Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Shoppers grab last-minute items before new Alberta restrictions kick in
EDMONTON — New COVID-19 measures go into effect Sunday in Alberta and shoppers appear to be taking advantage of the last days of looser retail rules by hitting up centres such as West Edmonton Mall. The retail behemoth, one of the
Alberta COVID-19 vaccinations to start next week with hospital, care staff
EDMONTON — Alberta is to start distributing the COVID-19 vaccine next week to front-line health workers and caregivers. Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the first round of the vaccine will be administered on Dec. 16. The 3,900 doses will be given to
Long-term care workers to get priority vaccination in B.C. to protect elderly: doctor
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says health-care workers in long-term care facilities and intensive care units will be the first to be immunized against COVID-19 with the Pfizer vaccine starting next week. Dr. Bonnie Henry says immunizations w...
Long-term care workers to get priority vaccination in B.C. to protect elderly: doctor
VICTORIA — Health-care workers in long-term care facilities and intensive care units will be the first to get vaccinated in British Columbia as an immunization program to beat COVID-19 gets underway next week, the province's top doctor says. Dr. Bonnie...
Saskatchewan premier doubts COVID-19 restrictions will be relaxed for holidays
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe is less optimistic about the possibility of his government relaxing public health rules to allow for holiday gatherings while Saskatchewan's COVID-19 caseload remains high. Moe suggested more than a week ago that current rest...
Manitoba lays out COVID-19 vaccination plan, looks at ways to encourage uptake
WINNIPEG — Some 900 health-care workers will be the first in Manitoba to receive a COVID-19 vaccine after doses start to arrive in the province as early as next week, Premier Brian Pallister said Wednesday.The workers in four critical care
‘Alberta bashing:’ Kenney rejects criticism he waited too long on COVID rules
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is rejecting criticism he waited too long to bring in tighter COVID-19 measures as "Alberta bashing." The comment came in a radio interview Wednesday with Edmonton's CHED radio station. Kenney lauded Alberta’s pa...
Saskatchewan could start vaccinating health-care workers next week
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has laid out its plan to begin immunizing critical health-care workers against COVID-19 starting next week. “Vaccines are the finish line in this very long fight,” Premier Scott Moe said Wednesday minutes after Heal...
B.C. premier says nearly 4,000 high-risk people to be vaccinated next week
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded 566 new cases of COVID-19, which the provincial health officer and health minister say is the "start of encouraging trends" in the progression of the virus. However, Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix say the
Increase in claims of elder abuse fuels further study by B.C.’s advocate for seniors
VICTORIA — B.C.'s seniors advocate says calls related to the abuse of elders have jumped, prompting a more thorough review of the problem. In her annual report monitoring seniors services, Isobel Mackenzie found calls to the seniors abuse and informat...
