A man is in hospital and police are looking for a suspect vehicle after a shooting in Port Alberni.
The R-C-M-P say it happened earlier today in a city back alley, leaving the victim with non-life-threatening injuries.
The Mounties say they're looking for an older model black Dodge pickup truck seen leaving the area at the time of the incident.
Police believe it was a targeted shooting.
Home prices in Canada continued to rise last month, the fourth consecutive monthly increase. Eight of the 11 markets in the composite index were up in July led by Halifax at 4.9 per cent, Vancouver at 3.9 per cent and Toronto at 3.5 per cent.
The "very active and unpredictable" McDougall Creek wildfire has grown more than six times during a frightening night, destroying homes and putting more than 2,400 West Kelowna properties under evacuation order, up from about 800 Thursday afternoon.
B-C Ferries says it has suspending sailings of the Coastal Renaissance due to a mechanical problem. The move affects trips between Tsawwassen in Metro Vancouver and Duke Point in Nanaimo.
A passerby found the injured victim and called 9-1-1. The man, who lives nearby, was taken to hospital with head injuries. He is expected to survive.
Central Okanagan Emergency Operations has also placed 68 properties on evacuation order and another 5,700 properties on alert due to the nearby McDougall Creek wildfire, which grew to three square kilometres in a matter of hours after it started on Wednesday.
Airlines are adjusting prices and adding capacity to help with evacuation efforts in Yellowknife. WestJet and Air Canada both said they are taking steps to avoid elevated prices, adding extra flights and swapping in bigger planes amid the rapidly unfolding situation up north.