Officials say a wildfire near Squamish, B.C., which forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park and triggered a local state of emergency earlier this week, is now classified as being held after help from cool, cloudy weather conditions.

The B.C. Wildfire Service said that while spring rainfall and normal temperatures have alleviated some concern, the likelihood of an active season is growing in regions experiencing persistent drought, including the southwestern Interior, the Chilcotin and the far northwest.

Constitution will be basis of 'core laws' for central coast First Nation, chief says.

There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. But they also worry what the next migration of wild birds will bring this year.

The nation says the constitution will help provide clarity on questions around decision-making in Heiltsuk territory that have previously been left to the courts.

Thousands of genetic clones of the peach blossom jellyfish have been spotted in 34 waterways around the province.