Environment Canada has issued two weather warnings relating to heavy rain or snow for northwestern B-C.
The agency says the Kitimat region is expected to receive up to 70 millimetres of rain which could set off flash floods and leave pooling water on the roads.
The same system is expected to bring 20 centimetres of snow to the area around Stewart.
The heavy precipitation is expected to taper off by Friday morning
The Insurance Bureau of Canada says it's too early to provide estimates of insured damages from British Columbia fires that are still burning. However, experts do recommend getting your insurance claim started as soon as possible.
Two housing experts who helped co-author a recent report on the federal government's role in solving the housing crisis are set to present their findings to the cabinet later today. The report delivered a week ago warns that "Canada's housing crisis is worsening dramatically" in large part because of an "extreme" lack of accessible and affordable rentals.
BC Premier David Eby wants to visit the province's fire-ravaged southern Interior today to reassure residents that the government will be there to help rebuild when the wildfire crisis has passed. Several large blazes are burning in the region, including the 110-square-kilometre McDougall Creek wildfire.
As wildfires rage in western Canada, a communications and broadcasting policy expert says the national weather alerting system should account for a wider range of extreme events.
A large explosion at an abandoned building in downtown Prince George, B.C., has sent several people to hospital, RCMP say. The blast happened about 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Three men were injured in a shooting Monday night at West Edmonton Mall, where those inside were locked down in stores and restaurants for two hours. Police said in a news release that the men were taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.