Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba police, firefighters, teachers will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccines
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it will soon expand eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to include first responders across the province and all adults living in communities most at risk of the coronavirus. Health and Seniors Care Minister Heather...
P.1 variant likely highest in B.C. due to more testing for it: top doctor
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says the province likely has Canada's largest proportion of COVID-19 cases involving the more transmissible variant first identified in Brazil, but that's partly because it is testing more for that strain. Dr. ...
Alberta Teachers’ Association demands full rewrite of draft K-6 education curriculum
EDMONTON — The Alberta Teachers’ Association wants the province to immediately scrap its draft education curriculum for young students and to start over. Association president Jason Schilling says most of his members feel teaching what's being proposed...
B.C. puts $2B toward low-interest loans for builders of affordable housing
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is investing $2 billion in a low-interest loan program for builders of affordable housing. Housing Minister David Eby said Thursday the financing will be offered to private developers and community groups through the pro...
Review finds police force in Manitoba city acted appropriately in death investigation
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's justice minister says the Brandon Police Service acted appropriately in investigating a death inside the home of the city's manager. Cameron Friesen is not releasing the outside review, conducted by the RCMP, but says it found Bra...
Review finds police force in Manitoba city acted appropriately in death investigation
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's justice minister says the Brandon Police Service acted appropriately in investigating a death inside the home of the city's manager. Cameron Friesen is not releasing the outside review, conducted by the RCMP, but says it found Bra...
Hospice services return to Delta, B.C., as facility reopens after lengthy fight
DELTA, B.C. — Hospice services are once again available locally to residents of Delta, B.C., as Fraser Health officially opens the Irene Thomas Hospice. The launch ends a bitter and lengthy battle between the province and a provincially funded society ...
Hospice services return to Delta, B.C., as facility reopens after lengthy fight
DELTA, B.C. — Hospice services are once again available locally to residents of Delta, B.C., as Fraser Health officially opens the Irene Thomas Hospice. The launch ends a bitter and lengthy battle between the province and a provincially funded society ...
Hospice services return to Delta, B.C., as facility reopens after lengthy fight
DELTA, B.C. — Hospice services are once again available locally to residents of Delta, B.C., as Fraser Health officially opens the Irene Thomas Hospice. The launch ends a bitter and lengthy battle between the province and a provincially funded society ...
COVID-19 spike in B.C. could overwhelm B.C. hospitals: modelling group
VANCOUVER — An independent COVID-19 modelling group says hospitalizations from COVID-19 are projected to overwhelm hospital capacity in British Columbia by May, unless rigorous restrictions are put in place. The B.C. COVID 19 Modelling Group is made u...
