Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Sports practices for youth to resume, with restrictions, in Alberta on Monday
Games will still be prohibited, but Alberta children and teens will soon be allowed to hit the ice for hockey practices following a government announcement that it will permit limited school and team sports to resume. The province said in a
Prime minister says military will help Manitoba First Nation deal with pandemic
WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the military will help an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba where COVID-19 cases have spiked.Trudeau said during a briefing in Ottawa on Friday that the federal government has approved a request for...
Prime minister says military will help Manitoba First Nation deal with pandemic
WINNIPEG — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the military will help an Indigenous community in northern Manitoba where COVID-19 cases have spiked.Trudeau said during a briefing in Ottawa on Friday that the federal government has approved a request for...
Employment data shows B.C. resilient, says minister, but Liberals unimpressed
VICTORIA — British Columbia's jobs minister says the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show the provincial economy remains resilient. The unemployment rate in B.C. last month was eight per cent, up from 7.2 per cent in December. The nati...
Employment data shows B.C. resilient, says minister, but Liberals unimpressed
VICTORIA — British Columbia's jobs minister says the latest employment numbers from Statistics Canada show the provincial economy remains resilient. The unemployment rate in B.C. last month was eight per cent, up from 7.2 per cent in December. The nati...
Alberta variant cases now at 68; province says strict testing and tracking in place
EDMONTON — Alberta reported Thursday it has 68 variant cases of COVID-19, up 11 from the day before, seven of them with no known link to travel. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, said two of the new
B.C. officials urge ‘safe choices’ on Super Bowl Sunday amid COVID-19 variants
VICTORIA — The COVID-19 curve is slowly bending downward in British Columbia but health officials are urging caution for those making weekend plans given the presence of new variants. The province confirmed 465 new cases Thursday for a total of 69,245...
Staffing played significant role in deadly Manitoba care home COVID outbreak: report
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s health minister says the government is committed to meeting all the recommendations in a report on how COVID-19 was able to rapidly spread during a deadly outbreak at a personal care home. The report says 56 residents of
Staffing played significant role in deadly Manitoba care home COVID outbreak: report
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s health minister says the government is committed to meeting all the recommendations in a report on how COVID-19 was able to rapidly spread during a deadly outbreak at a personal care home. The report says 56 residents of
Former B.C. Lottery Corp. board chair says government ‘ill-suited’ to run gaming
VANCOUVER — A former chairman of the board at the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says the government is not suited to run gaming operations and should get out of the high-stakes business where bet limits reach $100,000. Bud Smith told the
