3 hours Turpel-Lafond won't sue CBC over Cree heritage report that took 'heavy toll': lawyer The lawyer for a former judge whose claims to be Cree were questioned in a CBC investigation says his client is not considering legal action against the broadcaster after the Law Society of British Columbia this week backed her claims of Indigenous heritage.
10 hours B.C. wildfire count drops amid cool, wet weather, but about 400 still burn The B.C. Wildfire Service says winds fanned by a cold front were to blame for the rapid expansion of an out-of-control fire near Golden, B.C., and it warns of similar fire behaviour even as it brings in rains and cooler weather.
1 day B.C. lets wineries import grapes for 2024 vintages after 'devastating' winter losses The B.C. government says wineries can import grapes and juice to make their 2024 vintages after "devastating" losses this winter.
1 day 90% of B.C. communities adopt province's plans for more small-scale housing Almost all British Columbia communities have adopted the provincial government's plan to tackle the housing crisis by allowing more multi-unit homes on properties.
1 day Fire numbers fall in B.C. as blaze near Golden destroys homes, spurs evacuation Firefighters in British Columbia are expecting the warmer-than-usual weather to ease off today, fueling hope for more respite in their battle against more than 400 blazes.
2 days Lessons learned being applied to fight wildfires, as 550 people under evacuation orders: Eby Eby says the province is applying lessons learned from last year’s record season to fight this year's wildfires, as 550 people are under evacuation orders.
2 days B.C. First Nation gets $147M from Ottawa for lost water rights 131 years ago The federal government has reached a $147-million settlement with a First Nation in B.C. over a dispute about water rights that dates back to the late 1800s.
2 days RCMP issue public warning after B.C. fraud victim loses more than $1.5M Police in Metro Vancouver have issued a public warning after a single victim reported losing more than $1.5 million in a fraud scheme.
10 mins A tanker plane crash has killed a firefighting pilot in Oregon as Western wildfires spread Communities in the U.S. West and Canada were under siege from raging wildfires on Friday, as a fast-moving blaze sparked by lightning sent people fleeing on fire-ringed roads in rural Idaho and a human-caused inferno forced the evacuation of hundreds of homes in northern California.
23 mins IWOW: Girls' firefighting camp teaches more than just how to put out fires It wasn't easy and it isn't easy being the only female career fighter in the Campbell River department, so Debra Rogers has made it her mission to increase the number of women doing the work.
55 mins Sooke wildfire not threatening region's water supply, but remains out of control The Old Man Lake wildfire near Sooke remains out of control, but there's good news for southern Vancouver Island when it comes to the region's water supply.
1 hour Nanaimo man saved after CHEK News viewer sees family's appeal for help on TV James Peakman had been missing since he walked out of NRGH on Tuesday. His family had followed a lead that he'd been seen near a Country Grocer store but couldn't find him so they called CHEK News.