Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Change made to insurance for B.C. condo owners amid rising premiums
VICTORIA — Insurance companies in British Columbia have agreed to end a pricing practice that has been identified as one of the key factors in skyrocketing property insurance premiums for condominiums. Earlier this year, the B.C. Financial Services Au...
Manitoba premier says COVID-19 restrictions may remain in place into the winter
WINNIPEG — Manitobans will likely have to deal with strict COVID-19 measures into the winter, Premier Brian Pallister warned Tuesday.With daily case counts remaining high and intensive care capacity close to the limit, Pallister said some restrictions ...
More than 100 inmates, 23 staff test positive for COVID-19 at Saskatoon jail
REGINA — Some offenders in a Saskatchewan jail where more than 100 inmates have been infected with COVID-19 say their units are too full to stop the spread. The Ministry of Justice says that as of Monday 107 inmates and 23
Corrections minister won’t pursue how COVID-19 spread in Saskatoon jail
REGINA — Saskatchewan's minister of corrections and policing says she doesn't know how the novel coronavirus got into a jail where more than 100 inmates are infected — and she isn't going to try to find out. Christine Tell says precautions
Mask order, fine of up to $500, now in effect in Yukon but enforcement not a priority
WHITEHORSE — A mask order aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 is now in effect across Yukon, but the territory's top doctor says enforcement of the regulation is not the first priority. Dr. Brendan Hanley said Tuesday people will be
B.C.’s top doctor emotional in offering condolences to families of dead
VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded 46 more deaths over the last three days, its highest number of fatalities for that time period. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry became emotional Monday as she expressed her condolences to families and tha...
Alberta premier says hospitals stressed by COVID-19, more surgeries may be cancelled
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta’s largest hospitals are at 91 per cent capacity due to COVID-19 cases and widespread cancellation of more non-urgent surgeries may be necessary. “Our top 15 hospitals are increasingly under stress,” Kenney t...
Too early to say if families can gather for Christmas: Saskatchewan premier
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says it's too early to say whether COVID-19 restrictions will be loosened in time to allow families to gather for the holidays. Moe said residents can expect to see high COVID-19 case numbers for the
B.C. says land registry is open and will increase transparency in housing market
VICTORIA — The B.C. government has launched a new land registry that it says will help combat money laundering and make the real estate market more transparent. Beginning Monday, any corporation, trustee or partnership that buys land in B.C. must...
Manitoba health officials report more COVID-19 deaths in younger patients
WINNIPEG — Manitoba health officials are reporting more COVID-19 deaths among younger patients and ongoing high case numbers, more than two weeks after strict measures were enacted on public gatherings and businesses. A man in his 30s and a woman in
