Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Saskatchewan Party promises lower ambulance costs, increased benefits for seniors
NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASKATCHEWAN — Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe says his party would provide new supports for seniors if re-elected Oct. 26.Scott Moe says he would significantly reduce the cost of ambulance calls for seniors He says his plan would...
Saskatchewan NDP promises $10M for mental health, suicide, opioid support
SASKATOON — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is promising to invest more than $10 million to improve access to mental health care for families if elected Oct. 26. Meili also says the money would help create a strategy to combat the
Supreme Court declines to review sentence in stabbing of Manitoba teenager
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review the eight-year sentence handed to a man who stabbed a teenager at a church.Maksym Kravchenko assaulted the girl in a washroom after a Sunday service at the Pembina Valley Baptist
B.C. party leaders talk taxes, housing at board of trade event
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's party leaders offered a glimpse into how they would stimulate economic recovery if elected to government in a virtual discussion hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade. The stakes are high for members of the...
Saskatchewan election campaign shifts focus to mental health and help for seniors
The leaders of Saskatchewan's two main parties promised help for seniors and for those struggling with mental health and addictions as they campaigned Thursday for the Oct 26 election. NDP Leader Ryan Meili, who was joined in Saskatoon by a mother
Follow the party leaders in Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign
Where the leaders are on the campaign trail Thursday for the Oct. 26 Saskatchewan election: Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe NORTH BATTLEFORD — Makes a platform announcement (10 a.m., 1472 100 St.). LLOYDMINSTER — Makes a campaign stop at the ...
Saskatchewan declares multi-community COVID-19 outbreak linked to gospel events
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it is investigating a community transmitted COVID-19 outbreak that involves contact tracing of more than 100 people across different parts of the province. The agency says the outbreak is linked to ...
Alberta wants to clear the way for development of ‘untapped’ geothermal energy
CALGARY — Alberta's energy minister says the province intends to clear hurdles to the development of clean geothermal energy. Sonya Savage said the United Conservative government plans to bring in legislation this fall to set the stage for furthe...
Yukon gets more federal money in northern COVID top-up for health, vulnerable
WHITEHORSE — Yukon has received an extra $12.4 million in federal government transfers to go towards the higher cost of delivering service during the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Sandy Silver says $7.7 million will be used to support hospitals and ...
Calgary company to provide Alberta medical staff with face masks over two years
CALGARY — The Alberta government has contracted a Calgary company to provide more than 40 million medical masks over the next two years. Health Minister Tyler Shandro said the $60-million agreement between Alberta Health Services and Orpyx Medical Tech...
