Category Archives: Prairies/BC

NDP leader thinks Saskatchewan voters have ‘buyer’s remorse’ after COVID-19 response

REGINA — Even after leading Saskatchewan's Opposition for more than two years, the question Ryan Meili is still asked the most is why he left medicine for politics. The NDP leader hasn't completely stepped away from the profession. He's trained to

Saskatchewan cabinet minister in California to sell home, premier aware of trip

REGINA — A Saskatchewan cabinet minister says he is in California over the holidays to finalize the sale of a home.  Joe Hargrave, the highways minister and legislature member for Prince Albert Carlton, said in a statement Wednesday that he is

Manitoba no longer holding back COVID-19 vaccine doses for second shot

WINNIPEG — Manitoba expects to receive 40,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in January and will be changing its distribution plans.   Premier Brian Pallister says Manitoba will follow the lead of other provinces that are no longer holding back a stockpile for...

Saskatchewan to release plan for rollout of Moderna vaccine for northern residents

REGINA — Saskatchewan is to release details today on how it will vaccinate older residents in the north against the novel coronavirus.The province's health minister and chief medical health officer are to provide a briefing about the rollout of the

Saskatchewan premier says he wouldn’t change a thing about COVID-19 response

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe spent 2020 getting a lot of advice on what to do. Advice from health officials on COVID-19. Advice from cabinet. Advice from staff. And advice from the man who was premier before him.  "Said he’s

Alberta missed COVID-19 vaccination goal but is picking up the pace: Kenney

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the province missed its initial COVID-19 vaccination goal, but it is working as close to around the clock as possible to catch up. The province had planned to give 29,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech

Alberta reports first case of new COVID-19 variant in person who returned from U.K.

EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer of heath says the province has recorded its first case of a potentially more contagious variant of COVID-19 that was first seen in the United Kingdom. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, in her first news conference since

B.C. health authorities report new COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes

SURREY, B.C. — Three regional health authorities in British Columbia are reporting new COVID-19 outbreaks in assisted-living facilities and long-term care homes. Interior Health says six residents and four staff members have tested positive for the ill...

B.C. reports 12 more deaths due to COVID-19, pushing death toll to 808

VICTORIA — British Columbia health officials say immunization is now underway for residents of long-term care homes.  In a joint statement on Thursday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say 8,178 people have rece...

Alberta decision to open Rockies to coal mining to face court challenges in new year

EDMONTON — The Alberta government is to face at least two court challenges in the new year over its decision to rescind decades-old protections and open the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains to coal mining. Landowners and the Ermineskin and

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