Category Archives: Prairies/BC
British Columbia targets gun violence in new legislation
VICTORIA — British Columbia wants to try and reduce shootings connected to gangs and drugs with legislation introduced Wednesday that partly focuses on the transportation of illegal firearms. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said some of the changes in...
Alberta extends time between vaccine doses; means more people to get shot sooner
EDMONTON — Alberta is following guidance from a national vaccine advisory panel and increasing the time between COVID-19 doses. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, says the greater lag time will allow more Albertans to be...
Yukon premier, top doctor concerned about importing variants even with no COVID cases
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier says COVID-19 vaccine uptake has been "fantastic" as just over half the territory's residents have received their first dose, but he's concerned about rising numbers of variants elsewhere in Canada.Sandy Silver says the ter...
Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe ‘sold people a lie’ with promise of balanced budget: NDP
REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition leader says Premier Scott Moe deliberately misled voters with his promise to balance the budget by 2024. NDP Leader Ryan Meili says there has been nothing since last fall's provincial vote to suggest economic factors ...
Auditor general raises long-running concern with B.C. government’s budget accounting
VICTORIA — Auditor general Michael Pickup says he has long-running concerns with the way the British Columbia government counts the money it receives from other levels of government. Pickup outlined Tuesday what he describes as a nine-year accounting ...
Rapid response teams in place to support COVID-19 safety in B.C. schools
VICTORIA — Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside says six new rapid response teams will help schools in B.C. identify gaps in COVID-19 safety plans to help reduce exposure risk. The government says in a statement the teams will work with staff at
2024 goal in doubt: Saskatchewan premier won’t say how long deficits to last
REGINA — Saskatchewan's premier isn't saying yet how much longer his province could run deficits. Scott Moe says details of a plan to return the province to balance will be outlined next month when his Saskatchewan Party government presents its next
Saskatchewan looks to delay second vaccine dose to speed up immunizations
REGINA — Saskatchewan is looking to follow British Columbia's lead in delaying a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine to speed up immunizations. Chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says information from that province as well as from Quebec and the...
Alberta may follow B.C.’s lead on faster rollout of first COVID-19 dose
EDMONTON — Alberta’s health minister says the province is considering whether to follow British Columbia in extending the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses. Tyler Shandro says a committee of COVID-19 experts is analyzing emerging data and a decision ...
Report shows Manitoba Hydro debt the ‘scandal of the century’: premier
WINNIPEG — Premier Brian Pallister says the handling of Manitoba Hydro under the former NDP government is "the scandal of the century." A review of the Crown corporation released last week found a lack of government oversight led to cost overruns
