Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Federal-provincial cost-sharing deal aids B.C. public transit services in pandemic
VANCOUVER — B.C. Transit, TransLink and BC Ferries will get more than $1 billion in pandemic relief funds under details of an agreement that were finalized on Friday by the federal and provincial governments. Joyce Murray, the federal digital governmen...
Alberta tops 1,800 new daily COVID cases, chief doctor warns rural rates rising
EDMONTON — As Alberta recorded another daily record of COVID-19 cases Thursday, its chief medical officer of health warned that rural areas are feeling the effects. “While infection rates in Edmonton and Calgary make up the majority of cases in the
High-risk seniors to get COVID-19 vaccine first in B.C.: provincial health officer
VICTORIA — Seniors in British Columbia's long-term care homes and hospitals will be the first to get immunized against COVID-19 starting in the first week of January with two vaccines, the province's top doctor says. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Thursday that...
Report finds no obvious cause of Old Fort landslide in northeastern B.C.
VICTORIA — A report from British Columbia's chief inspector of mines says the cause of a slow-moving landslide that has threatened a tiny B.C. community may never be determined. The steep slope above Old Fort slumped over several days in 2018,
Winnipeg church to find out Saturday if it can hold drive-in services during pandemic
WINNIPEG — A Manitoba judge has agreed to hold a special hearing Saturday to determine whether a Winnipeg church can hold drive-in services despite a ban under the province's COVID-19 restrictions. Springs Church and two of its pastors have already bee...
Moe hopes for holiday visits as Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 cases forecast to double
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe isn't committing to a threshold suggested by his chief medical health officer for granting more people the right to gather at Christmas. Dr. Saqib Shahab said Wednesday that any decision to relax COVID-19 public-...
Alberta strikes team to roll out COVID-19 vaccine in three phases starting in January
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta expects to start getting COVID-19 vaccines in the first week of January, and high-risk patients and health workers will get them first.Kenney says the province has struck an inter-departmental team to roll o...
B.C. records 12 more COVID-19 deaths as top doctor warns against non-essential travel
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says COVID-19 cases have levelled off in the Fraser and Vancouver Coastal health regions, but they've been rising in the North, Interior and to a lesser extent on Vancouver Island. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Wednesda...
NDP to put forward Raj Chouhan as B.C. legislature Speaker
VICTORIA — The New Democrats will nominate a longtime member of the B.C. legislature to serve as Speaker.Premier John Horgan says Raj Chouhan, who represents Burnaby-Edmonds, will be put forward on Monday as the party's choice for Speaker when the
Larger Christmas gatherings could lead to COVID rebound: Saskatchewan’s top doctor
REGINA, La. — Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer says allowing more people to gather over Christmas carries a risk of COVID-19 rebounding in the New Year.Dr. Saqib Shahab says it's too early to say whether people from different households will...
