B.C. police launch wildfire arson investigations, as blazes raise trauma in Shuswap

police launch wildfire arson investigations, as blazes raise trauma in ShuswapBy Canadian Press on August 7, 2026. Properties on Okanagan Indian Band land that were destroyed by the Bradley Creek wildfire are seen, in Vernon, B.C., on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. RCMP in Kelowna, B.C., are also investigating a series of fires believed to have been set intentionally at a local urban park. The Pear Lake fire spans more than 1,300 square kilometres and is among five out-of-control wildfires of note listed by the BC Wildfire Service. There are about 100 active wildfires burning in B.C., mostly in the southern Interior, with roughly half of them out of control.