Category Archives: Prairies/BC

Saskatchewan doctors sign open letter urging action over rising COVID-19 infections

REGINA — Hundreds of concerned doctors in Saskatchewan have signed a letter calling on Premier Scott Moe to take action to reduce the rise in COVID-19 infections.  They cite the steady increase in cases and hospitalizations over the last month and...

‘Terrified’: Calgary homeless leaving shelters after fresh COVID-19 outbreaks

CALGARY — Outbreaks at two shelters have left Calgary's homeless terrified to come in out of the cold for fear of catching COVID-19, says a group that helps people living on the streets. Be The Change YYC provides food, water, blankets,

Manitoba to close stores and churches, ban social gatherings as COVID-19 cases surge

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is shutting down large parts of its economy and banning social gatherings in an attempt to curb a surge of COVID-19 cases and a record number of hospitalizations. Starting Thursday, non-essential retail outlets and re...

Yukon bans therapy meant to change sexual orientation or gender identity

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's government has passed a law banning the discredited practice of conversion therapy. The Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Protection Act would make it a crime to force children or adults to undergo therapy with the intent of a...

Saskatchewan’s health minister says people have right to protest around COVID-19

REGINA — Saskatchewan's incoming health minister says people have a right to protest the government's mandatory mask mandate as long as they stick to the public-health rules.   Paul Merriman was moved to Health from Social Services in a cabinet sh...

Saskatchewan’s health minister says people have right to protest around COVID-19

REGINA — Saskatchewan's incoming health minister says people have a right to protest the government's mandatory mask mandate as long as they stick to the public-health rules.   Paul Merriman was moved to Health from Social Services in a cabinet sh...

‘Circuit breaker:’ Alberta considering options as COVID-19 cases continue to surge

EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says the province is considering a short, but sharp economic lockdown that would act as a “circuit breaker” to help reverse a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. But Dr. Deena Hinshaw also says

Horgan’s policies will need a post-pandemic lens, experts say

VICTORIA — Premier John Horgan cemented a majority government in British Columbia, but escalating COVID-19 cases threaten to take plans out of his hands. The final count of mail-in and absentee ballots on Sunday gave the New Democrats 57 of 87

B.C. reports 998 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths since Saturday

VICTORIA — Health officials say the restrictions put in place in B.C.'s most populous health regions could be extended or modified depending on whether COVID-19 cases spike or dip. Over the weekend, B.C.'s chief public health officer issued directives ...

Care home provided false information about staffing levels, health officials say

WINNIPEG — The owners of a Winnipeg care home that called paramedics to deal with a crisis of sick and dying patients amid a COVID-19 outbreak later provided false information that hid the extent of a staff shortage, health officials

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