British Columbia's new premier handed his cabinet ministers their to-do lists on Monday, July 24, 2017, and the tasks include a mix of both campaign promises and new plans.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau plans to visit British Columbia next week to assess the damage wrought by wildfires that have ravaged the interior of the province.
Petronas and its partners have cancelled the $36-billion Pacific NorthWest liquefied natural gas megaproject they had planned to build in British Columbia.
John Horgan has been B.C.'s premier for less than a day and already the requests are flooding in, as various groups compete to get their respective wish lists into the new government.
Kinder Morgan Canada is facing mounting pressure to detail its plans for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion when it releases its first earnings report Wednesday since going public.
B.C. is on the cusp of changing its government for the first time since 2001, as the province scrambles to contain scores of wildfires that have forced tens of thousands of residents from their homes.
Canada’s premiers met with a reduced group of Indigenous leaders Monday after three national bodies — including the Assembly of First Nations — boycotted the event.
Fire crews worked to save buildings and protect transportation routes on Sat. July 8, 2017, after thousands of people were chased from their homes by wildfires that raged out of control across B.C.
The steep political mountain facing John Horgan's minority government in British Columbia was apparent in the key appointments he made to his inner circle of close advisers, say political observers.