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The Canadian Press on MSN23m

Vancouver Island wildfire grows by more than half, rain is on the way

The wildfire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts on south-central Vancouver Island has grown to more than 34 ...
The Canadian Press on MSN1h

Air quality warnings expand as wildfire burns on south-central Vancouver Island

PORT ALBERNI — The wildfire that has triggered evacuation orders and alerts on south-central Vancouver Island is billowing ...

Wildfire raging near Port Alberni shows 'extremely vigorous' — and unusual — behaviour

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe ...
The Abbotsford News1h

Vancouver Island's Mount Underwood fire grows by nearly 1000 hectares

The BC Wildfire Service has updated its size estimate for the Mount Underwood fire. It has grown to 3,406 hectares, but the ...

Wildfire south of Port Alberni, B.C., grows, but rain expected in the forecast

More than 500 properties in the Bamfield and Anacla areas have been without power since Monday evening. Officials says it is ...

Vancouver Island wildfire continues to grow out of control.

Wednesday morning, and is burning more than 10 kilometres south of Port Alberni, B.C., a small city home to about 19,000 ...

'Massive' wildfire south of Port Alberni, B.C., doubles in size in less than a day

Low on power or data? Use CBC Lite for the latest wildfire news.A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., is rapidly growing out of ...
The Canadian Press on MSN20h

Wildfire near B.C.’s Port Alberni displaying ‘unusual’ activity

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has shown some of the most severe levels of ...
The Abbotsford News18h

Vancouver Island's Mount Underwood fire expected to grow

BC Wildfire Service has an incident management team taking on command of both the Wesley Ridge and Mount Underwood fires ...

Wildfire raging near Port Alberni, B.C., shows vigorous, ’unusual’ behaviour

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe ...
CHEK News2h

‘Completely selfish:’ Hiker says people were fleeing wildfire reported on Vancouver Island

A hiker says he’s grateful he was able to report a fire in Vancouver Island’s backcountry before it got too large, after he ...
The Weather Network on MSN5h

Atmospheric river will deliver a month's worth of rain in just 3 days

An atmospheric river is on track to impact the B.C. coast, delivering much-needed relief to areas experiencing dry conditions ...