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Mount Jack wildfire is burning out of control near Sooke, B.C.

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  • out_of_scope Mount Jack wildfire burning out of control near Sooke, B.C.
    BC Wildfire Service reports a new fire burning out of control on southern Vancouver Island near Sooke, discovered late Sunday and grown to 0.5 square kilometres amid warm and dry conditions.
  • provincial B.C. Premier David Eby expected to call snap provincial election
    Premier David Eby is expected to announce a snap provincial election at Government House in Victoria on Tuesday, less than two years into his NDP government's mandate.
  • provincial B.C. Conservatives cancel interim leader appearance amid election speculation
    The B.C. Conservative Party cancelled an appearance by interim leader Lorne Doerkson scheduled for Tuesday in Richmond, citing the possibility of an imminent provincial election call.
  • provincial Lorne Doerkson prepares Opposition caucus for early election
    Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson is working to reconstruct the Opposition caucus after the party grew to 29 members with the return of five MLAs, ahead of an anticipated snap election within weeks.
  • out_of_scope Fisheries violations: Five fined $19,000 for harvesting shellfish from contaminated area
    Five people were fined a combined $19,000 after harvesting shellfish from a closed area in Campbell River, B.C., in late June, with officers seizing over 130 oysters and other shellfish.
  • regional RCMP reminders on safe transport and storage of firearms · indexed on Kamloops RCMP firearms safety reminders
    BC RCMP are reminding gun owners in the Okanagan about legal requirements for transporting and storing firearms, particularly during hunting season.
  • provincial B.C. Conservative caucus reunites after weeks of turmoil
    Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson swiftly restored five expelled or resigned legislators to the caucus, including former leader John Rustad, amid prospects of an early election.
  • provincial NDP Agriculture Minister Lana Popham announces retirement
    B.C. Agriculture Minister Lana Popham announced she will not run for a sixth term after 17 years in elected office, deepening speculation about an imminent provincial election.
  • provincial British Columbia sues OpenAI over Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
    B.C. Attorney General Niki Sharma filed a lawsuit against OpenAI in California, seeking accountability and cost recovery for the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge in which eight victims died, alleging OpenAI failed to warn police of interactions between the shooter and ChatGPT.

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