Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba doctors call for COVID vaccine mandate for all health-care workers
WINNIPEG — An organization that represents doctors in Manitoba is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. Dr. Kristjan Thompson, president of Doctors Manitoba, says the shots must be required in health care, where all worke...
Manitoba doctors want mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for all health-care workers
WINNIPEG — An organization that represents doctors in Manitoba is calling for mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. "When you consider the threat posed by COVID-19 compared to how safe and effective the vaccines are, requiring employ...
Vancouver police investigating vandalism at memorial as possible hate crime
VANCOUVER — The defacing of a public memorial in Vancouver to those who were aboard a ship that was forced to return to India more than a century ago is being treated by police as a possible hate crime. Police say
Pallister eyes departure in weeks, leaving future of education reform to successor
BRANDON, Man. — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he is prepared to be replaced within a matter of weeks and is leaving the fate of major education reforms and other proposed legislation in the hands of his successor. "I'm working on
Government could force Alberta nurses to work overtime to handle COVID cases
EDMONTON — Alberta nurses have been told they could soon be forced to work mandatory overtime and have their holidays cancelled in response to increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations and staffing shortages. In a Friday email, Alberta Health Services told ...
Alberta NDP calls on province to do more about surging COVID-19 case numbers
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition health critic urged the provincial government Friday to do more to curb COVID-19 daily case numbers not seen since the spring. New Democrat David Shepherd said the province's inoculation efforts have begun to stall and t...
Saskatchewan changes eligibility, allows some 11-yea-olds to get COVID-19 vaccine
REGINA — Saskatchewan is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to some 11-year-olds as families prepare to send their children back to school next month. The province said Friday that childrenborn in 2009 — meaning they turn 12 this year — can...
‘Life and death:’ Harm reduction groups file lawsuit against Alberta government
CALGARY — A lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government alleging its rules for supervised drug-use sites will have life and death consequences. Non-profit societies Moms Stop the Harm and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society argue the g...
Two Indigenous place names restored on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
SECHELT, B.C. — The British Columbia government says two English place names on the Sunshine Coast are changing to reflect the language and culture of local Indigenous Peoples. The Ministry of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation and the Forests Mi...
B.C. reports one death, 553 new COVID-19 cases as active infections rise
VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 553 new cases of COVID-19 as the upward trend continues across the province, particularly in the Interior Health region. The number of active infections is up to 5,580, including 3,203 in that region, where abo...
