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Port Alberni RCMP says a wanted man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a Mountie amid a brief foot pursuit that ended in ...
The Mount Underwood blaze was “mainly a smouldering ground fire” on Friday thanks to the rain that fell overnight.
A video of the arrest was posted to social media, Mounties say the video does not show the context of the situation ...
Officials on Vancouver Island say 33 millimetres of rain on Friday helped to curb the flames of the Mount Underwood wildfire, ...
A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe ...
Low on power or data? Use CBC Lite for the latest wildfire news.A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., is rapidly growing out of ...
BC Wildfire officials say they are seeing less aggressive fire behaviour on Friday on the Mount Underwood fire on Vancouver Island. However, crews are not able to get an accurate update on the fire ...
There are 64 firefighting personnel currently battling the Mount Underwood wildfire, along with five helicopters, structure protection crews and a heavy equipment strike team.
Recent rainfall has helped slow the growth of the Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Alberni, though the fire has moved closer to the community since it first started.
Rain is expected in the region late Thursday, but the wildfire service says it would have to be ‘significant’ to help quell ...
A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe ...
A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., is rapidly growing out of control and has more than doubled in size in less than a day.