John Horgan
Ottawa dollars can save B.C.'s old-growth forests
An environmental coalition is calling on B.C. government to take advantage of available federal funding to protect old-growth forests, support forestry communities and end its current war in the woods.
Alberta revives 'turn-off-the-taps' resources bill
Alberta is reviving its so-called turn-off-the taps legislation, but with a few changes.
Fairy Creek crackdown leads to more arrests, protests Thursday
RCMP unexpectedly arrested a number of old-growth activists with the Fairy Creek blockades inside the control zone near the Caycuse Camp early Thursday morning.
B.C. catches flak over rise in old-growth logging approvals
B.C. talks big about protecting old growth, but a recent study shows otherwise.
B.C. to announce partnerships in immunization plan
British Columbia Premier John Horgan and Dr. Penny Ballem, the lead on the provincial COVID-19 immunization team, are to reveal more information today, March 24, 2021, on the vaccine rollout.
U.S. to lend Oxford-AstraZeneca doses to Canada, Mexico
Canada's procurement minister says a deal is close to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the U.S., while the military commander in charge of the rollout here says all adults who wish could be able to get their first shot by July 1.
B.C.'s intercity buses are getting a boost. But remote, rural communities may still be left behind
It's still unclear if the rubber will hit the road in rural, remote North Island communities that have non-existent or inadequate intercity service as the B.C. government allocates millions in COVID-19 funding to bus companies.
Premiers repeat demand for $28-billion federal health-transfer increase
With a federal budget in the offing, premiers are stepping up the pressure on Ottawa to immediately boost health-care funding by at least $28 billion a year.
AstraZeneca vaccine best for young people, guidelines suggest
Several provinces began expanding their COVID-19 vaccination programs to members of the general population on Monday, March 1, 2021, as new recommendations on the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine suggested it should be targeted at younger Canadians.
Cost of B.C.'s Site C dam rises to $16B, completion delayed until 2025
The cost of British Columbia's Site C hydroelectric dam has grown by $6 billion, bringing the price tag of the megaproject to $16 billion and stretching the completion date to 2025.
Museum chair says its time to ask 'hard questions' after racism, toxic workplace reports
The Royal British Columbia Museum has been thrust into a public modernization of its internal and external culture after reports alleging racism and toxic working conditions at the institution, says the Crown corporation's board chairman.
COVID-19 cases drop in Ontario and Quebec, but variants cause concern
Amid concerns about the emergence of variant strains, new COVID-19 infections maintained a downward trend in Canada's two most populous provinces on Wednesday, January 27, 2021, although authorities reported more than 100 new deaths from the disease.