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The Yalakom wildfire burning northwest of Lillooet, B.C., is seen on July 27, 2010. It is burning approximately two hours west of Kamloops, where as many as 150 residents have been forced out of their homes by a wildfire burning on the eastern edge of the city.

Saturday Jul. 31, 2010 3:26 PM PT

1000 firefighters battling more than 300 fires in B.C.

Upwards of 1,000 firefighters are out on the front lines across B.C. this weekend, battling hundreds of wildfires in conditions that could still spark more. More

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Mars is seen in this image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope (NASA / Hubble Heritage Team / STScI / AURA)

Scientists say Martian rock may hold evidence of life

Researchers say they have identified rocks that could hold four-billion-year-old evidence of life on Mars. More   13  

Japanese-Canadians gather inside an internment camp during the Second World War in this undated image. (National Archives of Canada / THE CANADIAN PRESS)

B.C. internment camp now a national historic site

Nearly seven decades after the government forced a group of Japanese-Canadians from their homes and sent them to an internment camp in B.C., a memorial centre in the community has been declared a national historic site. More

Linda Mitchell, 61, was last seen leaving a Hope, B.C., hotel on Tuesday afternoon. July 31, 2010. (Handout)

Missing woman's vehicle found in Chilliwack

Mounties are asking the public's help locating a missing 61-year-old woman whose rental car was found abandoned in Chilliwack, B.C., on Friday. More

'Jersey Shore' cast member Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi, centre, leaves the Seaside Heights Police Department after being detained in Seaside Heights, N.J., Friday July 30, 2010. (AP / Asbury Park Press / Bradley J. Penner)

Jersey Shore's' Snooki charged with disorderly conduct

"Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi was arrested Friday in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based and charged with disorderly conduct. More

Firefighters battle the second apartment complex fire in Delta, B.C., this week. Friday, July 30, 2010. (CTV)

Dozens homeless after low-income housing complex burns

Dozens of renters in Delta, B.C., including several senior citizens, have less than 72 hours to find housing after a fire ripped through their low-income apartment complex Friday night. More

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Norma Reid looks ahead to a colourful weekend

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Jim Beatty on growing Interior wildfires

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Firefighters battle the second apartment complex fire in Delta, B.C., this week. Friday, July 30, 2010. (CTV)

Low-income housing complex fire

Dozens of people, including several seniors, were left homeless after a Delta apartment building was destroyed by fire on Friday, July 30, 2010.

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Olsen On Your Side

With obesity a growing problem, getting things in check can often start with weighing yourself regularly.

Weighing in on bathroom scales

With obesity a growing problem, getting things in check can often start with weighing yourself regularly. Consumer reporter Chris Olsen weighs in on the latest tests of bathroom scales.

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Check back here at 10 p.m. to watch a live streaming of the spectacular fireworks on July 31.

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Perry's Prospects: Shining a spotlight on all athletes

Perry Prospects is not about the strongest, fastest, or the best. It's about the try, the participation, the memories, the friends, and the moment.

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Cranbrook, B.C., storm

July 28, 1:55 EDT

This was a short video of the storm that passed over Cranbrook July 27 2010 with at the very end, a too close for comfort lighting strike

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More than 200 wildfires ravage B.C. Interior

Evacuation orders and alerts, as well as campfire bans, are in effect across the B.C. Interior this weekend as crews struggle to contain more than 200 wildfires.

World Headlines

Death toll in Pakistani floods has risen above 800

Flooding in Pakistan has killed more than 800 people in a week, a government official said Saturday as rescuers struggled to reach marooned victims and some evacuees showed signs of fever, diarrhea and other waterborne diseases.

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Kevin Costner praises 'wonderful actor' Maury Chaykin

Actor-director Kevin Costner is remembering his late "Dances With Wolves" co-star Maury Chaykin as "a really, really wonderful actor."