It’s the downside of the current warm, dry weather - at least ten new wildfires are burning in B.C. One of those is a small but growing fire discovered between Stave Lake and Chehalis, north east of Mission. It started Sunday morning and is believed to be human caused. Two other fires are growing on Vancouver Island - one near Ladysmith and the other not far from Parksville. Meanwhile, a wildfire continues to burn in the Fraser Canyon near Hell’s Gate. Temperatures near 30C are keeping crews on standby through Monday.

Talks have broken off and B.C. nurses are a step closer to strike action. The BC Nurses Union continues to push for wages higher than the three per cent for each of four years, currently being offered. The union is preparing to hold a strike vote. Right now, B.C. has the highest paid nurses in the country.

Seven families of victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting are suing ChatGPT parent company OpenAI. The action filed in a San Francisco court claims the company and founder Sam Altman failed to take the actions that would have prevented the deaths and injuries in the northern B.C. community. They’re suing for negligence and liability saying the shooting by the 18-year-old was an entirely foreseeable result of deliberate design choices made by OpenAI. The allegations have not been proven in court.

The federal government will kick in $146M toward the overall security cost for the FIFA World Cup games in Vancouver and Toronto. That word comes as the B.C. government continues to stall on saying how much it will spend on security costs. The provincial government also hasn’t provided any updated cost of putting on the event in Vancouver. Old projections from the summer pegged that cost at $624M. The tournament is only 43 days away.

The discovery of two bodies on a rural property in South Langley is being treated as a possible homicide. RCMP say first responders were called to a property on 16 Avenue near 212 Street late Monday morning. That’s where two people were found dead. There’s no indication the bodies are in any way linked to a couple wineries on either side of the street.

A reported kidnapping is under investigation by the RCMP in Richmond. Mounties say it took place Friday evening at the Bamboo Grove Restaurant at No. 3 Road and Granville Avenue. Officers responded after reports of a person being forced into a pickup shortly after 10:00 p.m. They’re looking for a dark coloured Ford 150 and information from those who can shed light on the incident.

Apologize - that’s the demand from Premier David Eby who claims MLA Tara Armstrong used ‘Nazi rhetoric’ to slam the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples while speaking in the Legislature. Armstrong says the K’ómoks Treaty Act promotes UNDRIP’s blood and soil theory that people with Indigenous ancestry have their own inherent rights. Independent MLA Elenore Sturko calls the remark extremely offensive and disgusting. Interim Conservative leader Trevor Halford calls it ignorant and abhorrent. Armstrong withdrew the remark after it was declared out-of-order.

Vancouver-Strathcona NDP MLA Joan Phillip is in grave condition in hospital. Premier David Eby is asking for prayers from British Columbians saying Phillip is very ill. No other details have been released about her illness. Phillip is the wife of Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs Grand Chief Stewart Phillip.

Gangster Jamie Bacon has been released from prison. The former Red Scorpion - convicted for his part in the Surrey Six murders - is out after serving six years for conspiracy to commit murder. The 40-year-old mastermind behind the province’s biggest gang hit is now living outside the province. Police say they are in close contact with Bacon’s probation officer.

It’s official. Premier David Eby has back down on changing B.C.’s Indigenous Rights legislation following an outcry from several chiefs. Eby now says his government will take the next six months to consult with First Nations. Surrey-Cloverdale Independent MLA Elenore Sturko - who was willing to support the government’s bill - now says the premier is flip-flopping and has to be more transparent about the legal liability.