Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Invasive Canada geese in the crosshairs as B.C. council approves planned cull
VERNON, B.C. — A program to cull invasive, non-migratory Canada geese in British Columbia's North Okanagan has the strong support of Vernon city council. Councillors have voted 6-1 in favour of the program to spend up to $40,000 to eliminate as
B.C.’s post-secondary ‘micro credentials’ program aims to build fast track to jobs
BURNABY, B.C. — British Columbia is launching a post-secondary training program that aims to put students on the fast track to high-demand jobs. Advanced Education Minister Anne Kang says the program focuses on short-term courses designed for students ...
B.C. to do clinical trial of COVID-19 drug on emergency basis to treat severe cases
VICTORIA — British Columbia will begin a clinical trial on a COVID-19 drug therapy approved by Health Canada on an emergency basis for patients who are at risk of being hospitalized with severe illness. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said
Penguins protest: Calgary students set up display in fight against education cuts
CALGARY — A snow penguin protest that generated buzz in Edmonton is now in Alberta's biggest city.Representatives in Calgary for the Council of Alberta University Students say they have built about 250 snow penguins outside the provincial government's ...
Saskatchewan’s Moe pans tougher restrictions because everyone can’t work at home
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says some of the people urging his government to introduce tougher COVID-19 restrictions are people who have the ability to work from home. Moe told a virtual convention of mayors and municipal councillors Monda...
COVID-19 economic relaunch plan: Alberta restaurants, bars reopen to indoor customers
EDMONTON — Alberta restaurants can reopen today for in-person dining as part of the province’s four-step plan to reopen the economy. Restaurants had been closed to in-person dining after a resurgence of COVID-19 late last year sent case numbers soaring...
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...
