Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Community to meet to discuss proposed feedlot near fragile Alberta recreational lake
Cottage owners and farmers who say a proposed feedlot threatens the water quality of a popular lake are to gather this weekend to discuss how they can keep making their case to the regulatory body that will rule on the
Government to release business case in support of new Royal B.C. Museum
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will lay out its case for building a new Royal B.C. Museum after the Opposition took aim at the initiative as a "billion-dollar vanity project." Tourism Minister Melanie Mark said Thursday there has been inte...
540 people in B.C. hospitalized with COVID-19, milder cases among vaccinated
VANCOUVER — The latest figures on COVID-19 show 540 people in British Columbia are currently hospitalized with the virus, 49 of them in critical care. The BC Centre for Disease Control says 59 people have died in the last week, for
Ryan Meili stepping down as MLA after resigning as Saskatchewan NDP leader
Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili says he is resigning as the member of the legislature for Saskatoon Meewasin. He says his last day will be July 1. Meili's resignation comes after he announced in February that he was stepping down as the
Court rules Manitoba’s move on federal child welfare allowance violated charter
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government violated the rights of Indigenous children in care by clawing back hundreds of millions of dollars in federal payments, a judge has ruled. The decision was heralded by Indigenous organizations, which said the province...
Manitoba civil service union fought wage freeze, wins retroactive pay hikes
WINNIPEG — Some 11,000 Manitoba civil servants have won retroactive pay raises after fighting government demands for a wage freeze. An arbitration board has awarded annual pay hikes of between 0.5 per cent and two per cent going back to 2019,
Two members of Saskatchewan legislature kicked out of assembly over language
REGINA — Two members of the Saskatchewan legislature have been kicked out of the assembly over the language they used during question period and for refusing to apologize. Independent Nadine Wilson shouted at Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison, asking if ...
Weather-weary Manitoba braces for more rain as cleanup from flash flooding continues
WINNIPEG — Manitoba is preparing for more rain as the province cleans up from flash floods and other destruction caused by an extremely wet spring. “All of southern Manitoba is very much in the fight at the moment," Johanu Botha with
B.C. council votes to return Queen Charlotte to original Indigenous village name
QUEEN CHARLOTTE, B.C. — The council of Queen Charlotte, B.C., has decided to change the name of the village back to its ancestral Haida name of Daajing Giids. The decision comes after a survey earlier this month indicated 48.8 per cent
Saskatchewan’s opposition blocks bill to allow drinking in parks
REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition has blocked a government bill that would allow residents to enjoy a beer or glass of wine in city parks, despite announcing support for such change last summer. NDP Deputy Leader Nicole Sarauer says people in Saskatc...