Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Follow the party leaders in Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign
Where the leaders are on the campaign trail Saturday for the Oct. 26 Saskatchewan election:Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe SASKATOON _ Platform announcement (10 a.m., indoors at 1A-234 Primrose Drive)Moe will then make campaign stops with candidate...
Saskatchewan won’t appeal ruling that was in favour of Indigenous teepee protest
REGINA — Saskatchewan will not appeal a court ruling that was in favour of an Indigenous protest camp set up on the legislature's lawn. The province went to court last month seeking an order to remove 24-year-old Tristen Durocher and his
Alberta, Canada Infrastructure Bank providing support for irrigation upgrade
CALGARY — Southern Alberta's eight irrigation districts will be getting an $815-million upgrade. Premier Jason Kenney says the money is to be used to modernize and build new irrigation infrastructure and increase water storage capacity. The proj...
Alberta premier says province will continue ‘lighter approach’ in fighting COVID-19
CALGARY — Premier Jason Kenney says Alberta will not follow Ontario's lead on stricter restrictions because of a jump in COVID-19 cases. Starting Saturday, indoor dining in restaurants and bars will be prohibited in Toronto, Peel Region and Ottaw...
COVID-19 numbers jump in Manitoba with three more deaths tied to care homes
WINNIPEG — Three more Manitobans have died after COVID-19 outbreaks at two Winnipeg long-term care homes. Health officials say a woman in her 80s and a woman in her 70s have died in connection with an outbreak at Parkview Place, while
Manitoba government and Métis federation battling over moose hunt restrictions
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government and the Manitoba Métis Federation appear headed to a showdown over moose hunting that the federation says could end up in the country's highest court. The government announced Friday that it is cancelling a short-term...
Saskatchewan New Democrats pledge funding for health, education in election platform
SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan NDP is promising funds to hire teachers and doctors while removing the provincial sales tax from construction labour and lowering car insurance rates if elected Oct. 26. The party has released its platform, which focu...
Vancouver council accepts $30 million plan to house, help, those without shelter
Vancouver city council has unanimously approved an emergency fund of up to $30 million to help hundreds of homeless residents. The money will be used to buy or lease vacant hotels, apartments and single-room occupancy buildings and to provide other ser...
Provincial election: Saskatchewan Party outlines $800M four-year plan
SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan Party is promising to spend more than $800 million on new programs and rebates over the next four years if it is re-elected. Leader Scott Moe outlined the party's platform in Saskatoon today as the campaign for
Saskatchewan leaders release election platforms, launch attacks over deficit plans
SASKATOON — The leaders of Saskatchewan's two contending political parties may have been a stone's throw from each other as they released their election platforms Friday, but they were quick to emphasize the distance between their policies. Standing in...
