Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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
B.C. to extend rent freeze through 2021, increase protections against ‘renovictions’
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will introduce legislative changes to extend a rent freeze through the end of the year, as well as stop illegal "renovictions" and improve the dispute resolution process for tenants and landlords. The ...
Indigenous, Black, Filipino people disproportionately affected by COVID-19: report
WINNIPEG — Manitoba has released a report showing COVID-19 has disproportionately affected Indigenous, Black and other people of colour in the province. “This is systemic and it is seen in every jurisdiction,” Dr. Brent Roussin, chief provincial publi...
Saskatchewan’s finance minister hints province won’t eliminate deficit by 2024
REGINA — Saskatchewan's finance minister says a slower recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic means it's going to be tough to eliminate the province's deficit by 2024 and the government is likely to pick a new goal. It's the first time the
Former Vancouver hotel to be converted to 65 units for homeless people by the fall
VANCOUVER — A former hotel on the Vancouver's eastside has been purchased to create about 65 units to accommodate homeless people. The City of Vancouver, the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. and the federal government say the former Days Inn on
Metro Vancouver wastewater carries COVID-19, new app reveals viral load
VANCOUVER — A new online tool allows Metro Vancouver residents to track the viral load of COVID-19 found in untreated wastewater at each of the region’s five wastewater treatment plants. Metro Vancouver, the regional district that delivers water, waste...
B.C. to offer second dose of COVID vaccine after 4 months
VICTORIA — British Columbia will extend the time between the first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines to four months as it ramps up its age-based immunization plan to free up doses so all residents could get their initial shot
