Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Nearly 20 per cent of eligible B.C. residents have received COVID-19 vaccine
VICTORIA — Almost 20 per cent of those who are eligible for a vaccine in British Columbia have had their shot. A joint statement from provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix says 946,096 doses of the
Saskatchewan government criticized for not adapting COVID-19 vaccination rollout
REGINA — Saskatchewan will stick to its age-based COVID-19 vaccine rollout for now, provincial officials said Wednesday, despite calls to give essential workers the shot ahead of schedule. “That will do nothing but slow down any vaccination plan, inclu...
COVID-19 variants in Canada mean Yukon rules to stay: territory’s health officer
WHITEHORSE — Yukon has no active cases of COVID-19 and 68 per cent of its adults have been vaccinated, but the territory's top doctor says that's not enough to loosen restrictions. Dr. Brendan Hanley, the chief medical officer of health, says
Alberta First Nations say provincially regulated gambling website unauthorized
CALGARY — Two First Nations are taking the Alberta government and its gaming commission to court over the province's entry into the online gambling sector. Play Alberta, a provincially regulated site launched last fall, offers virtual slots and table g...
Kenney faces criticism from doctors, his own caucus, over new COVID-19 health rules
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is getting an earful from health experts and from backbench members of his own United Conservative caucus over his new COVID-19 health restrictions. Several doctors from Calgary and Edmonton say the new rules wil...
Three Vancouver councillors dispute party’s selection of 2022 mayoral candidate
Three city councillors in Vancouver say they have been blindsided by their party's announcement of a mayoral candidate to represent the Non-Partisan Association in next year's civic election.An online statement posted by NPA Coun. Sarah Kirby-Yung, and...
Former B.C. cabinet ministers to testify at money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER — A commission of inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia is adding former and current cabinet ministers to its witness list. On its website, the Cullen commission says former premier Christy Clark is among those scheduled to testif...
Former B.C. cabinet ministers to testify at money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER — A commission of inquiry into money laundering in British Columbia is adding former and current cabinet ministers to its witness list. On its website, the Cullen commission says former premier Christy Clark is among those scheduled to testif...
Court orders minister to rethink stocking fish farms in B.C.’s Discovery Islands
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has suspended a ban on restocking three fish farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Justice Peter George Pamel says in an April 5 decision that Mowi Canada West and Saltstream will suffer real and irreparable
Court orders minister to rethink stocking fish farms in B.C.’s Discovery Islands
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has suspended a ban on restocking three fish farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands. Justice Peter George Pamel says in an April 5 decision that Mowi Canada West and Saltstream will suffer real and irreparable
