The Cariboo Regional District says residents of nearly 500 properties east of 100 Mile House are now in ``an immediate danger to life safety'' from the 17-square kilometre wildfire south of Canim Lake, one of more than 300 blazes currently burning in BC. The district has issued evacuation orders for properties spread over almost 263 square kilometres of backcountry in the Cariboo region. An evacuation was also ordered this morning for more than one thousand properties on both sides of Highway 97 south of 100 Mile House as flames near Flat Lake have scored more than 10 square kilometres. The s

Canadian boxer Mandy Bujold has officially punched her ticket to the Tokyo Olympics. Bujold was named to the Canadian boxing team on Wednesday, a week after she won her appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Switzerland to compete at the Games. The 11 time national flyweight champion was forced to appeal after her Olympic trials in Buenos Aires were cancelled earlier this year due to rising COVID-19 cases in Argentina. The International Olympic Committee's Boxing Task Force determined athletes would earn berths based on rankings, but Bujold had missed the three events they decided to

Investigators from the Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit are investigating two separate incidents of sexual assault that occurred only a few days a part in Guildford. The first incident occurred on July 9, 2021, at approximately 9:50 p.m. A woman was walking in the 14200-block of 104 Avenue when she met an unknown male. The woman accompanied the man into Hawthorne Park where he then sexually assaulted her. The woman was able to fight off her attacker and fled the area. Multiple officers were deployed to search for the suspect, including the Lower Mainland Integrated Police Dog Services however;

The list of so-called wildfires of note in BC has grown to 24 and includes five of the six fire centres in the province. Only the coastal fire centre currently has no such fires, which are especially visible or pose a threat to public safety. Environment Canada has issued a high heat warning for parts of the province, including the West Kootenays, the south Okanagan and Fraser Canyon regions, where daytime temperatures are forecast to hit up to 38 degrees Celsius today. However, it says a heat wave in much of B-C is less aggressive than the recent one that hit historically high temperatures.

The bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Victoria has apologized after more than 160 unmarked and undocumented graves were reportedly found at a residential school on an island near Chemainus. Bishop Gary Gordon says the diocese grieves for the victims of the residential school on Kuper Island and apologizes for its role in its operation. He says in a statement he's committed to the process of healing, reconciliation and education regarding the tragic history, and the response to such disclosures must lie in the hands of the Indigenous people who are most affected. A newsletter circulating

The body of the fifth victim of Monday’s crane collapse was recovered late last night. The Kelowna area man is believed to have been working in an adjacent building when the crane went down, burying him in under the rubble.Crews have been working to stabilize the crane and ensure that the site is safe for search crews.Just after midnight on July 14, the Vancouver Fire Department Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team was able to enter the zone and recover his remains.Due to the privacy of the victim, no further information will be released regarding his identity."Everyone involved in this tragic

A two-year-old girl is recovering from bite wounds after she was attacked by a coyote while walking through Stanley Park, in Vancouver. The Conservation Officer Service says it happened around 9:30 p.m. Monday as the toddler walked with a group of children and adults near the aquarium. It says the coyote suddenly jumped on the girl but ran off when her father intervened. The child was treated in hospital for her injuries. It's the latest in a recent series of attacks and conservation officers warn there is a high risk of encountering an aggressive coyote in the park. Two coyotes have already

As part of its efforts to prepare for a third possible COVID-19 wave, nurses at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi are undergoing a three-day training programme at the hospital's pediatric department.The rotational training programme began on July 12 and was done in three batches over three days, sources told ANI. They added that training will be imparted to nurses from all wards of the hospital's COVID-19 department.AIIMS Delhi College of Nursing is coordinating the programme.During the devastating second COVID-19 wave earlier this year, the country saw children gett

Ahead of the planned protest of the farmers outside Parliament on July 22, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday said the protest would be ''peaceful' despite the country witnessing violence on Republic Day when protestors reached Red Fort as a part of their 'tractor rally' protest.The protest will be held between the scheduled dates of the monsoon session, which is said to commence on July 19 and conclude by August 13."It will be a peaceful protest. We will sit outside the Parliament while proceedings will continue in the House," Tikait told ANI.He further said 200 peo