Environment Canada says thick fog is leading to near-zero visibility throughout the Metro Vancouver area.
A blanket of fog has hung over the Lower Mainland since Sunday.
The agency reissued a fog advisory, saying visibility is expected to improve this afternoon, but the fog may return in the evening.
The advisory warns that below freezing temperatures in foggy areas could lead to slippery surfaces
A large explosion at an abandoned building in downtown Prince George, B.C., has sent several people to hospital, RCMP say. The blast happened about 7 a.m. Tuesday.
Three men were injured in a shooting Monday night at West Edmonton Mall, where those inside were locked down in stores and restaurants for two hours. Police said in a news release that the men were taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
A Kelowna teacher has been charged with luring a child after police investigated allegations of inappropriate communications with a student. Kelowna R-C-M-P say Jeffrey Allen Jennens was scheduled to appear in court yesterday.
BC Wildfire Service says critical equipment used to fight some of the province's devastating blazes has been moved and sometimes stolen, in one case three times. The fire service says the pumps, sprinklers, hoses and ATVs that have been taken in the North Shuswap area are "critically impacting" the effectiveness of structural protection.
Canada is looking to crack down on unscrupulous schools that are cashing in on the big bucks of international student tuition fees without putting any thought into where those students are going to live, Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Monday.
Two men are facing charges after a fire in downtown Nanaimo. R-C-M-P say it happened on Saturday night when a patrol officer saw smoke and flames coming from a commercial building.