Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Saskatchewan’s top doctor says people don’t have a right to protest at his home
REGINA — Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says he believes there are limits to where people can protest after a handful of demonstrators unhappy with COVID-19 restrictions showed up outside his home. Dr. Saqib Shahab says while people can g...
ICBC promotes changes to auto insurance with improved online estimator tool
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's public safety minister says an improved online estimator tool will help drivers see how much they'll save under changes coming to the Insurance Corporation of B.C. Mike Farnworth says the tool allows drivers to estimate ...
Saskatchewan to end birth alerts next month: social services minister
REGINA — Saskatchewan's social services minister says the province will soon end the practice of social workers and health-care staff informing child-welfare officials when a baby is born to a mother deemed high risk. Lori Carr says the Saskatchewan Pa...
Members of Kenney’s UCP caucus nix NDP bid to seek details of failed Keystone XL deal
EDMONTON — Members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s caucus have refused an Opposition NDP bid to make public details of Alberta’s $7.5-billion investment in the failed Keystone XL pipeline project. The eight members of the governing United Conservativ...
Manitoba requiring travellers from other provinces to self-isolate for COVID-19
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is expanding its travel restrictions to require all domestic travellers to self-isolate for 14 days after entering the province. Since last June, only people arriving from areas east of Terrace Bay in northern Ontario...
Ex-lottery VP says Eby ‘disinterested’ in corporation’s anti-money laundering efforts
VANCOUVER — Attorney General David Eby appeared "disinterested" during an anti-money laundering briefing by top British Columbia Lottery Corp. officials and disparaged the author of a crime analysis report, a former corporation executive told a public ...
Alberta reports first case of COVID-19 variant that’s not linked to travel
EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting its first case of a COVID-19 variant, first seen in the United Kingdom, that cannot be directly traced to international travel. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says while it is one case, the variant has the potential
British Columbia long-term care home report reveals confusion, mixed messaging
VANCOUVER — A third-party report examining how the British Columbia government responded to COVID-19 in long-term care homes during the first wave of the pandemic reveals confusion over policies and infection prevention. More than 650 of B.C.'s over 1,...
B.C. to stretch second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to day 42 amid production delay
VICTORIA — British Columbia is extending the interval between the two doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the province's top doctor said Monday. Dr. Bonnie Henry told a news briefing that further delays in the production and delivery of the ...
Two Edmonton high schools move online after high COVID-19 caseloads confirmed
EDMONTON — Two Edmonton high schools have moved classes online after a sudden spike in COVID-19 cases among students and staff. There have been 20 confirmed cases at M.E. LaZerte School in northeastern Edmonton, where nearly 1,300 students been attend...
