The British Columbia government says it is ending the state of emergency imposed last month when thousands of residents were chased out of their homes by wildfires.
The government says in a statement the wildfire risk is diminishing in much of the province as temperatures cool, allowing most residents to return home.
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Vancouver Police are investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed this morning in South Vancouver. A 60-year-old man was struck by a transit bus near Fleming Street and East 41st Ave just after 6 a.m. The man was taken to hospital where he later died.
British Columbia's emergency management minister says people are defying evacuation orders are putting at risk the "unified strategy" for battling the destructive blazes.
Housing Minister Sean Fraser floated several potential solutions, including capping the number of student visas, which increased significantly in recent years. Several experts say they are concerned about the ripple effects of such policies.
Mounties in Surrey say two men have been charged after an altercation in the city on Friday left a man with life-threatening injuries.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the housing challenge "has been decades" in the making and promises the government is focused on "getting more housing built". A news Leger poll suggests four in 10 Canadians blame the Trudeau government for the housing crisis.
The BC Wildfire Service says 120 wildland firefighters and 105 structural firefighters are deployed to that blaze, while heavy smoke in the area continues to prevent the use of fixed-wing water bombers to combat the fire.