A group of more than 1,800 members of the Government Licensed Professionals have also served strike notice, according to the Professional Employees Association, the union that represents them. 

BC Emergency Health Services says of the 13 people injured, five were taken to hospital in stable condition, while an additional seven were taken to hospital in good condition.

Tarn A rocky alpine tarn on Vancouver Island.

Alpine sunset The setting sun lights up an alpine scene on Vancouver Island.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order requiring the Justice Department to investigate and prosecute people for burning the American flag, an activity that the country's Supreme Court has ruled is legitimate political expression protected by the U.S. Constitution.

Records were broken everywhere from the southern tip of Vancouver Island to the Fraser Canyon and Smithers in B.C.'s northwest on Saturday.