Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba’s top doctor questioned in church challenge of COVID-19 restrictions
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's top doctor told a court challenge of the province's public health rules Friday that restrictions on faith-based gatherings had to be imposed because health care was being overwhelmed during the pandemic's second wave. Seven church...
Alberta gets court injunction against planned anti-COVID-19 health order protests
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has taken legal action to stop any planned protests of COVID-19 public health orders, including one at a central Alberta cafe that was closed for not following the rules.On Wednesday, Alberta Health Services
Alberta gets court injunction against planned anti-COVID-19 health order protests
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has taken legal action to stop any planned protests of COVID-19 public health orders, including one at a central Alberta cafe that was closed for not following the rules.On Wednesday, Alberta Health Services
Alberta gets court injunction against planned anti-COVID-19 health order protests
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has taken legal action to stop any planned protests of COVID-19 public health orders, including one at a central Alberta cafe that was closed for not following the rules.On Wednesday, Alberta Health Services
Alberta’s top doctor says ‘very likely’ COVID-19 vaccine interval to be shortened
EDMONTON — Alberta's top doctor says it's very likely that second doses of COVID-19 vaccines will be offered within less than four months of the first as supplies ramp up. The province authorized a 16-week interval in order to get as
Manitoba opposition parties call for new restrictions as COVID-19 case count jumps
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's opposition parties are calling for tougher public health orders after another rise in COVID-19 numbers. Health officials have announced 363 new cases — the highest daily number since the second wave of the pandemic in the winter. ...
Saskatchewan to begin vaccinating children 12 and older by end of June
REGINA — Saskatchewan is extending its COVID-19 vaccine rollout plan to include children aged 12 and older with expected first doses by the end of the school year. Officials told a news conference Thursday the vaccines will be administered in school-ba...
Two million people vaccinated in B.C., first person with AstraZeneca blood clot
SURREY, B.C. — The first person in British Columbia to have a rare blood clot associated with the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine has been hospitalized after a family doctor quickly recognized her symptoms, the provincial health officer says. Dr. Bonnie Hen...
Kenney under fire during Commons emergency debate on Alberta’s COVID-19 crisis
OTTAWA — Alberta's legislature may have been silenced but its partisan warfare relocated Wednesday to the House of Commons as MPs held an emergency debate on the province's soaring number of COVID-19 cases. Edmonton New Democrat MP Heather McPherson re...
B.C.’s Dr. Henry says province looking to provide vaccines to youth 12 years to 17
VICTORIA — British Columbia is considering running COVID-19 immunization clinics in public schools before the end of the school year now that Health Canada has approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those aged 12 to 17 years old. Provincial health of...
