An investigation is underway following a fire that engulfed abandoned homes outside Merritt overnight.
The fire destroyed one building and severely damaged another that belonged to the former Merritt Mountain Music Festival.
Cynthia White, chief administrative officer for the city, says unhoused people have been known to shelter in the buildings, but no one was hurt in the blaze.
The city had issued an alert about the fire that was visible from Merritt.
Federal opposition parties say a public inquiry into foreign interference must address findings that some MPs "wittingly" participated in meddling. The House of Commons is set to vote on a Bloc Québécois motion that says the mandate of the inquiry should be expanded.
Calgarians stepped up over the weekend to reduce their water use after a major water main break last week. Mayor Jyoti Gondek said Monday the city used about 30 per cent less water than it did before the break happened.
Police in Langley say they're searching for a suspect who fled from officers after ramming two police cars with an S-U-V during an arrest. R-C-M-P say the incident happened on Thursday, when police received a call about a suspicious B-M-W S-U-V with two license plates that did not belong to the vehicle.
An Abbotsford man has been found dead after going missing while rowing on the Sumas River earlier this week. Police say the 65-year-old rower was found by dive teams this weekend in the area where he was last seen.
Police have announced the arrests of four suspects just hours after a man was shot dead in Surrey. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says quick co-ordination between Surrey RCMP, Air 1 and the Lower Mainland's emergency response team led to the arrests.
Police in Burnaby say a driver is in critical condition in hospital after being struck by an object that crashed through their windshield along Highway 1. R-C-M-P say it happened just before noon yesterday and Highway Patrol officers were searching for the unknown object that seriously injured the driver.