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Writer, poet and past soldier Benjamin Hertwig is among six finalists for the $60,000 Amazon Canada First Novel Award.

VICTORIA — Gemma Martini, president of British Columbia's Martini Film Studios, says she's been getting messages of support from American partners after United States President Donald Trump's threat to put a 100 per cent tariff on foreign films.

VANCOUVER — The number of wildfires in British Columbia has roughly doubled over the past several days, but an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service says the activity can be attributed to the annual "spring dip.

Premier David Eby said the plan helps build a strong foundation for the province and Canada "at a time of external threats to our sovereignty and prosperity."

TORONTO — New research that analyzes emergency department visits during Ontario's unprecedented 2023 wildfire season suggests public-health messaging such as air quality advisories and ensuring people have their medication can help asthma sufferers a

PRINCE GEORGE — An evacuation order and an evacuation alert for five properties due to a wildfire near Hixon, B.C., has been rescinded.

CHILLIWACK — Mounties in British Columbia say a seven-year-old girl has been found safe, a day after going missing when she followed her neighbour's dog into a wooded area.

FORT ST. JOHN — The City of Fort St. John, B.C., says a wildfire that prompted evacuations last night is not actively threatening any structures. But in an update posted at 8:40 p.m.

The British Columbia government is urging people to use caution as a combination of warm, dry conditions and strong winds moves over the southern part of the province, raising the wildfire risk.

RICHMOND — Police in Richmond, B.C., say they're looking for witnesses after an alleged attempted kidnapping involving a vehicle that was later found on fire.