Traversing along any of the mountain passes in B.C. can be hazardous at times during the winter, especially during and after hefty amounts of snowfall. But one stretch of roadway, the Coquihalla ...

There are about 150 active wildfires across B.C., with close to 60 classified as burning out of control. One of them, the nearly five-square-kilometre Mine Creek blaze, is the one that has forced the ...

CHILLIWACK — The Coquihalla Highway, a key route to and from British Columbia's Lower Mainland, has reopened two days after it was jumped by a wind-fuelled wildfire. The Transportation Ministry says ...

Wildfires shut down two critical B.C highways on Wednesday. The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) between Hope and Merritt, connecting the Lower Mainland with the Interior, was closed late Wednesday ...

British Columbians are being warned to continue their efforts to avoid activity outdoors as air quality from wildfire smoke is poor across most of the province. This comes as evacuations are underway ...

The Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt will be closed for eight hours on Saturday morning, Sept. 27. From 12 a.m. to ...

The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) between Hope and Merritt has reopened after being closed for two days because of the out-of-control Mine Creek wildfire. The Ministry of Transportation says the ...

The Mine Creek fire, burning north of Hope, is now mapped at 1,900 hectares and forced the closure of the Coquihalla Highway between Hope and Merritt on Wednesday afternoon.

UPDATE — Sept. 4, 2025: Highway 20 reopened Thursday morning, but DriveBC warned that "dynamic wildfire activity in the area" could prompt further closures without notice. Wildfires shut down two ...