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VICTORIA — The B.C. Green Party says a 24-year-old advocate for climate justice and Indigenous solidarity has joined the party's leadership contest.

A suspected human-caused wildfire is burning on a mountain in Hope.

Several other victims were identified over the course of the investigation, say police.

British Columbia's wildfire service says cool conditions and thunderstorms are in the forecast for much of the province as nearly 90 wildfires actively burn.

Witness: "It's hard to describe, but it was almost like there was gasoline on the ground or something."

Some of that money for more policing, bylaw enforcement and shelters — $2.5 million — will come from a controversial plan to revitalize Centennial Square

The incident began after a deckhand reminded passengers on the vehicle deck that they are required to leave their vehicles during the sailing, said a union spokesman.

Tofino has always been pricey during the peak summer months, but this year, the cost of a weekend getaway to the coast might get you a week-long all-inclusive in Mexico.

Electronic prompts to pay set amounts irk some customers. But why make workers dependent on gratuities?

Maanav Kinkar, 18, was found dead at Surrey's Hazelnut Meadows Park on May 26, 2022 while Caleb Morin, 22, died of a fatal stabbing near Vancouver's Boundary Road and East 45th Avenue on March 3, 2023.