My PG Now Staff

Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt remains closed due to an out-of-control wildfire. 

The Ambulance Paramedics Association of BC (APBC) says the mental health crisis continues it’s having a lasting impact on the service’s members. According to the union, approximately 30 per cent of their members (including paramedics and dispatchers) are either off work battling mental health or are still continuing to work while receiving treatment.  

British Columbians heading out into nature or just relaxing in their backyards this long weekend can use their phones to help collect data on the plants and animals they see. 

A British Columbia man faces a more than $1 million fine and six years in jail for the illegal harvest and sale of sea cucumbers. 

Heat warnings are in place for multiple parts of British Columbia, with temperatures expected to reach up to 37 degrees Celsius in some regions.

Recalls have been issued for several chocolate products sold in British Columbia and other provinces, due to an undeclared peanut.

An injured horseback rider was rescued in a remote area of Northeastern BC by search and rescue aircraft from Comox on Vancouver Island.The incident took place late Tuesday evening in the wilderness 185 km east of Fort Nelson.

B.C.’s health officials have said 102 cases of measles have been reported across B.C. so far this year, with most of those in the Northern Health region.