Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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...
Larger Christmas gatherings could lead to COVID rebound: Saskatchewan’s top doctor
REGINA, La. — Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer warned Wednesday that allowing more people to gather at Christmas without first slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus means communities would "pay the price" come the new year. Dr. Saqib S...
Manitoba expands remote learning to help fight COVID-19 in post-holiday period
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government will require many students to stay home from school and learn remotely for two weeks after the holiday break in an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. From Jan. 4 to Jan. 15, students in
“Beam me app:” Star Trek’s Capt. Kirk urges Alberta adopt federal COVID tracer
EDMONTON — Capt. James T. Kirk of the Starship Enterprise, in violation of Starfleet’s Prime Directive, is questioning the intelligence of Alberta-based life forms over their COVID-19 contact tracing app. William Shatner, the Canadian who played the ic...
Manitoba signs COVID-19 pay deal with nurses union to shift staff to priority areas
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has signed a pay agreement that will allow nurses to be shifted to priority areas in the fight against COVID-19. It says the agreement with the Manitoba Nurses Union will allow nurses to be redeployed in
More than 10,000 people in B.C. under active monitoring after COVID-19 exposures
VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded 656 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday as officials urged residents not to bend public health rules. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say in a joint statement that an additional 16 ...
Alberta projects COVID hospitalizations could soon soar to 775
EDMONTON — Alberta Health projections released by the Opposition predict COVID-19 hospitalizations could soar to 775 by mid-December and the number of intensive care patients could reach 161. NDP Leader Rachel Notley says the numbers suggest the United...
