Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Judge dismisses application for injunction against Alberta’s COVID-19 rules
CALGARY — A judge rejected a request Monday from two Alberta churches and three individuals to temporarily suspend selected public-health rules to "save Christmas." The measures limit Christmas celebrations to individual households, restrict weddings a...
Manitoba premier no longer appears firm on staying for a full second term
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister appears to be leaving the door open to an exit from political life before the next provincial election slated for October 2023. Pallister said in interviews during the 2019 election campaign that he would ser...
Alberta sets record 904 opioid deaths so far in 2020, cites COVID-19 as factor
EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting 904 opioid-related deaths in the first 10 months of 2020, a sobering record surpassing the province's current death count of COVID-19. Premier Jason Kenney says the novel coronavirus has had an impact on those opioid num...
No easy solutions to complex problem of high condo insurance premiums: B.C. report
VANCOUVER — A Crown corporation that regulates British Columbia's private-sector insurance companies says an average 40 per cent increase in condo insurance premiums resulted from various factors including risks that insurers face from earthquakes, wil...
Judge grants adjournment in tax evasion case against former Alberta MP
CALGARY — A tax evasion case involving former Conservative member of Parliament Rob Anders has been put over to next month. Provincial court Judge Joanne Durant granted an adjournment to Jan. 29, but said she wants to see significant movement on
Judge grants adjournment in tax evasion case against former Alberta MP
CALGARY — A tax evasion case involving former Conservative member of Parliament Rob Anders has been put over to next month. Provincial court Judge Joanne Durant granted an adjournment to Jan. 29, but said she wants to see significant movement on
Surge in website applications slows process for B.C. COVID-19 benefit
VICTORIA — A high volume of online applications for the British Columbia COVID-19 recovery benefit has slowed the process. Some users have reported getting an error on the site when making their application for the benefit of up to $1,000. A Finance
Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations want consultation on COVID casino closures
REGINA — The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations is calling on the Saskatchewan government to consult with First Nations before shutting down casinos, which it says wasn't done before this weekend. A new public health rule orders the closure of ...
B.C.’s top doctor says plan now for safe, COVID-free Christmas
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor is advising people with chronic health conditions to contact their family doctor to determine if they should get vaccinated for COVID-19. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was tested primarily on...
Fish farms to be phase in ‘migratory bottleneck’ for wild salmon by July 2022
The federal government says it's phasing out fish farms along a key wild salmon migration route in British Columbia waters within the next 18 months. Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says 19 fish farms in the Discovery Islands near Campbell River ...
