Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba’s minister calls actions at COVID rally ‘unfortunate, dangerous and wrong’
STEINBACH, Man. — Manitoba's justice minister condemned the actions of demonstrators opposing mandatory masks and other lockdown measures in a community southwest of Winnipeg over the weekend, calling actions at the event "incredibly unfortunate, dange...
Report suggests Alberta students want more education on climate change
An Alberta non-profit organization says there's a gap between the education students receive in schools and the information they want about energy and the environment. The Alberta Council for Environmental Education has published a report providing tea...
B.C. Liberals set some guideposts to renew party after losing ground in B.C. election
VANCOUVER — The executive of the B.C. Liberal Party has met to set a road map for "rebuilding and renewal" after the party lost more than a dozen seats in the provincial election. A statement from the party says the executive
Calgary asks province for enforcement powers amid ‘unbelievably bad’ COVID situation
CALGARY — The City of Calgary wants the provincial government to reinstate public health enforcement powers and "massively" boost contact tracing as it deals with what its mayor describes as a dire COVID-19 situation. "Things are unbelievably bad," Nah...
Slowdown not lockdown: Saskatchewan expands mask rule, alcohol curfew over COVID-19
REGINA — Saskatchewan's health minister is expanding rules around masks and imposing a wider alcohol curfew as he urges people to take personal responsibility in following COVID-19 public health advice. Paul Merriman has announced that, eff...
Health officials say there were issues with equipment, feeding at Winnipeg care home.
WINNIPEG — Health officials say they have uncovered problems with protective equipment, staffing and the tracking of resident feeding at a personal care home in Winnipeg that called in paramedics last weekend amid a COVID-19 outbreak. The Winnipeg Regi...
B.C.’s top doctor says contact tracing resources stretched to the limit
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says contact tracers are "stretched to the max" and falling behind as they try to keep up with the province's growing COVID-19 infection rate. The latest modelling data from provincial health officer Bonnie Henr...
Ottawa plans to move from open-net fish pens to ‘sustainable technology’ in B.C.
VANCOUVER — The federal government says it has a game plan to transition away from open-net fish farming on British Columbia's coast. Terry Beech, a Burnaby MP and parliamentary secretary for the minister of fisheries, said the government is comm...
Indoor sports, fitness classes, early bar closures in Alberta to fight COVID-19
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has introduced new restrictions, including a two-week ban on indoor group sports and fitness classes, to arrest a spike in COVID-19 cases. Kenney also says restaurants, pubs, and bars won’t be allowed to serve li...
Saskatchewan to announce added measures Friday to deal with rise in COVID-19 cases
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says it will outline new public health measures Friday to stem the province's rising number of COVID-19 infections. Masks have been mandatory in indoor public spaces in Regina, Saskatoon and Prince Albert for ...
