Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Yukon Liberal quits caucus saying territorial government “failed” his riding
WHITEHORSE — A member of the governing Liberal party in Yukon has resigned from caucus and quit his post as deputy Speaker of the legislative assembly. Don Hutton says he has lost confidence in Premier Sandy Silver and the territory's Liberal
Yukon Liberal quits caucus saying territorial government “failed” his riding
WHITEHORSE — A member of the governing Liberal party in Yukon has resigned from caucus and quit his post as deputy Speaker of the legislative assembly. Don Hutton says he has lost confidence in Premier Sandy Silver and the territory's Liberal
Construction starts on new St. Paul’s Hospital in False Creek Flats area of Vancouver
VANCOUVER — Construction has kicked off for the new St. Paul's Hospital at the Jim Pattison Medical Centre, which the province says is the largest hospital redevelopment project in British Columbia's history.Health Minister Adrian Dix says it's a "grea...
Federal, B.C. governments announce $517-million rent aid program to help vulnerable
VICTORIA — Vulnerable people in British Columbia struggling to make monthly rent payments or find affordable places to live are now eligible for rental relief under a federal-B.C. program announced Monday. The Canada-B.C. Housing Benefit will provide f...
B.C. call centres to book vaccines will ‘do better’ after hectic first day: minister
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's health minister promised to "do better" on Monday after call centres to schedule vaccine appointments were overwhelmed on the first day of booking. Adrian Dix said there were 1.7 million calls in less than three hours aft...
B.C. announces vaccines sites ahead of booking COVID-19 shots appointments Monday
VICTORIA — Health authorities across British Columbia announced locations for COVID-19 vaccine centres Sunday, the day before some of the province's oldest residents could start booking appointments to get their first shots. Vaccine call centres are s...
Alberta Liberals appoint John Roggeveen as interim party leader
CALGARY, United Kingdom — Alberta's Liberals have appointed a Calgary lawyer to hold the party's top job months after the resignation of its former leader. The party issued a statement saying its board of directors named John Roggeveen to the role,
B.C. tax changes affecting sugary drinks, vaping products coming into effect April 1
VICTORIA — Tax changes targeting sugary drinks and e-commerce services based outside of B.C. will come into effect on April 1 after being delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The B.C. government says the changes include the elimination of the provincial s...
B.C. high court finds in favour of large landowner in fight over access to lakes
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's highest court has sided with the largest private landowner in the province in a dispute over public access to public land. In a unanimous ruling, a panel of the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned a lower-court order
Dentists, teachers, bus drivers want Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Dentists, teachers and bus drivers are among the essential workers who hope to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in British Columbia, as a provincial committee decides who should be prioritized for the shot. BC Teachers' Federation pre...
