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SURREY, B.C. — Mounties are looking for a suspect after a man was lit on fire in Surrey, B.C. Police say the public should call 911 if they see 33-year-old Kalid Yimer who is believed to be in the Lower Mainland or travelling to Alberta. Cpl.

The number of active wildfires in British Columbia ticked up Friday after holding below 350 for days, as officials warn of lightning in the forecast.

Jessica Berglund has been appointed to the position of chief civilian director of B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office.

VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are warning about three scams that are targeting the Chinese community after victims reported losing nearly $6 million this year. They are investigating 26 files since Jan.

VICTORIA — The Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner says it has arranged a review of the record into the demotion of a now-retired Victoria Police Department sergeant after he was found to have given unredacted documents to media.

This is the third medal in a row for the relay team.

FIELD, B.C. — Police in southeastern British Columbia say one person is dead after a highway crash just outside the community of Field, B.C., near the Alberta boundary.

Electoral Area D vulnerable to potential wildfire disaster

The decision is part of an ongoing human rights complaint between the BC Teachers' Federation and former Chilliwack school board trustee Barry Neufeld.

The total number of active blazes across B.C. continues to hover at just under 350, with about 40 per cent classified as burning out of control.