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Environment Canada is forecasting rain all day Friday and into the weekend in the area, which could aid firefighters battling ...
On Vancouver Island, the Mount Underwood wildfire is burning just eight kilometres from the small city of Port Alberni, but ...
A new wildfire has ignited on Vancouver Island near Port Alberni on Vancouver Island. The fire burned 650 hectares in 3 hours ...
A hiker says he’s grateful he was able to report a fire in Vancouver Island’s backcountry before it got too large, after he ...
The wildfire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts on south-central Vancouver Island measured more than 34 square kilometres on Thursday, about 58 per cent larger than what it was the day ...
BC Wildfire Service has an incident management team taking on command of both the Wesley Ridge and Mount Underwood fires ...
Power to the small community has been off since Monday, when an intense wildfire cut off power and access to the main road.
Low on power or data? Use CBC Lite for the latest wildfire news.Rain is expected to fall on an out-of-control wildfire on ...
An out-of-control wildfire on Vancouver Island has grown “minimally” in size, but is expected to generate more smoke. Madison ...
Firefighters tackling a wildfire on Vancouver Island say there was minimal growth overnight on Tuesday, and they hope to use ...
The transmission line into town was blown Monday night when the Mount Underwood wildfire ignited south of Port Alberni. The ...
The Wesley Ridge wildfire is now considered "held" by the BC Wildfire Service and sits at 588 hectares, as more evacuees were ...