The devices can easily be mistaken for real weapons, leading to escalated police responses, the city said. Video: ...

A bylaw passed in 2024 banned Vancouver retailers from selling a lockable version of the device, but in the year since it came into effect, the fire department says the torches have still started ...

One year since the City of Vancouver banned the sale of lockable butane torches, the devices are still being sold and causing fires in the city.

One year since the City of Vancouver banned the sale of lockable butane torches, the devices are still being sold and causing fires in the city. According to the Vancouver Fire Rescue Services (VFRS), ...

Vancouver Fire cracking down on continuous flame butane torches after rash of fires Despite a sales ban passed a year ago, there have been dozens of fires blamed on the lockable torches ...