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In the Kamloops Fire Centre, which includes the Okanagan, 90 per cent of the wildfires were suppressed at five hectares or less.

Non-binding mediation began on Saturday Oct. 18 between the B.C. government and the union with mediators Vince Ready and Amanda Rogers.

An overwintering fire, which is also known as a zombie fire, burns deep into the ground in the different soil levels and sparks back up in the next fire season.

The proposed representative plaintiffs in the suit both lost property in the fire and said they suffered mental trauma from what happened.

West Fraser Timber says it plans to indefinitely curtail work at its High Level mill in northern Alberta due to significant weakening in demand for oriented strand board (OSB).

Five times this year, large trucks heading onto the double-decker High Level Bridge have hit the structure often resulting in traffic snarls.

Residents displaced because of a wildfire in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley are allowed to go home on Thursday.

Joshua Wright says a yellow cedar tree he photographed last year was "incredible," the largest he'd ever seen in a decade of hiking around Vancouver Island.

Wildfires burning around B.C. have prompted more evacuation orders and alerts, along with a local state of emergency. The Coquihalla Highway also remains closed.

Car insurance premiums in Canada have been getting more expensive in recent years and insurance experts believe prices will continue to drive up into 2026.

The Mine Creek fire, burning north of Hope, is now mapped at 1,900 hectares and forced the closure of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt on Wednesday afternoon.

The BC Wildfire Service says one of its firefighting aircraft has been struck by a civilian drone that was being illegally flown in restricted airspace.

The number of wildfires in British Columbia continues to swell as thousands of lightning strikes hit the province due to persisting hot and dry weather.

"As of (Wednesday) afternoon, there are 155 active wildfires burning around British Columbia, with 12 starts in the last 24 hours," Parmar added.

'The weekend of October 24th to 27th, the Wilson’s Landing and north area had power outages anywhere from 23 to 35 hours — all within a 54-hour period,' said resident Blanche Beda.

The helicopter was carrying an initial attack crew that was responding to one of several active wildfires near Pemberton, a BC Wildfire Service spokesperson said.

The BC Wildfire Service said the Mine Creek fire is threatening the highway and that the Ministry of Transportation had closed the route at its recommendation.

The Munro Lake wildfire is burning out of control and is currently about 70 hectares in size. It flared up on Thursday evening due to dry conditions.

The number of wildfires has ticked up in British Columbia as a hot, sunny week ended with thunderstorms and lightning in southern areas of the province.

The government’s 2025 budget sets out an agenda of $141.4 billion in new spending offset by $51.7 billion in projected savings over the next five years.