15: Top gardening tips from the folks at Gardenworks. Gardening expert Michelle Tornai from Gardenworks shows Yvonne Schalle how to safely transplant houseplants outside, where can enjoy the warm summer weather. Tornai uses a beach theme, incorporating sand and shells to enhance the look of her planters.

Sat, Jul 15: This week in Open House, W Network star Todd Talbot is taking his own advice and listing it. The ‘Love it or List it Vancouver’ realtor is putting his fully renovated Lions Bay home on the market. Kaitlyn Herbst explains where he’s planning to move his young family this summer and the...

Everyone is hoping the weather co-operates Saturday after progress was made on some of the 167 wildfires burning across the province.

Wildfires and evacuations in B.C.'s Interior threatened to derail the wedding a couple had planned for two years

Wildfires and evacuations in B.C.'s Interior threatened to derail the wedding a couple had planned for two years

The first festival took place in a muddy field in Stanley Park. This weekend, about 50,000 people are expected to show up at Jericho Beach to for the 40th festival.

The number of people in B.C. who have been forced from their homes due to spreading wildfires has taken a huge jump, after a few days of relative calm, new weather conditions are fanning flames.

The number of people in B.C. who have been forced from their homes due to spreading wildfires has crept up to over 17,400 as, after a few days of relative calm, new weather conditions are fanning flames.

New evacuation orders and alerts have been issued throughout B.C.'s central Interior on Saturday. Winds and lightning are expected this afternoon, which has firefighters preparing for increased fire action.

An evacuation order has been issued in Loon Lake, B.C., and alerts have been issued in three other areas of the Cariboo region. Winds and lightning are expected this afternoon, which has firefighters preparing for increased fire action.

For years, headlines have screamed warnings that Canada's housing bubble risks bursting, drying up the foreign investment fuelling the market's frenzy. But what if it doesn't?

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It's the first major job of John Horgan's premiership: building a cabinet. Over the past few weeks, Horgan has been busy mapping who will sit at the table once the political game of musical chairs ends. There is much to be determined for the NDP leader ...and more »

NDP premier-designate John Horgan faces a number of challenges in building a cabinet including regional breakdown, gender diversity and keeping his MLAs happy.

The grandchildren of Annie Kruger remember her lighting an Export A Green cigarette, throwing on her logger's jacket, and heading out to set fires near Penticton, B.C.

Saanich Police took a man back into custody on Friday a mere hour after he'd been released for a different offence.

North Shore Rescue says the woman was hiking alone when she went off-trail, around Suicide Bluffs on Mount Seymour.

Culver City Salads co-founder says there is plenty of demand for vegan and gluten-free food truck food.

In Metro Vancouver, Richmond, New Westminster, Burnaby, Surrey and Delta might be charred to a crisp.

Flight 374 from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport diverted to an airport outside Glasgow as a precautionary measure after a "light smell of burning" was detected, the airline said.

A tourist hiking Mount Seymour is back home safe after losing her way Friday night.

Fri, Jul 14: Firefighters are preparing for an unpredictable weekend with high winds in the forecast. Paul Johnson has more.

To help learn the game, 13 families have traveled to Kelowna to attend hockey camps with their young players.

Watch Global News Hour at 6 with Chris Gailus and Sophie Lui for Friday, July 14, 2017.

Kalli Sheppard, 22, of Peterborough will compete at he 2017 Figure, Fitness and Physique Canadian Nationals July 29th in Surrey BC.

The alert applies to all of Clinton except for the Chasm Mill site.

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Fri, Jul 14: A new report says the latest ‘Planet of the Apes’ movie, opening today, was an economic bonanza for the B.C. economy. John Hua has the numbers.

Fri, Jul 14: Global’s Lynn Colliar got a rare look at the front lines of the fight against one of B.C’s biggest wildfires near Ashcroft.

Fri, Jul 14: Williams Lake still on evacuation alert, watching the weather 10,000 Williams Lake residents are holding their breath watching the weather forecast, with high winds and high temperatures predicted for this weekend. Sophie Lui reports.

Fri, Jul 14: Despite an evacuation order in the Chilcotin area, where the Hanceville fires cover an estimated 10,000 hectares, some people are refusing to leave. Sophie Lui has that story.

Fri, Jul 14: The mayors of Surrey and New Westminster are using this weekend’s maintenance closure of the Pattullo Bridge to remind the region that the span needs to be replaced before its shut down permanently. Ted Chernecki reports.

Fri, Jul 14: The man who killed RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett in a drunk driving crash is going to prison for four years. Jill Bennett explains how his guilty plea likely factored into his sentence.

Premier-designate John Horgan says the only direct road link between Sooke and the rest of Greater Victoria is overdue for improvements that could reduce closures and accidents.

People displaced from their homes after a massive fire in Kelowna last Saturday are getting some help finding a new place to live.

The Princeton Emergency Support Services (ESS) reception centre is looking for volunteers with clerical experience to help evacuees fill out paperwork...

The Queen of Nanaimo helped rescue seven people whose speedboat had run aground near Galiano Island.

A day before Kristine Newell’s latest sale was supposed to close, the Prince George real estate agent was tossed a giant curveball — the buyers were being denied home insurance because the property was within 50 kilometres of a wildfire.

A B.C. family racing against time to raise money for a potentially life-saving treatment got their wish for a miracle answered on Friday.

B.C. hated photo radar. But with a rash of excessive speeding, is it time to bring it back?

The crash witness says the motorcyclist was travelling well in excess of the 50 kilometre speed limit.

Fri, Jul 14: Incident Commander Hugh Murdoch on recent aerial and ground attacks around 100 Mile House, and fire-fighting strategies for the weekend.