Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Greens fall short of full slate of candidates for B.C. election
VICTORIA — B.C. Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says her party is fielding a team of 74 candidates in the provincial election. The deadline for submitting candidate nominations was on Friday and she says the official number will be finalized once El...
Saskatchewan Party promises increase to post-secondary scholarship
MOOSE JAW — Leader Scott Moe says the Saskatchewan Party will increase the Saskatchewan Advantage Scholarship to $750 a year for eligible students if re-elected on Oct. 26. Moe says that would help students from low- to moderate- income fam...
Federal government blocking provinces from purchasing new COVID tests, Manitoba says
WINNIPEG — The federal government is preventing provinces from buying new rapid COVID-19 tests directly from their manufacturer, and is instead forcing the provinces to await a federal allotment, Manitoba's central services minister said Friday. Reg He...
Saskatchewan election: NDP promises judicial inquiry into controversial site
REGINA — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili is promising that, if his party wins the Oct. 26 provincial election, he will call a judicial inquiry into a controversial billion-dollar bypass project and inland port. He says taxpayers deserve to get
NDP, Liberal, Green leaders set for televised debate on Oct. 13
VANCOUVER — The leaders of British Columbia's three main political parties will meet face-to-face in a televised debate on Oct. 13. A consortium of broadcasters will televise the 90-minute debate starting at 6:30 p.m. featuring NDP Leader John Horgan, ...
Horgan commits to net-zero emissions by 2050, Greens want plan to get there
SQUAMISH, B.C. — A re-elected NDP government would commit to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, John Horgan promised Friday as the environment and natural resources took centre stage in all three main party campaigns. Horgan made the announcement...
Follow the party leaders in Saskatchewan’s provincial election campaign
Where the leaders are on the campaign trail Friday for the Oct. 26 Saskatchewan election: Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe MOOSE JAW -- Makes a platform announcement at Saskatchewan Polytechnic Moose Jaw Campus (10 a.m., 600 Saskatchewan Stree...
B.C.’s cases level off as record number of COVID-19 tests conducted
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says she's feeling optimistic as the number of COVID-19 cases in the province levels off. The slowdown comes as B.C. conducted a record 10,899 tests over a 24-hour period in what Dr. Bonnie Henry calls
Manitoba premier says he’ll ‘go to the wall’ to get through opposition stalling
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is moving up his government's annual throne speech to next Wednesday and is promising to break through any more opposition stalling tactics that might arise. "We're quite prepared to go to the wall to get
Saskatchewan NDP promise funding for more teachers to reduce class sizes
SASKATOON — The Saskatchewan New Democrats are promising funds to make smaller classroom sizes and hire more teachers if elected on Oct. 26. Leader Ryan Meili says the NDP will spend $125 million to fund 1,000 teachers, 750 educational assistants and
