Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Court orders new hearing over Williams Lake First Nation’s century-old land dispute
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has ordered a tribunal to reconsider its ruling upholding a century-old sale of land from a British Columbia First Nation to a now-defunct railway. A three-judge panel unanimously set aside a 2018 finding by
Manitoba premier touts price of potential domestic vaccine and hopes others sign on
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister has revealed the price of a potential Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine as part of his ongoing effort to persuade other provinces to join his government in buying it. He says Manitoba has agreed to pay $18
B.C. Liberals to set leadership vote no later than next February, says party
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Liberals say the party will elect a new leader no later than next February. Acting party president Don Silversides says in a statement the process to set the rules for a leadership contest is underway and following
Pastor of Alberta church accused of breaking COVID-19 health rules held in custody
EDMONTON — An Alberta pastor was in custody Wednesday after being charged by police a second time with breaking public health rules tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor James Coates of GraceLife church was remanded in custody after refusing to abide
Alberta extends COVID-19 financial aid to help struggling smaller businesses
EDMONTON — Alberta is releasing more funding to help keep small- and medium-sized businesses solvent during the COVID-19 crisis. Premier Jason Kenney says an extra $10,000 will be made available per organization — on top of previous grants totalling no...
Alberta pastor fighting COVID-19 rules will offer help if health system swamped
EDMONTON — A church pastor charged by RCMP for allegedly hosting overcrowded Sunday services says if COVID-19 cases overwhelm the health system, Albertans can fix it by volunteering to help out — and he will too. But Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s
Dr. Bonnie Henry says the seven-day average of cases in B.C. is creeping up
VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer is warning that COVID-19 cases and test positivity rates are ticking up in some jurisdictions due to increased interactions. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday that while the overall number of cases h...
Delivering COVID-19 vaccine to B.C. First Nations by goal still possible: officials
VANCOUVER — The top doctor at British Columbia's First Nations Health Authority says active cases of COVID-19 are down after a "significant spike" in early January, and delivering the vaccine to all Indigenous communities by the end of next month
Sequencing rules out U.K. variant in seven recent COVID-19 cases in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — A highly contagious variant of COVID-19 first seen in the United Kingdom has been ruled out in seven recent COVID-19 cases in a Manitoba First Nations community.The cases reported over the weekend in Pauingassi First Nation 280 kilometres
Mayors of Vancouver and Surrey to pursue handgun ban amid uptick in gang violence
VANCOUVER — The mayors of Vancouver and Surrey say they will ask their councils to implement a handgun ban in the cities using powers proposed under newly tabled federal legislation. The proposed legislation would allow municipalities to ban the weapon...
