Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo council votes to take back EMS dispatch
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A municipality in northern Alberta says it will no longer transfer emergency medical calls to provincial 911 dispatch centres because it is concerned about the safety of its residents. In January, Alberta Health Services consolid...
Saskatchewan’s Scott Moe says he didn’t mean to disparage with work from home comment
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he didn't intend to disparage anyone when he said those calling on his government to introduce tougher COVID-19 restrictions are people who can work from home. Moe made the initial comment in a speech
Spread of COVID-19 in Whistler, B.C., ski resort slows, health officials say
VANCOUVER — Transmission of COVID-19 is slowing in Whistler, B.C., after health authorities warned of a rapid spread over several weeks.Vancouver Coastal Health says in a news release that as of Monday, it had identified 43 new cases and 24
Alberta, Ottawa to distribute $465M to COVID-19 front-line workers
EDMONTON — Front-line workers in Alberta who are at the greatest risk of contracting COVID-19 are to receive one-time, $1,200 cheques under a cost-shared federal-provincial program. Premier Jason Kenney says the $465 million is to go to about 380,000 p...
Two of Premier Kenney’s caucus members join coalition fighting COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON — Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s caucus are challenging the province's COVID-19 economic restrictions and have joined a national coalition pushing against lockdowns. Drew Barnes, the United Conservative legislature member for Cy...
B.C. health officials urge residents to keep up ‘forward momentum’ on COVID-19
VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say progress is being made in the efforts to push back the COVID-19 virus and get to the days of fewer restrictions in the province. Health Minister Adrian Dix and provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie
Royal B.C. Museum CEO Jack Lohman resigns, statement cites ‘internal issues’
VICTORIA — The chief executive officer of the Royal B.C. Museum is resigning.The museum's board of directors says Jack Lohman will step down Friday after nine years as CEO.In a news release, the board says Lohman's departure was "mutually agreed"
Controversial development in Alberta mountain town moves forward to public hearing
CANMORE, Alta. — A proposal for development in an important wildlife corridor in an Alberta mountain community has taken a step forward. Plans for two projects, which would cover about 80 per cent of the remaining developable land in Canmore, have
First Nation lauds plan to protect traditional land use in oilsands management plan
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has completed a plan to manage oilsands development in an area near the Fort McKay First Nation that supports traditional land uses and maintains its ecological integrity.The announcement follows an Alberta Cou...
Saskatchewan releases plan for mass vaccination campaign to start in spring
REGINA — Saskatchewan's health minister says the province has a plan for how people will be able to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and who will be among the first in line. Paul Merriman says one detail, however, is still missing from
