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The B.C. Wildfire Service said the Quilpituk Creek wildfire experienced significant growth on Monday, but it is growing up the slope and away from community areas.

Five UN rapporteurs have written to the government of Canada calling on it to do more to protect Sikh activist Moninder Singh, who has received four "duty to warn" letters for his activism in favour of a separate Sikh homeland. The UN experts say Singh may have been targeted for speaking to the world body, and ask for the Canadian government to respond.

"We were holding our own, but homes around me began to start on fire and it changed the whole game," Jeff Moore, whose cabin was on Okanagan Lake, told Global News.

The Shambhala Music Festival ran from July 24 to 27 in Salmo River Ranch and about 50,000 people attended, according to B.C. Highway Patrol.

Mounties say the investigation began in September 2024 after a person came forward to police. The alleged offences took place between 2004 and 2008.

The Old Trails Fire is one of three major blazes burning around Spokane, forcing some 67,000 people to evacuate and destroying at least 700 structures.

'For our community, it's measured in homes, family histories and places people have spent all of their lives,' Chief Dan Wilson of the Okanagan Indian Band said.

From more than 300 nominations, we're asking you to pick between 32 finalists in this month-long competition to determine the best of this province's roadside attractions.

One man has been found dead after a mid-air collision between two aircraft on Monday in Chilliwack, B.C., according to an RCMP statement.

The Transportation Safety Board (TSB) said it is deploying investigators after two Cessna 172 aircraft crashed in mid-air on Monday near Chilliwack Airport.

One man has been found dead after a mid-air collision between two aircraft on Monday in Chilliwack, B.C., according to an RCMP statement.

Canadian Blood Services has put out a " very urgent " call for donations across the country after its supply of blood dropped nearly 20 per cent since June. Meanwhile, thousands of northern B.C. residents have signed a petition asking for a donation site to be reestablished in Prince George.

Hundreds of jobs have been lost as Canfor and other major companies close mills across B.C. with the Vancouver-based multinational calling the decisions 'gut-wrenching.'

Youth across Canada are increasingly reaching out for help by text in the middle of the night, according to a national mental health support service for children and teens.

Two planes from a pair of flight schools crashed Monday while flying near the city of Chilliwack in British Columbia's Fraser Valley.

Two planes from a pair of flight schools crashed Monday while flying near the city of Chilliwack in British Columbia's Fraser Valley.

A small plane was found in a pond near Industrial Access Road in Chilliwack and the RCMP Underwater Recovery Team was called in.

With thousands forced from their homes due to fires around Okanagan Lake, the Salvation Army in Vernon has become a place for people to gather as they figure out what's next.

In 1969, Brian Surerus traded his pick-up truck for a dump truck. That move changed the course of his life.

Canada and separated Alberta could reach pipeline shipment deals. But there are no guarantees in trade talks, experts say.

As B.C. and Alberta move toward permanent time, southeast B.C. is still deciding where it fits. A regional survey is feeding into a final decision expected before November.

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