British Columbia

A rainy Thursday in and around Fort Nelson was exactly what fire crews were looking for.

Huge soaker hoses are being used to help protect buildings, homes and vital routes into and out of the Alberta city against wildfire flames that have forced the evacuation of four neighbourhoods.

Doug Donaldson says the place to start should be a dedicated provincial wildfire strategy that lays out responsibilities for each government ministry, while supporting the participation of local communities, civil society and the forest industry.

The majority of these bears were killed by hunters and miners in the 1800s, a trend echoed across the U.S. as grizzlies were nearly wiped off the map.

Toronto's bid to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs for personal use has been plunged into uncertainty in recent days, as drug policy experts suggest political debates over British Columbia's backtracking on the issue have hurt the city's application.

In the B.C. Interior, most of the 54 First Nations still don’t have anyone in the emergency co-ordinator position.

Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre.

A government source later said the incidents were related to a directive to all provincial employees early last week that they should immediately change their passwords.

The federal government is planning to create a new agent of Parliament to oversee modern treaty implementation, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says will ensure Ottawa is held to account no matter who is in power.

Canada is positioning itself as a global destination for critical mineral extraction. Are we willing to destroy caribou herds and trample on Indigenous rights to do it?

Advocates for drug users are raising concerns about British Columbia's request for Health Canada to empower police to step in when they see illicit drug use in public spaces, saying it may be a step backward in the fight against the deadly opioid crisis.

At the time, wildfires were raging throughout parts of British Columbia and so Amber checked the air quality index on a weather app that morning to make sure it was safe for Carter — who had asthma — to play outside.

His comments came after a joint statement was released from the premier and the firms Meta, TikTok, X and Snap that says they will form an online safety action table, where they'll discuss "tangible steps" toward protecting people from online harms.

Fresh research suggests western Canada's once-dwindling caribou numbers are finally growing.

University of British Columbia researchers have discovered a parasite associated with the bleaching of tropical coral reefs is prevalent in their cold-water cousins like sea anemones on the West Coast.