A Vancouver Island blaze near Port Alberni, B.C., that triggered several evacuation orders last week is now classified as ...

A Vancouver Island blaze near Port Alberni is now classified as being held. The B.C. Wildfire Service dashboard says the fire ...

The Port Alberni RCMP in B.C. have released their account of a violent arrest that was recorded and shared widely on social ...

Low on power or data? Use CBC Lite for the latest wildfire news.A wildfire near Port Alberni, B.C., is rapidly growing out of ...

The city’s top cop has told Port Alberni council it has a reputation for being “one of the most dangerous communities” on ...

A raging wildfire that has forced evacuations on south-central Vancouver Island has been burning at some of most severe ...

Officials on Vancouver Island say 33 millimetres of rain on Friday helped to curb the flames of the Mount Underwood wildfire, ...

Port Alberni RCMP says a wanted man was arrested after allegedly assaulting a Mountie amid a brief foot pursuit that ended in ...

There are 64 firefighting personnel currently battling the Mount Underwood wildfire, along with five helicopters, structure protection crews and a heavy equipment strike team.

Recent rainfall has helped slow the growth of the Mount Underwood wildfire near Port Alberni, though the fire has moved closer to the community since it first started.

Rain is expected in the region late Thursday, but the wildfire service says it would have to be ‘significant’ to help quell ...