Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Backroom organizer Mark Marissen announces bid for mayor in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Longtime political organizer Mark Marissen has announced his bid for mayor of Vancouver.In messages posted Wednesday on social media, Marissen says he will run for Vancouver's top job in the next civic election set for October 2022.The biog...
Backroom organizer Mark Marissen announces bid for mayor in Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Longtime political organizer Mark Marissen has announced his bid for mayor of Vancouver.In messages posted Wednesday on social media, Marissen says he will run for Vancouver's top job in the next civic election set for October 2022.The biog...
B.C. COVID-19 in-dining restrictions to be extended through to May: industry group
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Restaurants and Food Association says it has been told that current health orders restricting in-person dining will be extended beyond next Monday's deadline.The group says they had a meeting with provincial health officer Dr. Bonn...
B.C. COVID-19 in-dining restrictions to be extended through to May: industry group
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Restaurants and Food Association says it has been told that current health orders restricting in-person dining will be extended beyond next Monday's deadline.The group says they had a meeting with provincial health officer Dr. Bonn...
B.C. COVID-19 in-dining restrictions to be extended through to May: industry group
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Restaurants and Food Association says it has been told that current health orders restricting in-person dining will be extended beyond next Monday's deadline.The group says they had a meeting with provincial health officer Dr. Bonn...
B.C. COVID-19 in-dining restrictions to be extended through to May: industry group
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Restaurants and Food Association says it has been told that current health orders restricting in-person dining will be extended beyond next Monday's deadline.The group says they had a meeting with provincial health officer Dr. Bonn...
NDP government to lay out priorities with B.C. throne speech
VICTORIA — British Columbia's NDP government is set to present its throne speech later today, laying out its priorities more than a year after the COVID-19 pandemic began.NDP house leader Mike Farnworth has said the throne speech will focus on
Adults in Whistler, B.C. now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine
WHISTLER, B.C. — Adult residents and workers in Whistler, B.C., will be able to receive COVID-19 vaccines starting today. Vancouver Coastal Health says there have been 1,505 cases in Whistler between Jan. 1 and April 5, and the Howe Sound health
Yukon residents head to polls for pandemic-era territorial election
WHITEHORSE — Yukon residents head to the polls today, marking the fifth election in Canada since the COVID-19 pandemic began. The Yukon Liberals were elected in 2016 with a majority government, only their second ever. Liberal Leader Sandy Silver says n...
Alberta’s largest school board says no to United Conservative draft school curriculum
CALGARY — Alberta's largest school board says it will not use the United Conservative government's draft elementary school curriculum pilot this fall. The Calgary Board of Education cites concerns that have been brought up by educators, academic staff,...
