Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Weekend gatherings in Vancouver prompt Vancouver mayor to warn of changing tactics
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he has contacted the city's chief of police after several gatherings on the weekend violated COVID-19 health restrictions.In a message posted on social media, Stewart says the Vancouver Police Department will be rea...
Manitobans 40 and over will have access to AstraZeneca vaccine: government source
WINNIPEG — Manitobans 40 and over will soon be able to to get the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. A government source has told The Canadian Press that the province is lowering the minimum age eligibility following similar moves by Ontario and Albe...
Manitobans 40 and over will have access to AstraZeneca vaccine: government source
WINNIPEG — Manitobans 40 and over will soon be able to to get the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. A government source has told The Canadian Press that the province is lowering the minimum age eligibility following similar moves by Ontario and Albe...
Manitoba enacts more COVID-19 restrictions to try to contain coronavirus spread
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is tightening some of its COVID-19 restrictions due to rising case numbers.Starting Tuesday, weddings, funerals and outdoor public gatherings will be capped at 10 people — down from 25. People will no longer be allowe...
Alberta begins rolling out AstraZeneca COVID vaccine for those 40 or older
EDMONTON — Alberta is allowing people as young as 40 to get the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine starting Tuesday. Tom McMillan, a spokesman for Alberta Health, says there are about 170,000 doses available and appointments will be booked for as long...
Alberta joins Ontario in lowering minimum age for AstraZeneca vaccine
Two provinces will offer the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 40 and over starting Tuesday, officials announced Sunday following days of mounting pressure to lower the minimum age. Alberta and Ontario had previously stuck to the National Advis...
B.C. to start registering people 18 years and older for COVID-19 vaccines
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it's inviting people 18 years and older to register for a COVID-19 vaccine over the next week. A Ministry of Health statement Sunday says more than 1.8 million people will now be invited to
B.C. finance minister to table historic pandemic-challenged deficit budget
VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister says her professional training as a family therapist helped her develop the New Democrat government's first budget during the COVID-19 pandemic, which she will table Tuesday. Selina Robinson said her skill...
B.C. Indigenous nation opposes mineral exploration in culturally sensitive area
VANCOUVER — A mineral exploration company with provincial permits to work in Tahltan territory in northwestern British Columbia is treading on sacred grounds, an elected leader in the nation's government says. Vancouver-based Doubleview Gold Corp. is d...
B.C. health minister says delay in Moderna vaccine ‘disappointing’
VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister says news that Moderna will be delaying shipments of its COVID-19 vaccine is "disappointing.""The sooner we get vaccines in people's arms the better, and inconsistency in delivery is a consistent problem. T...
