Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Fraud risk management at B.C.’s $16-billion Site C dam project can improved: auditor
VICTORIA — British Columbia's auditor general says Crown-owned BC Hydro can improve its management of potential fraud risks at the $16 billion Site C dam project. Michael Pickup says an audit found the Crown corporation has some elements of fraud
‘Culture of fear’: Critic says Alberta premier reaping results of divisive leadership
EDMONTON — One of Jason Kenney’s caucus members says the Alberta premier is reaping what he has sown through personal attacks, dividing people and intimidating opponents. “It is this negativity developed through a culture of fear that destroys unity,” ...
Expansion of Winnipeg hospital emergency room begins as wait times remain lengthy
WINNIPEG — Work has begun on a long-promised expansion of the St. Boniface Hospital's emergency room. Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the $141-million project will triple the size of the Winnipeg hospital's emergency department and improve pati...
Second B.C. farm positive for avian flu as virus found in backyard flock in Kelowna
KELOWNA, B.C. — A small backyard poultry flock in Kelowna, B.C., has tested positive for avian flu, the second known outbreak of the disease among flocks in British Columbia. The highly infectious H5N1 strain of the illness was confirmed earlier this
Alberta house leader withdraws remarks from profane outburst; won’t face sanction
EDMONTON — Alberta government house leader Jason Nixon will not be sanctioned for comments he made during an angry exchange that included him swearing at Speaker Nathan Cooper in the legislative assembly. Cooper gave his decision Monday after Nixon wit...
Politicians, media return to hallway habits at B.C. legislature after COVID-19 rules
VICTORIA — Politicians and members of the media met each other face-to-face for the first time at the British Columbia legislature after more than two years of restrictions due to COVID-19 protocols. Premier John Horgan greeted what he called a
“Can’t wait”: Kenney urges end to party sniping, confident of win in leadership vote
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he "can’t wait" for the results of his leadership vote, which he is confident he’ll win, and urges all sides in the intraparty feud in the meantime to stop their public sniping. Kenney also
First Nation ‘shocked’ by B.C.’s decision not to amend case based on new policy
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for a B.C. First Nation challenging the province in a land rights trial says the government's decision not to adjust the case based on its own new litigation directives "undermines the process of reconciliation." The province ann...
Alberta increases funding for more cataract surgeries in private facilities
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it will fund 25 per cent more cataract surgeries this year in privately-run surgical facilities in an effort to reduce surgery backlogs. Health Minister Jason Copping said the province will fund 35,000 of the eye
Intraparty war in Alberta Premier Kenney’s UCP sees Twitter fight over clown image
EDMONTON — An internal feud battering Alberta’s governing party took a new twist after Premier Jason Kenney’s issues manager went on Twitter to compare Kenney's United Conservative backbench critics to clowns. The tweet was sent Friday morning by Bryan...
