Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin has met with Premier John Horgan and has accepted his advice that David Eby become the next premier of British Columbia. […]
Premier John Horgan
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Premier John Horgan says he will not run in the next provincial election. He issued the following statement: “Over the last couple of days, our […]
Less than a month after announced a $789 million plan to replace the Royal BC Museum, the province is pausing the project. The hefty price […]
The province is introducing a new oil and gas royalty system. “Our province is blessed with abundant resources, which belong to all of us. But […]
A new state-of-the-art and seismically safe Royal BC Museum (RBCM) is coming to Victoria, unless Kevin Falcon become premier. The Liberal Party leader says he […]
VICTORIA – The province is announcing that B.C.’s public auto insurer will provide a one-time relief rebate of $110 to customers to ease the financial […]
VICTORIA – Janet Austin, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia, has delivered the speech from the throne, outlining government’s plans over the coming months and years. […]
Premier John Horgan has released the following statement regarding the latest state of his health: “The surgery and biopsy that were done last week were […]
Premier John Horgan will undergo surgery Friday to examine a lump in his neck. He issued the following statement today: “After noticing a lump in […]
VANCOUVER – The Government of British Columbia and BC Hydro have launched BC Hydro’s new five-year electrification plan. The plan will make it easier and […]
VICTORIA – The province is launching the BC Vaccine Card, a digital or printed document that shows the stage cardholders are at in their COVID-19 […]
VICTORIA – Starting Sept. 13, 2021, proof of vaccination will be required in B.C. for people attending certain social and recreational settings and events. This […]
The YMCA of Northern BC is celebrating that British Columbia is the first province to finalize an agreement with Ottawa towards a Canada-wide, community-based system […]
VICTORIA – With British Columbians achieving nearly 80% adult Dose 1 vaccine coverage and COVID-19 case counts continuing to decline, the Province is safely moving […]
VICTORIA – Beginning on Tuesday, June 15, 2021, British Columbia will take the next step in safely bringing people back together, transitioning into Step 2 […]
Premier John Horgan has issued the following statement about the burial site at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School: “I am horrified and heartbroken to […]
The province has unveiled a four-step provincial restart plan, which will rely heavily on more people getting vaccinated and fewer COVID-19 infections. Restrictions imposed in […]
The province is bringing in a paid sick leave program to help British Columbians who may have contracted the COVID-19 virus. And it is also […]
A new $500-million fund will provide B.C.-based businesses with capital as the province moves into a post-pandemic economy. The B.C. government has introduced legislation to […]
VICTORIA – All eligible adults in B.C. will soon be able to follow an easy, three-step process to register and book their vaccine appointments online, […]
VICTORIA – To address rising COVID-19 case counts, protect people and communities and help break the chain of COVID-19 transmission, the provincial health officer is […]
VICTORIA – More than 300,000 front-line workers, including first responders, grocery store employees, and teachers and child care workers, will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations […]
More than 400,000 people in British Columbia will be immunized from March to early April as the province moves into Phase 2 of the largest […]
With a price-tag now estimated to be $16 billion, the province is continuing to forge ahead with building the Site C dam. Premier John Horgan […]
If there’s one thing we know about the coronavirus, it doesn’t like old people. In fact, adults older than 60 years old have at least […]
Premier John Horgan has released the following statement regarding potential restrictions on interprovincial travel: “Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, our first and overriding priority has been […]
VICTORIA – The Province of British Columbia has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing health and emergency management officials to continue to use […]
VICTORIA – The province is expanding provincial COVID-19 ticket enforcement and workplace safety measures to keep British Columbians safe, as well as mitigate the effects […]
VICTORIA – B.C. Recovery Benefit is set to roll out later this month. “As 2020 draws to a close, we look back on a year […]
Premier John Horgan has announced a new, larger cabinet. “The pandemic has turned the lives of British Columbians upside down,” Horgan said in a news […]
Just as Americans waited days for election results, so did we here in British Columbia … albeit a little less breathlessly and with less on […]
Having a majority NDP government will allow John Horgan to spend more time in Interior communities. The premier-elect, who did not visit Prince George or […]
British Columbians will be going to the polls October 24. Premier John Horgan met with Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin this morning and shortly after 11 […]
Premier John Horgan and Carole James, Minister of Finance, have released an $8.25 billion economic recovery plan as the province deals with the ramifications of […]
The province is committing $1.6 billion in a fall and winter preparedness to respond to the health care requirements of COVID-19. The plan will provide […]
Premier John Horgan recently suggested an early election could be an “opportunity” for his BC NDP, though the party was quick to say that he […]
VICTORIA – The B.C. government has formally extended the provincial state of emergency, allowing Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, to continue […]
Response to the coronavirus pandemic continues to be a key metric by which Canadians rate their political leaders in 2020. The issue consistently supersedes all […]
VICTORIA – The province will hire approximately 500 additional health professionals to increase contact tracing around British Columbia, helping keep communities safe as it continues […]
The B.C. government says it’s “disappointing” that the United States is imposing a 10 per cent tariff on Canadian aluminum exports. “Many people in B.C. […]
The province is earmarking up to $1 billion of additional spending targeted to address COVID-19 impacts and restart plans of local governments and public transit […]
According to the latest version of Insights West’s “Government of British Columbia Report Card”, the BC NDP has improved its already strong approval ratings and […]
British Columbians are taking the next step in BC’s Restart Plan with a gradual transition to Phase 3, including the safe and respectful return of […]
The provincial state of emergency is being extended an additional two weeks to support continued co-ordination of B.C.’s COVID-19 response. “We are now in the […]
British Columbians will move forward with safely restarting their province beginning in mid-May, according to a plan announced by Premier John Horgan. Under B.C.’s Restart […]
The B.C. government is deferring one of the fees it charges to help people, communities and forest companies navigate through the COVID-19 crisis. Stumpage, the […]
A new Economic Recovery Task Force will bring together leaders from business, labour, First Nations and not-for-profits tasked with ensuring the province’s economic response to […]
The message from Premier John Horgan today was blunt. “This is not a drill, this is a pandemic,” he said. “We’re facing tremendous challenges and […]
In what was likely an unprecedented day in Victoria protestors blocked access to the Legislature today shortly before the government was scheduled to read the […]
The BC Liberals continue to argue that the NDP government should reduce stumpage rates to help the ailing forest industry. “We’ve got trouble in the […]
Is there a provincial election on the horizon? Not according to the one person who can call one. Premier John Horgan, speaking at the Natural […]
Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have agreed to seven days of talks with the province in an effort to de-escalate the ongoing conflict surrounding the Coastal Gas […]