Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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...
Finance minister says B.C. recovery benefits program accepting applications Dec. 18
VICTORIA — People in British Columbia can start applying online for the government's pandemic recovery benefit for eligible families and individuals starting Dec. 18. Finance Minister Selina Robinson introduced legislation Tuesday to provide the tax-fr...
‘Stronger action:’ Many businesses to close as Alberta tightens COVID restrictions
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, his province relentlessly pounded by thousands of new COVID-19 cases, has reintroduced strict economic lockdown rules and banned all outdoor social gatherings. "If stronger action is not taken now, we know that ...
Manitoba loosens some COVID-19 restrictions, allows drive-in church services
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is extending its COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and business operations into January, but is loosening a handful of rules, most notably on drive-in church services. The current public health order, which b...
New health rules in Alberta failing to bend COVID-19 curve: top doctor
EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says the latest round of health restrictions in the province isn't getting the job done on high rates of COVID-19. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the numbers would have been worse without the restrictions,
