officials from Chilliwack — a city in British Columbia — about high-decibel noises from the three

Pacific Region Training Centre in Chilliwack, B.C., on Nov.... And it’s moving towards ratification

Open this photo in gallery A pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, forms in the sky as the Tremont Creek wildfire burns on the mountains above Ashcroft, B.C., July 16, 2021.... DARRYL DYCK/ The Canadian PressA threatening wildfire has forced more residents from their homes as roughly 300 blazes are burning across British Columbia. The Thompson-Nicola Regional District issued evacuation orders Sunday night for 13 properties near the 30-square kilometre wildfire where 200 other propertie

B.C.is prepared to give out COVID-19 booster shots should they be required and recommended by public health, Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday.He said the COVID-19 booster shot is something health officials have been “ preparing now for some time ” both within and beyond the long-term care sector, and for those who are immunocompromised.“ So, we’re looking at that, ” he told a news conference. More than 76 per cent of those eligible are fully vaccinated in B.C., while about 84 per cent have

Smoky conditions shift and move, so those who left their homes don’t necessarily reduce their exposure, it said in a statement Sunday. Environment Canada has air quality statements in effect across Western Canada on Monday due to smoke from wildfires between British Columbia and Ontario. Our Morning Update and Evening Update newsletters are written by Globe editors, giving you a concise summary of the day’s most important headlines.... Sign up today. Story continues below advertisement....

This is normally a busy time for trains to haul grain to the port following the harvest.... The storms also forced the closure of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which takes up to 300, 000 barrels per day of crude oil from Alberta to the Pacific Coast.... Rescuers equipped with diggers and body-sniffing dogs started dismantling large mounds of debris that have choked highways. The landslides and floods come less than six months after a wildfires gutted an entire town, as temperatures in the provi

The statement did not mention any option to attend remotely, or say if the requirement will apply to the Senate. The statement said details are still being developed.... New Democrat MP Charlie Angus called the announcement “ a no-brainer ” in a tweet on Tuesday night.... Strahl wrote: “ Justin Trudeau’s vaccine mandate is discriminatory, coercive and must be opposed....

Good evening, we’re updating the coronavirus newsletter to better reflect the pandemic as it changes.... Lockdown rules and reopeningPhoto of the day Open this photo in gallery An Israeli man takes a selfie while receiving the third Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine from medical staff at a coronavirus vaccination center in Ramat Gan, Israel, Monday, Aug.... Israel is grappling with a surge of infections and urging people over age 12 to get a booster shot....

The second-highest infection rates, in the 40-49 age group, increased by 7 per cent.Ms.... The line that kids don’t transmit and kids don’t spread it is patently false in schools right now with this variant.” In March, the B.C. government required all students in Grades 4-12 to wear a mask indoors.... However, cohorts for students have been removed and strict physical distancing is no longer required. The Ministry of Education referred questions to the Ministry of Health, which did not respond

Wendy Cox in Vancouver this morning. Dorothy Stecko works on the grounds of an Okanagan resort filling with tourists.... Some of those fires are pushing people out of areas that are convenient to the popular Okanagan, where many tourists have also had months-long plans to finally travel.“ When a motel will take a tourist’s money before an evacuee, I think that’s pretty sad, ” Ms.... In the wake of the destruction of the town of Lytton late last month, some evacuees were made to drive for more