Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba health minister stops short of apology to doctors for comments this week
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's health minister has stopped short of apologizing to doctors for questioning why they wrote a letter with COVID-19 warnings, but says he could have better chosen his words. Cameron Friesen was criticized this week for remarks he ma...
Alberta auditor flags $1.6B in government accounting blunders, oversight problems
EDMONTON — Alberta’s auditor general has flagged $1.6 billion worth of accounting blunders along with oversight issues by Premier Jason Kenney’s government on big-ticket files including the Keystone XL pipeline and the so-called energy war room. Audito...
Saskatchewan sets new daily high for COVID-19 infections at 129
REGINA — Saskatchewan is reporting 129 new cases of COVID-19 — the highest single-day record for new infections in the province. The Ministry of Health said Thursday many of the new cases are in Saskatoon and the region around Prince Albert,
B.C. real estate agents asked to suspend open houses to protect clients from COVID-19
VANCOUVER — Real estate agents across British Columbia are being asked to temporarily stop holding open houses in an effort to curb the rise of COVID-19. The recommendation comes from the regulatory agencies overseeing B.C. real estate professionals as...
Former Saskatchewan senator Bob Peterson dies, remembered as trustworthy
REGINA — Former Saskatchewan senator Bob Peterson has died. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a statement offering condolences to the family and friends of Peterson, who served in the Senate from 2005 to 2012. Peterson sat as a Liberal and
Manitoba premier shoots down COVID-19 curfew idea but beefs up enforcement of rules
WINNIPEG — Three days after he raised the idea, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister quashed a proposed curfew as a way that could help slow the spread of COVID-19. "The World Health Organization (and) many other medical experts have said there are
St. Anne’s residential school document fight to stay in Ontario, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO — An Ontario judge was wrong to order a legal fight involving victims of one of the country's most notorious residential schools and the federal government be heard in British Columbia, a higher court has ruled. In its decision this
St. Anne’s residential school document fight to stay in Ontario, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO — An Ontario judge was wrong to order a legal fight involving victims of one of the country's most notorious residential schools and the federal government be heard in British Columbia, a higher court has ruled. In its decision this
Vancouver mayor ‘gobsmacked’ by economic recovery funding shortfall
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he isn't happy with the city's share of economic recovery funding from a federal package to help cope with COVID-19. The federal government announced in July it was sending $19 billion in funding to the provinces
Yukon’s top doctor says Watson Lake outbreak contained, no new cases
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's chief medical health officer says the territory is investigating the source of a COVID-19 outbreak in the small community of Watson Lake.Dr. Brendan Hanley says the overall number from that outbreak remains at five, including one p...
