CP NewsAlert: Former B.C. premier John Horgan dies aged 65
VICTORIA — Ambassador to Germany and former British Columbia premier John Horgan has died at the age of 65, after his third bout with cancer.
Horgan served as B.C.’s New Democrat premier for five years before stepping down in 2022, then was appointed ambassador last year.
But in June, Horgan announced he was on leave after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
More coming.
Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press
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