LANGLEY, B.C. — Premier David Eby says the latest overdose death numbers provided by the B.C. Coroners Service are “profoundly troubling” as the province continues to face the challenge of toxic illicit drugs. The Coroners Service says toxic illicit drugs killed 206 people in B.C. in April, raising to 814 the number of overdose deaths […]

VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says large open burning will be banned across the province to prevent human-caused wildfires. Under the province’s fire ban designations, Category 2 and 3 open burning will be prohibited starting at noon Thursday. This includes large open fires, other than a campfire, that burn material in one or more […]

VANCOUVER — A flood warning has been issued for the Skeena region of northwestern British Columbia as unseasonably warm temperatures swell rivers in many areas of the province. The River Forecast Centre has posted the warning for the Skeena and Bulkley rivers and their tributaries across Wet’suwet’en and Gitxsan territories, as well as from Telkwa […]

Wildfires have prompted the City of Fort St. John, B.C., to tell all of its roughly 21,000 residents to get ready to leave on short notice, while the Peace River Regional District has issued an evacuation order for a large rural area to the north. The Stoddart Creek wildfire discovered on Saturday has grown to […]