Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Elections BC says 160,000 voters ask for mail-in ballots amid COVID-19 pandemic
VICTORIA — Elections BC says 160,000 people have requested mail-in ballots for the Oct. 24 provincial election. B.C.'s chief electoral officer said earlier this week that he expected as much as 40 per cent of the ballots cast in the election
Yukon relief program for businesses hurt by COVID-19 extends through to March
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's government has extended its COVID-19 relief program for businesses through to March. Economic Development Minister Ranj Pillai says the program has also been updated to expand eligibility and help businesses with a broader list of ...
Crown drops charges against two Alberta farmers arrested in tractor checkstop
CALGARY — The Alberta Crown has withdrawn charges against two young farmers following a run-in with sheriffs at a checkstop where their tractor was towed away. Jeremia Leussink, 19, was taking the tractor from one field to another on July 31
‘If health care is slow, thank Trudeau:’ Manitoba premier responds to throne speech
WINNIPEG — Manitoba’s premier is criticizing the federal government’s throne speech saying it ignores health-care funding during a pandemic. Brian Pallister says it is a crucial time in Canada’s history and the need for health care has never been great...
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says throne speech spectacularly missed the mark
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the federal government's throne speech spectacularly missed the mark for the province. He said there was nothing in the Trudeau government's plan for the ailing energy industry that has suffered thousands of ...
New Democrat, Green alliance fractures on the B.C. election campaign trail
MAPLE RIDGE, B.C. — The gap between the NDP and its former Green allies widened Thursday, as the focus of their campaigns shifted from the necessity of a snap election to child care. NDP Leader John Horgan recommitted to bring
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 ...
