"You can't hold as much air in your lungs, that's the natural part of the aging process, but it means the smoke might have more effect on you than a healthy younger person, especially if you happen to have some chronic disease," Henderson said.
NANAIMO, B.C. — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his newly shuffled cabinet gathered Tuesday for a retreat on Vancouver Island, under smoke-filled skies amid a province-wide wildfire emergency.
VANCOUVER — Premier John Horgan says successive B.C. governments have budgeted "laughable" amounts of money to fight wildfires that are becoming all too common through the ravages of climate change.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A driver who unsuccessfully tried to park his pickup truck at an RCMP detachment in British Columbia won't be parking — or driving — anywhere for the next 90 days.
VICTORIA — The driver of a sewage truck has died after a crash Wednesday on a highway just north of Victoria.
VICTORIA — British Columbia's coroners service says 134 people died of illicit-drug overdoses in July, a 25 per cent increase from June.