Vince Li — who has changed his name to Will Baker — killed Tim McLean during a bus trip along the TransCanada Highway near Portage la Prairie in July 2008.
The government has put five conditions in place for lifting a moratorium which include a plan for regulations, waste water disposal, a process to consult First Nations, a royalty structure and a so-called social licence.
B.C. Supreme Court judge ordered the surrender of Malkit Sidhu and Surjit Badesha to police in India in May 2014 after finding there was enough evidence for them to face trial for the murder of 25-year-old Jassi Sidhu.
Police say the officer was standing beside his own motorcycle when he tried to flag down the driver for speeding on Thursday morning.
The memo from management at Providence Health Care, which operates 10 facilities, says that while the organization currently forbids the practice, it will monitor and conform to the law as it takes shape.
The tug, called the Syringa, sank north of Merry Island when it took on water while towing a barge on March 18, 2015.