Category Archives: Prairies/BC
More UCP members travelled over holidays, despite advice to avoid unnecessary trips
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's efforts to squelch a scandal over members of his government travelling abroad for the holidays appeared to fall short on Saturday as at least four more politicians copped to jet-setting against public health rec...
Alberta cabinet minister ‘naive’ in travelling to Hawaii for holiday tradition
EDMONTON — Alberta's municipal affairs minister apologized Friday for vacationing in Hawaii, despite recommendations to stay home, explaining that she wanted to keep up a 17-year family tradition of spending Christmas in the tropical locale.Tracy Allar...
Alberta NDP calls for cabinet minister to step down over report of Hawaii vacation
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling for Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard to step down over reports she took a vacation to Hawaii despite public-health recommendations against unnecessary travel. NDP municipal affairs critic Joe Ceci s...
Alberta NDP calls for cabinet minister to step down over report of Hawaii vacation
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition NDP is calling for Municipal Affairs Minister Tracy Allard to step down over reports she took a vacation to Hawaii despite public-health recommendations against unnecessary travel. NDP municipal affairs critic Joe Ceci s...
B.C.’s top doctor says ‘start 2021 in the right space’ by not gathering to celebrate
VICTORIA — British Columbia's provincial health officer is urging people to start 2021 by following COVID-19 precautions to prevent a surge in cases similar to those in other jurisdictions. Dr. Bonnie Henry says persistence under adversity during 2020 ...
‘Error in judgment:’ Saskatchewan cabinet minister apologizes for California trip
REGINA — A Saskatchewan cabinet minister has apologized for making an "error in judgment" by travelling to California over the holidays, but he gets to keep his job. Highways Minister Joe Hargrave says in a statement that he plans to return
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
