Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Audit finds many Manitoba drinking water systems unlicensed, lack certified operators
WINNIPEG — Many drinking water systems in Manitoba are not licensed and lack a properly certified operator, the province's auditor general said in a report Monday. The review by Tyson Shtykalo points to water-related health disasters in other parts of ...
Group of prominent people demand immediate halt to Site C over stability concerns
VANCOUVER — A former president of BC Hydro and a former federal fisheries minister are among 18 prominent Canadians urging the provincial government to halt work on a huge hydroelectric project in northeastern B.C. The letter signed by former Hydro pre...
Wilkinson says Liberals would eliminate B.C.’s provincial sales tax for a year
RICHMOND, B.C. — B.C. Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says he would eliminate the provincial sales tax for a year if the party wins next month's election, a move his main political opponent questioned because of the impact the loss of
Green Leader Furstenau says party aims to run 87 candidates in election
VICTORIA — Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says the party is working overtime to field a full slate of candidates in the Oct. 24 British Columbia election, but may fall short. Furstenau says last week's snap election call and the recent party
Sask NDP fills candidate list, and says which ones have driving convictions
REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition has announced a full slate of candidates for the coming provincial election, and the list notes that six of the contenders have previous criminal convictions. NDP candidate Carter Antoine, the candidate...
Horgan, Wilkinson trade barbs over MSP premiums, health care at campaign stops
TERRACE, B.C. — Health care in the era of COVID-19 took centre stage at campaign stops Saturday by the leaders of British Columbia's New Democratic and Liberal parties. NDP Leader John Horgan promised to build a long-awaited new hospital in northwest
Money laundering inquiry delayed over of B.C. election: commissioner
VANCOUVER — The head of B.C.'s money laundering inquiry has delayed the resumption of the hearings because of the B.C. election. Austin Cullen says the hearings will start again on Oct. 26, two days after the provincial election is to be
Ousted Saskatchewan NDP candidate, former cabinet minister running as Independent
REGINA — A former Saskatchewan NDP cabinet minister who was blocked from running under the party's banner in the coming provincial election, says she will campaign as an Independent. Sandra Morin was initially nominated to be the New Democratic candida...
Liberal Leader Wilkinson hasn’t spoken to a homeless advocate in the past month
VANCOUVER — Liberal Leader Andrew Wilkinson says community safety has declined as a result of the NDP's housing and mental health and addictions strategies. At a campaign event in Yaletown, Wilkinson accused the NDP of "warehousing" people experi...
Alberta’s top health official says province is not in a second wave of COVID-19
EDMONTON — Alberta's chief medical officer of health says the province is not in a second wave of COVID-19 despite increased daily case numbers in recent months. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Thursday that Alberta had identified 158 new cases in the
