Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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
Saskatchewan has 3rd case of COVID variant; nurses union calls for more transparency
REGINA — The head of Saskatchewan's main nurses' union is urging provincial leaders to explain how they plan to deal with a more infectious strain of COVID-19 following a report of a third variant case. The Ministry of Health announced Thursday
No COVID cases, but Yukon restrictions remain as variants, outbreaks surge elsewhere
WHITEHORSE — Premier Sandy Silver says almost one-quarter of Yukon's population has been vaccinated against COVID-19, but it's still too early to consider lifting restrictions aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic. Silver says nearly 10,000 resid...
Alberta top doctor expects close contacts of variant cases will obey longer isolation
EDMONTON — Alberta's top doctor says she believes, with education and support, household contacts of people infected with more transmissible COVID-19 variants will abide by new quarantine rules. Chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw clarified Wednes...
Burnaby Hospital reports new COVID-19 flare-up two days after declaring outbreak over
BURNABY, B.C. — Just a few days after a COVID-19 outbreak was declared over at the hospital in Burnaby, B.C., another flare-up has been reported at the health centre. The Fraser Health authority says nine patients in the medicine unit at
