Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba’s COVID-19 case numbers rise, premier rejects call for immediate steps
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister rejected calls Thursday to immediately toughen public-health orders as daily COVID-19 case counts continued to rise. Pallister said he is willing to impose tighter rules if need be, but Manitoba already has a...
Yukon officials call for overdose prevention sites, decriminalization
WHITEHORSE — Health officials, Indigenous leaders and police are calling on the incoming Yukon government to take "urgent steps" to combat the worsening opioid crisis. Heather Jones, Yukon's chief coroner, says 10 people died from overdoses in 2020, a ...
Alberta passes bill to give all workers paid leave to get COVID-19 vaccine shot
EDMONTON — Alberta has passed legislation that will give all workers three hours of paid, job-protected leave to get a COVID-19 vaccination. Labour Minister Jason Copping says Bill 71 will reduce barriers for Alberta workers to get vaccinated. He says...
Alberta teachers and education minister swap accusations of politicizing curriculum
EDMONTON — Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says the group representing Alberta teachers is playing politics with a proposed new kindergarten to Grade 6 curriculum and isn’t sincere about real bridge-building. The Alberta Teachers' Association has p...
B.C. budget lacks innovative drive, vision during uncertain times, say experts
VICTORIA — Business groups and others say British Columbia's budget lacks the long-term vision many were looking for to support and stimulate innovation during and after the pandemic. Finance Minister Selina Robinson's budget sets out to spend $8.7 bi...
B.C. budget lacks innovative drive, vision during uncertain times, say experts
VICTORIA — The long-term vision many were wanting from British Columbia's budget to support economic growth and stimulate innovation during and after the pandemic was lacking, say business groups and others. The business community was looking for more ...
Alberta student says she and others are dreading return to online learning
EDMONTON — A 17-year-old in Edmonton says she and many of her friends are dreading a return to online learning for the next two weeks because of COVID-19. Amara Mogos says going back and forth between online learning and regular school
Alberta student says she and others are dreading return to online learning
EDMONTON — Seventeen-year-old Amara Mogos is dreading the next two weeks. The Grade 12 student says going back and forth between online learning and regular school has been draining for her and many of her classmates. Mogos is one of thousands of
Yukon to vaccinate returning students, seasonal workers during their 14-day isolation
WHITEHORSE — Students and seasonal workers travelling to Yukon will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination as they self-isolate, while the territory pushes for a less restrictive summer. Dr. Brendan Hanley, the territory's chief medical officer of health...
Yukon to vaccinate returning students, seasonal workers during their 14-day isolation
WHITEHORSE — Students and seasonal workers travelling to Yukon will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination as they self-isolate, while the territory pushes for a less restrictive summer. Dr. Brendan Hanley, the territory's chief medical officer of health...
