Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Alberta Premier slams vandalism after slur painted on MLA’s office window
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is condemning alleged vandalism at the office of an Opposition legislature member. His denunciation came on Saturday shortly after Edmonton MLA Janis Irwin posted pictures showing the front window spray-painted ...
Manitoba NDP eye new Crown corporation to boost rural, northern cell and internet
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition New Democrats are promising to create a Crown corporation to improve internet and cellular service in northern and rural areas, if they win the next election in 2023. The idea was one more than 20 resolutions passed
Alberta Health Services head sorry for glitches in vaccine booking system for seniors
EDMONTON — The president of Alberta's health delivery agency is apologizing for problems residents experienced earlier this week when they tried booking COVID-19 vaccinations for older family members. Alberta Health Services president Dr. Verna Yiu say...
NDP calls on Saskatchewan government to fund North Battleford homeless shelter
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. — Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP is calling on the provincial government to help maintain a homeless shelter in North Battleford that is to close April 1 due to lack of funding. Don Windels, executive director of Lighthouse Supp...
B.C. records 589 new cases of COVID-19 as officials welcome new vaccine approvals
VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say the federal government's approval of two new vaccines is encouraging news and one more layer of protection to help get the province through the pandemic. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and He...
B.C. society against medical assistance in dying gets final notice to vacate property
DELTA, B.C. — A provincially funded society that refused to provide medical assistance in dying has been issued a final notice about its breach of a lease at a facility in Delta, B.C.Fraser Health says it has ended its $1.5-million
Economists predict slight rebound and moderate growth for B.C. economy in 2021
VICTORIA — Finance Minister Selina Robinson said she's encouraged by predictions that British Columbia's economy will rebound this year and next. Robinson heard Friday from economists on the province's Economic Forecast Council who estimate B.C. is on...
Alberta and its physicians move to end ugly feud over fees with new tentative deal
EDMONTON — The Alberta government and its 11,000 physicians have taken a first step toward resolving an ugly, fractious yearlong dispute over fees and working conditions. Health Minister Tyler Shandro and Dr. Paul Boucher, head of the Alberta Medical A...
B.C. Liberal party to choose new leader in February 2022
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Liberal party will elect a new leader next February. The party says the winner of its leadership race will be announced on Feb. 5, 2022, after three days of voting by party members. Interim party president Don Silversides
Doctors urge Alberta to hold off on easing COVID-19 restrictions next week
EDMONTON — A group of health professionals is urging the Alberta government not to ease COVID-19 restrictions next week and to instead toughen measures for bars, restaurants and pubs. Two doctors who co-chair the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Associatio...
