Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Pandemic record for Manitoba: Province reports 560 new COVID-19 cases
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government reported a record 560 new COVID-19 cases Thursday as the third wave of the pandemic showed no sign of abating. Even with three earlier cases removed due to data correction, the net increase surpassed the previous
Manitoba signs tentative deal to expand remote cell and high-speed internet
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has signed a tentative agreement to expand high-speed internet and cell service in remote areas. A memorandum with New Brunswick-based Xplorenet Communications will allow the company to use the fibre-optic network own...
B.C. timber agency didn’t adequately protect old forest on Vancouver Island: watchdog
VICTORIA — An investigation by British Columbia's forest practices watchdog has found the provincial agency responsible for auctioning timber sale licenses did not adequately protect old forest in an area of Vancouver Island. The Forest Practices Board...
Unpaid COVID-19 fines could lead to refusal of driver’s licences, B.C. says
VICTORIA — People who don't pay their COVID-19 fines may be unable to obtain or renew a British Columbia driver's or vehicle licence under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the province previously mov...
Unpaid COVID-19 fines could lead to refusal of driver’s licences, B.C. says
VICTORIA — People who don't pay their COVID-19 fines may be unable to obtain or renew a British Columbia driver's or vehicle licence under proposed legislation introduced Wednesday. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says the province previously mov...
Penticton council writes letter to premier seeking intervention in shelter dispute
PENTICTON, B.C. — Officials in Penticton, B.C., are appealing to Premier John Horgan in the latest twist in a bitter dispute over a temporary shelter in the Okanagan city. Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki has written an open letter to Horgan urging
Manitoba offers COVID-19 vaccines to all adults, death toll hits 1,000
WINNIPEG — Manitoba opened COVID-19 vaccine appointments to all adults Wednesday as the province reached a grim pandemic milestone — 1,000 deaths. Due to increased vaccine supplies, mainly of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, health officials dropped the mi...
‘What we want to see’: B.C. COVID-19 case counts trending downward, vaccinations up
VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded 515 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday, continuing a downward trend of infections as the vaccination rate accelerates. Health officials say in a news release that 6,020 people have active infections, 426 of whom are hospit...
Saskatchewan premier promises no ‘Trudeau summer,’ more second COVID vaccine doses
REGINA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians can expect a “one-dose summer" as more COVID-19 vaccines are delivered, but Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says people in his province can expect better than that. "The fact of the matter is, we’re
Minority Yukon government reveals its plans in speech from the throne
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government's speech from the throne promises a universal early childhood education program, an immigration strategy to support the territory's workforce and a bid to host the 2027 Canada Winter Games. The speech comes in the fir...
