Following a spike in motorcyclist deaths this summer, the BC Coroners Service is reminding all road users to be cautious and safe on the long weekend, given the expected increased activity on provincial roads and highways.

The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Abdi Gani Mahamud Hirsi.

Emergency Management BC is asking people, who have self-evacuated to larger communities due to smoke, to consider returning home.

The BC Coroners Service has scheduled a public inquest into the death of Charlene Teresa Sakamoto.

With weeks of fire season remaining, and forecasts for continued hot, dry conditions that carry the risk of further lightning strikes, the provincial government has requested assistance from the federal government for its firefighting efforts. 

Air quality in British Columbia continues to fluctuate, and smoky-sky bulletins have been issued due to wildfire activity.

Communities throughout British Columbia are receiving approximately $9.5 million in provincial emergency preparedness funding for structural flood mitigation, such as pump stations and dikes.