B.C. government fined $759K by workplace safety agency after death of wildfire fighter

An aerial shot shows a ridge of fire in a vast forest with smoke billowing along a straight line upwards into the sky as far as the eye can see.

B.C.’s workplace regulator has leveled a hefty fine on the province for two wildfire fighting incidents from 2023, including one where a 25-year-old firefighter died in a vehicle rollover in the northeast.