Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says throne speech lacks support for farms, energy
REGINA — Saskatchewan's premier says the federal throne speech signals Ottawa intends to turn away from Western Canada's energy industry at a time when people are looking for more support. Scott Moe and other premiers had also asked Ottawa to inc...
More than 100 staff isolating as COVID-19 outbreaks at Calgary hospital grow
CALGARY — More than a hundred staff are isolating as a busy Calgary hospital confirmed 26 cases of COVID-19. Alberta Health Services says the infections include 17 patients and nine staff at the Foothills Medical Centre. The cases are in two card...
Hundreds die from opioid overdoses in Alberta as COVID-19 pandemic hit
EDMONTON — Alberta Health says 449 people died from opioid overdoses in the province during the first six months of this year. The numbers, which were released Wednesday in the second-quarter Opioid Response Surveillance Report, show 301 of those death...
Workers wanted: Elections Saskatchewan recruiting up to 17,000 for pandemic vote
REGINA — Returning officers in Saskatchewan are beginning to recruit what the province's elections agency expects to be thousands more volunteer workers needed to work the polls during October's pandemic vote. Chief Electoral Officer Michael Boda with ...
B.C. premier says he needs stability to face ‘grave’ challenges province faces
SURREY, B.C. — British Columbia needs a government with a majority mandate to face the province's health and economic challenges during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, NDP Leader John Horgan said Wednesday. Horgan has been leading a minority government ...
Second wave semantics: B.C. health officer says COVID-19 will be here for long haul
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says the resurgence the province is seeing in COVID-19 cases could be a second wave, but she believes the virus can be suppressed heading into the fall. Speaking at an ElectionsBC news conference, Bonnie H...
Elections BC plans for safe vote during pandemic, expects surge in mail-in ballots
VICTORIA — Voting in British Columbia's Oct. 24 election will be safe, historic and take about as much time as it does to order a cup of coffee, says the chief electoral officer. Anton Boegman said Tuesday that Elections BC has
All evacuation alerts now lifted near only remaining wildfire of note in B.C.
NELSON, B.C. — Evacuation alerts have now been lifted for the only remaining properties in British Columbia still affected by a wildfire. The Regional District of Central Kootenay says it has removed alerts covering 46 properties in the Slocan Valley b...
Alberta’s government house leader to advise Speaker to call MLAs back on Oct. 20
EDMONTON — Alberta's legislature will resume sitting next month, a week earlier than planned. A news release late Monday says Government House Leader Jason Nixon has indicated he will advise the Speaker to call members back to the legislature on Tuesda...
B.C.’s top doctor to share details about COVID-19 election guidelines on Tuesday
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says public health guidelines on COVID-19 will remain in place as the province heads into an election next month. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says her powers are separate from politics a...
