As the Mount Underwood wildfire rages south of Port Alberni on Vancouver Island, residents and other communities bathed in smoke hope the promise of rain will help quench the flames.

The Mount Underwood blaze was “mainly a smouldering ground fire” on Friday thanks to the rain that fell overnight.

A forecast of up to 40 millimetres of rain is expected to help firefighters battling a wildfire that has been raging near ...

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.

Visibility for BC Wildfire Crews is an issue on Friday due to the fog and the weather, which will limit the ability to fight ...

Mark Lawrence says residents of Bamfield are used to relying on their generators for extended periods, and though he wishes ...

Mark Lawrence says residents of Bamfield, B.C., are used to relying on their generators for extended periods, and though he ...

Residents of the remote community of Bamfield, B.C., have been without power since Monday due to one of the largest wildfires ...

UPDATE: Air quality has improved for Nanaimo, since it was labelled "high risk" earlier this morning. As of 11 a.m. on ...

The BC Wildfire Service has updated its size estimate for the Mount Underwood wildfire. It has grown to 3,406 hectares but ...