Campers looking to pitch a tent at a popular lake in B.C.'s Fraser Valley may have to find alternative plans due to an out-of-control wildfire that was first detected on Tuesday evening. 

High temperatures and severe thunderstorms are forecast in some parts of B.C. this week.

Provincial officials say they're hopeful firefighting efforts will protect Lytton, B.C., from a nearby out-of-control wildfire, as the small village continues to rebuild from the destructive 2021 blaze.

A wildfire around 10 kilometres south of Lytton, B.C., has led to an evacuation alert for five properties in the Fraser Canyon on Monday night.

Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued heat warnings for much of the B.C. Interior, with forecasts calling for a ridge of high pressure that will bring elevated temperatures during the middle of the week.

Ranchers in B.C. are asking the province for more water storage to help crops amid increasing levels of drought. They say the water is not just for irrigation purposes, but to maintain water flow in drying rivers as drought persists.

A Kamloops, B.C., resident has reported invasive Japanese beetles outside the city's downtown core — an area which is considered a containment zone for the foliage-eating species.

B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office is recommending changes to how police interact with Indigenous people, as well as people experiencing a mental health crisis, in the wake of an investigation into RCMP actions during an incident three years ago that left a Williams Lake man dead. 

A longtime friend of 27-year-old university student Jatin Garg, who drowned in Kamloops, B.C., is working to send his remains home to his family in India.

Plans for a new Kamloops Search and Rescue base are moving ahead.

Taseko Mines says it is moving ahead with environmental assessments for the Yellowhead Copper Project. While this doesn't mean the project is a go, the District of Clearwater is preparing for what could be a population boom.

Wildfires temporarily forced 7,000 British Columbians from their homes last year. Experts say the threat of fire is beginning to impact where people live in B.C., but the extent of the wildfire-induced migration isn’t yet known.

The man, a local university student, was playing volleyball at Overlander Park on Sunday night when the ball went into the Thompson River, according to Kamloops Search and Rescue. 

The wildfire north of Lytton, B.C., was sparked on July 1 when a wheel fell off an RCMP trailer, a day after the fourth anniversary of a fire that destroyed most of the village.

A B.C. Supreme Court judge has adjourned a hearing on a defamation suit filed by Kamloops, B.C., Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson against one of the city's councillors until September.

Kristin Awde says her dog Romie died shortly after swimming in Nicola Lake last month. Now, she is warning others of the dangers of algae blooms, and is working with her community to ensure there is some sort of oversight of the lake to make sure people know when it's unsafe to swim. 

The man, a local university student, was playing volleyball at Overlander Park on Sunday night when the ball went into the Thompson River, according to Kamloops Search and Rescue. 

A small wildfire burning near the Kelowna International Airport placed seven properties under evacuation order and more than 100 under alert late Sunday.

B.C. Wildfire Service crews made good progress over the weekend fighting an out-of-control wildfire north of Lytton, B.C., along Highway 12.

The divide at Kamloops city council appears to be wider than ever following the recent defeat of a controversial motion put forward by Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson to conduct a forensic audit of all city departments and management practices.

Police say a wildfire north of Lytton began on Tuesday when the right side wheel of an RCMP trailer flew off, causing sparks to ignite the dry grass ditch. It came one day after the fourth anniversary of a blaze that destroyed most of the B.C. village.