Global BC

Stanley Park closing due to extreme fire risk and B.C. brings in new measures to combat the heat wave and keep you safe. Tips for smooth sailing this long weekend, and how to get where you're going safely. And officials warn too many people are risking their lives for the perfect shot to share.

B.C. homeowners who barely avoided disaster are thanking fire crews who saved their properties. Apocalyptic shots from the Shuswap — the story of a harrowing escape and how they hid from the flames. And Joffre Lake users are being turned away, surprised by the sudden closure of the provincial park.

A look at busy travel routes for the long weekend. Victoria police's late-night patrol program gets funding to resume operations. A cenotaph in Cloverdale, B.C., was damaged by a man. A follow-up to the continued actions by the City of Vancouver and police on East Hastings Street, taking down tents and structures.

A man was sent to hospital with a gunshot wound and suspects were arrested, in a multi-jurisdictional robbery that spanned from Abbotsford to Coquitlam. A woman was killed and two others were left in critical condition after a serious crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby. After a decade of absence, a Cranbrook company kickstarts a breast cancer fundraiser by selling pink mitts. A Vancouver Island man has spent half a century travelling great lengths for a hobby that requires him to get a little dirty while dusting off some B.C. history deep in the ground.

Widespread rallies call on governments to spike the hike to the carbon tax, with some turning on the media. Public safety concerns after a brazen, daylight shooting sends stray bullets flying in downtown Vancouver. And how much are you willing to pay to watch a Vancouver Canucks playoff game?

A recent publication from the University of Victoria is urging the B.C. government to make the province more wildfire resistant. Emergency operations staff, handling the Parker Lake wildfire, has now been reassigned to begin planning for residents to return home in the Fort Nelson area. After a pandemic hiatus, Operation Rainbow Canada is preparing its return to providing free reconstructive surgery to impoverished children and young adults in developing countries.