B.C. Court of Appeal upholds $16M penalty against CN Rail for causing 2015 Lytton wildfire.

The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a $16 million penalty against Canadian National Railway (CN Rail) for causing a 2015 wildfire near Lytton, British Columbia. The court dismissed CN Rail's appeal, which argued a misinterpretation of the Wildfire Act by a prior judge. CN Rail admitted its role in the fire but contended that provincial firefighting efforts worsened the situation. The ruling confirms the previous findings of the Forest Appeal Commission.