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VANCOUVER — Family, friends and colleagues are mourning the young firefighter killed in northeastern British Columbia, the fourth fatality in one of the deadliest fire seasons in recent memory.

An active police investigation is underway and it's unclear what may have been taken from Health Employers Association of sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ databases.

The young Ontario firefighter who died last week in British Columbia has been identified as Zak Muise in an online obituary and a tribute by the firefighting contractor he worked for.

The information could include social insurance numbers, email addresses, passport and licence details and other personal data. 

OSOYOOS, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ — More residents of Osoyoos, sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½, and the surrounding area are being allowed to return home after being forced out by a fast-moving wildfire that spread from neighbouring Washington state over the weekend.

British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres burned — surpassing the previous high set in 2018.

The southbound lanes on the Coquihalla Highway have been reduced to a single lane near the incident.

Applicants under the Provincial Nominee Program will have to pay $1,475 effective today, despite rising demand for skilled immigrants

Hundreds of people are being allowed to return to their homes in Osoyoos in southern British Columbia after winds pushed back a wildfire that threatened the town over the weekend.

British Columbia's wildfire season is the most destructive on record, with more than 15,000 square kilometres of the province burned, surpassing the previous high of 13,543 square kilometres set in 2018.