John Horgan remembered as remarkable man with the common touch
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Popular leader John Horgan, who died Tuesday at 65-years-old following a battle with cancer, is already being remembered as the people's premier.
Popular leader John Horgan, who died Tuesday at 65-years-old following a battle with cancer, is already being remembered as the people's premier.
“There’s only one John Horgan. He’s a remarkable human being, the way he had to connect with people,” remembered an emotional Ravi Parmar, NDP MLA in Horgan’s old Langford riding.
Following the 2017 election, Horgan forged an alliance with the BC Greens, giving the NDP power for the first time in 16 years. It made the once reluctant leader premier, and earned him friends on all sides of the aisle.
“He was not your normal politician,” remembered former Green Party leader Andrew Weaver, on Tuesday. “What you saw with him was what you got, he showed leadership by empowering others around him.”
He rolled the dice, calling a snap election part way through the pandemic and winning a second term and a super majority — a strong endorsement of his strong leadership during the pandemic
“He was a remarkable person, a really remarkable person,” said Mike Farnworth, longtime colleague and friend, as he fought back tears Tuesday.
Following his cancer diagnosis, Horgan left politics in 2022, transitioning to ambassador for Canada to Germany.
Federal health officials have confirmed that a B.C. teen who is currently in hospital has Canada's first human case of H5N1 avian flu.
A northern Ontario couple has been charged in the death of their three-month-old baby girl who was found in September 2022 with no vital signs.
The sexual assault trial involving five former world junior Canadian hockey players is set to get underway in the spring.
The offspring of beetles imported from British Columbia are ready to take up the fight against an invasive insect that is killing hemlock trees in Nova Scotia.
Three police associations are calling on the federal government to take “immediate action “on bail reform after officers performing a bail compliance check in Toronto’s west end found themselves in the middle of a gun fight between two groups.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he agrees with the incoming American border czar that there will be 'tough conversations' ahead.
Members of the RCMP’s federal police say they have arrested three men in B.C. for their alleged role in a 'transnational organized crime group' connected to Mexican drug cartels importing cocaine into Canada.
Edmonton International Airport is negotiating to be the Department of National Defence's (DND) western main operating base for the Royal Canadian Air Force's (RCAF) CC-330 Husky fleet.
The Parti Québécois (PQ) has grown its lead in voter intentions among Quebecers while the ruling Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) has lost more support, according to a new poll.
Ottawa residents are facing a 3.9 per cent property tax increase in 2025 along with a 5 per cent hike in transit fares as the city looks for ways to fill a $120 million hole in the OC Transpo budget.
Swearing-in ceremonies continue Wednesday morning for the MLAs elected during last month's historic vote.