Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba expands COVID-19 public gathering limits, allows bigger store crowds
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is loosening a few of its COVID-19 restrictions, including one that limits how many people can gather outdoors, but it is stopping far short of proposals it floated last week. As of Friday, the limit on
Top doctor says COVID-19 infections among younger people rising in B.C.
VICTORIA — An increasing number of younger people in British Columbia are becoming infected with COVID-19 and some are dying, just as vaccines are protecting older populations, the provincial health officer said Monday. Dr. Bonnie Henry said younger pa...
Alberta to end name changes for dangerous, long-term, high-risk offenders
EDMONTON — Alberta is moving to stop dangerous, long-term or high-risk offenders from legally changing their names. Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish has introduced legislation in the house to make the change. Glubish says keeping such offenders fr...
Alberta to end name changes for dangerous, long-term, high-risk offenders
EDMONTON — Alberta is moving to stop dangerous, long-term or high-risk offenders from legally changing their names.Service Alberta Minister Nate Glubish has introduced legislation in the house to make the change.Glubish says keeping such offenders from...
B.C. signs deal with City of Victoria to end homeless camps, bring people inside
VICTORIA — An agreement that commits two levels of government to end current and future homeless encampments in British Columbia's capital city is a potential blueprint for similar deals, says the province's minister responsible for housing. The memor...
Victoria MLA’s son, 4, diagnosed with brain tumour; announces step back from duties
VICTORIA — A member of the British Columbia legislature says she's stepping back from her duties because her four-year-old son has been diagnosed with a brain tumour. Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore says in a message on her constituency Facebook
Saskatchewan shipping 100,000 COVID-19 rapid tests to schools provincewide
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is shipping 100,000 rapid antigen tests to schools across the province as concerns grow over the number of more infectious COVID-19 strains, particularly in the capital. Last week, some school divisions in the Regin...
Alberta nixes further easing of COVID-19 health rules, blames federal government
EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says the province won’t further ease COVID-19 health restrictions for now — and he says it’s Ottawa’s fault. Tyler Shandro says if the federal government had negotiated a better deal for vaccines, Alberta and other ...
Another Alberta union rejects province’s request for more bargaining delays
EDMONTON — The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees says its nursing care members and general support workers in health care have rejected a request from the province's health delivery agency to extend a delay on contract talks until the end
Alberta reports almost 700 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since January
EDMONTON — Alberta is dealing with a sharp rise in the number of COVID-19 cases. Officials reported 696 new cases on Friday, including 130 variants of concern. The number of new daily cases has not been that high since the middle of
