Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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...
Saskatchewan extends public health order, says 1 in 5 in care homes fully vaccinated
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says about one in five residents and staff in long-term care homes in the province have been fully immunized against COVID-19. During a briefing Tuesday, he said they have received both shots of one
Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Vancouver
The city of Vancouver had about 12.82 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year. An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 67,207 recipients during each
Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Saskatoon
The city of Saskatoon had about 13.18 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year. An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 53,330 recipients during each
Federal data gives most detailed picture yet of where CERB went in Calgary
The city of Calgary had about 13.98 per cent of its residents receiving the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB) last year. An analysis of federal data by The Canadian Press shows that the city had on average 166,593 recipients during each
