Third recall petition against Alberta politicians comes up short, another withdrawn

TO GET TO Kitamaat, I flew nearly 700 kilometres north from Vancouver, to Terrace, as the sun was setting one spring evening last year. The sky was salmon pink as we passed over the Coast Mountains, offering a commanding view of deep fjords with blue and charcoal glaciers. On our descent to YXT, I spotted the Skeena River wandering down from its headwaters in northern British Columbia and toward the Pacific Ocean. Gaps in the dense forest showed where industry churns, driving the economy of the North Coast. In Terrace, three-quarter-ton diesel trucks were everywhere, so were bumper...