British Columbia Premier John Horgan says he will lobby Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to deploy Canada's military to help clear fire danger zones to prevent future wildfires.
A statement issued by the wildfire-ravaged Village of Lytton describes how little time residents had to flee and underscores the extreme challenges ahead as the Fraser Canyon community looks to rebuild.
Released July 7 by the World Weather Attribution network, a group of scientists from universities across the globe, a new study finds that the unprecedented heat in Western Canada and other parts of the Pacific Northwest wouldn’t have been possible without human-caused climate change.
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and two of his cabinet ministers were flown over the devastated community of Lytton on Tuesday, July 6, 2021, where he said there was "literally nothing left" after a wildfire tore through it last Wednesday.
One of two rail companies with routes through Lytton, B.C., says it has resumed service after a wildfire devastated the village last week, a move one First Nations leader says he's willing to do "what's necessary" to stop.
The BC Wildfire Service says more than 200 wildfires are burning in British Columbia after a series of thunderstorms swept over several parts of the province.
Emergency response staff who are charged with supporting residents threatened by some of British Columbia's largest wildfires paused for a breath on Monday, July 5, 2021, following several turbulent days.
A team that ventured into Lytton, B.C., for the first time since the village was ravaged by a wildfire this week found two bodies, the provincial coroners service said on Saturday, July 3, 2021, evening.