Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba’s premier says Winnipeg health chair is stepping down after Arizona trip
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says the chair of Winnipeg's health authority is stepping down following news last week that he'd travelled to Arizona in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pallister announced the resignation in a news rele...
Manitoba’s rollout plan: Younger First Nations people to get vaccine sooner
WINNIPEG — Younger First Nations members will be able to get vaccinated sooner in Manitoba as Indigenous people continue to face more serious health outcomes from COVID-19. People over the age of 80 will be eligible for shots when the next
Deadline extension will mean more time to get responses, oil inquiry head explains
CALGARY — The commissioner of Alberta's inquiry into the funding of oil and gas industry critics says a deadline extension will allow more time for the inquiry to get responses from the people it names. The inquiry headed by Steve Allan
COVID-19 lockdown ends for Canim Lake band, but some restrictions remain in place
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A COVID-19 lockdown has ended in a First Nations community in British Columbia's central interior, but officials say they still plan to limit access for non-residents for at least another month.Chief Helen Henderson of the Canim
Manitoba’s Opposition New Democrats vote in support of leader Wab Kinew
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Opposition Leader Wab Kinew received a strong show of support at the provincial New Democratic Party convention, held online Saturday. As part of a mandatory leadership review under the party's constitution, delegates were asked whe...
Manitoba to close large institution for people with intellectual disabilities
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. — The Manitoba government is shutting down a controversial institution for people with intellectual disabilities that has been in operation for more than a century. The province says the Manitoba Development Centre in Portage l...
B.C. lottery president says cash limits at casinos no panacea to fight illegal money
VANCOUVER — The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says the former Liberal government called for tighter controls on cash at casinos but didn't order the Crown corporation to impose buy-in limits on gamblers as part of its overall
First dose of COVID-19 vaccine delivered in all B.C. long-term care homes
VANCOUVER — COVID-19 vaccines have been delivered in all long-term care homes in British Columbia, health officials said Friday, while applauding new federal restrictions on international travel that come at a critical time. Provincial health officer ...
Saskatchewan asks ombudsman to probe COVID-19 outbreak at long-term care home
REGINA, La. — The Saskatchewan government is asking the province's ombudsman to investigate what happened inside a long-term care home where 38 residents died during a COVID-19 outbreak. Health and Seniors Minister Everett Hindley has written to the om...
Vancouver Coastal Health warns of rising COVID-19 cases in Whistler, B.C.
Vancouver Coastal Health is urging residents and visitors in Whistler, B.C., to do what they can to prevent community transmission of COVID-19 amid a rise in cases. The health authority says in a news release that 288 infections have been recorded
