British Columbia's gradual restart is gaining ground, as some industries resume operations and more people leave their homes to participate in the economy, Premier John Horgan said Thursday. 's successful efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19 and the willingness of people to spend more time out in public leave him optimistic. Horgan made the comments ahead of new job numbers due Friday and before next week's provincial fiscal update. Despite the size of the federal deficit, Horgan said he will work to keep financial hurdles from standing in the way of B.C. "We've seen successes, more and more people are coming out of their homes participating in the economy, going to restaurants, shopping in retail outlets and participating, broadly speaking, in the restart of our economy," Horgan said.

Source: CBC News July 10, 2020 01:52 UTC