Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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...
Manitoba cabinet minister quoted Winston Churchill on skirts, apologizes
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's deputy premier is apologizing for remarks he made about women's skirts during a speech to a business audience. Cliff Cullen, who is also the minister for economic development, told the legislature he is sorry for his error in
B.C. Liberal Leader Falcon takes legislature seat; knocks museum ‘vanity project’
VICTORIA — British Columbia Liberal Leader Kevin Falcon said that if elected premier he would halt plans to build a new Royal B.C. Museum, calling it a "billion-dollar vanity project" after he took his seat in the legislature. The Opposition leader
Manitoba premier tours flood zones by air, but more areas hit with ‘Colorado Low’
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's premier and transportation minister shared a helicopter with the Opposition leader for a tour of flooded regions south and north of the provincial capital on Sunday, where water levels appear to have crested or are on their
Funding decrease for Saskatchewan suicide prevention plan; advocates call for more
REGINA — Saskatchewan has decreased funding for suicide prevention one year after it passed a law to address the challenge and despite a minister saying mental health is a government priority. The Saskatchewan Party government has allocated $1 million ...
Emergency alert system in B.C. to be in place for extreme heat in June: minister
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's public safety minister says an automated alert system will be in place in June to notify residents of dangerously high temperatures like last year's fatal heat dome. Mike Farnworth made the comment during a Vancouver new...
