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Behind-the-scenes staff play critical roles in B.C.'s wildfire fight

The days of fighting wildfires are long and exhausting, so when crews return to camp, the last thing they want to do is search...

How fireweed offers hope amid B.C.'s worst wildfire summer on record

From empty lots in downtown Vancouver to the remote fire-ravaged forests of north and central B.C., fireweed plants — with their bright spike of purple...

Vancouver band Queer As Funk celebrates 10 years of music for the queer community

Vancouver band Queer As Funk is celebrating its 10th anniversary amid weekend Pride celebrations in the city. "We feel very lucky that our band has...

How this Vancouver Island lake won the title of B.C.'s best lake

It is a priority for CBC to create products that are accessible to all in Canada including people with visual, hearing, motor and cognitive...

I loved being a medic but I couldn't accept the dysfunction in our system

This First Person column was written by Colin Fraser, a former paramedic who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC's First Person stories,...

Striking hotel workers demand wages meet cost of living in Metro Vancouver

Around 200 hotel workers including room attendants, servers and front desk agents are nearing two months on strike in Richmond, B.C., demanding wages to keep up...

Trans-Canada Highway reopens between Golden and Revelstoke following 'vehicle incident'

CalgaryTravellers were stranded both east and westbound as a 145-kilometre stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway was closed between Golden and Revelstoke, B.C., Saturday afternoon...

Montreal Tigers to face Surrey Jaguars for championship title at GT20 Canada cricket tournament

The Montreal Tigers will face the Surrey Jaguars in the Global T20 Canada cricket final after defeating the Vancouver Knights by one wicket with three...

Union says layoffs coming as Glacier Media cancels print editions of three Lower Mainland newspapers

Staff at three community newspapers in the Lower Mainland are bracing for layoffs as their publisher announced it will cancel the outlets' printed editions...

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