Environment Canada says B-C broke or tied at least 27 daily heat records Wednesday.
Lytton in the Fraser Canyon was the hottest spot in the province at 42 degrees, shattering the 2009 record of 35.3 degrees.
Temperature records also fell in Vernon, Whistler, Nelson, Kamloops and Port Alberni, with daytime highs passing 35 degrees.
The weather agency says the hot conditions in many parts of the province will continue into next week.
Canada's foreign minister says Israel's invasion of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip is "completely unacceptable," and she's holding out hope that ceasefire talks will prevail.
The number of complaints from Canadians who say their language rights weren't respected dropped by more than half last year, but the official languages commissioner says it's too early to say there is a downward trend.
More than 15 civil society groups are urging the justice minister to hive off proposed changes to the Criminal Code and Canadian Human Rights Act from a bill aimed at tackling online harms.
The head of the RCMP says proposed federal legislation would equip the national police force with some "good tools" to address foreign interference.
Montreal police and the Quebec prosecutor's office are launching a pilot project to help authorities better address domestic violence-related strangulations.
The Global Affairs Department says six Canadian children have been repatriated from detention in northeastern Syria.