R-C-M-P in Prince George say the Canada Day long weekend was especially busy for them.
A statement from the detachment says officers were called to everything from robberies and attempted robberies to the torching of a vehicle -- possibly by a suspect already wanted on two other warrants.
In all, Mounties say they answered 374 calls around Prince George between July 1st and July 3rd.
That's up from the 350 calls they received in the same period last year.
78.1% of all adults in BC have received at least 1 COVID-19 dose, 76.8% of those 12-over have received at least one dose. BC has administered 4,886,709 doses, with 1,320,194 second doses.
The Log Jam wildfire burning south of Peachland was estimated to be less than half a square kilometre but smoke was likely to be visible in the area. It says Highway 97 was reduced to a single lane of alternating traffic.
The British Columbia government says it's providing $12 million to support First Nations with investigative work at former residential school sites.
New Hazelton RCMP say the fire was reported early Saturday morning on the Gitwangak First Nation and was quickly extinguished with minimal damage and no injuries.
A community in central British Columbia broke Canada's all-time heat record yesterday with a temperature of 46 C and even northerly cities like Edmonton are expected to near the 40 C mark this week.
The results are similar to those reported earlier this year from small studies in Germany and Spain and will reinforce the decision to mix and match vaccines in much of Canada.