Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Host fined as 21 COVID-19 cases linked to large Saskatoon gathering
REGINA — The host of a private gathering at a Saskatoon home that resulted in 21 people contracting COVID-19 has been fined $2,000. Health officials say it is the first ticket they have issued for a private get-together. The Ministry of Health wou...
Former MP Nathan Cullen looking to run for B.C. NDP in next election
SMITHERS, B.C. — A former high-profile federal British Columbia politician is the latest in a growing number of New Democrats looking to make the switch to provincial politics for the next election. Nathan Cullen, who represent...
Some restrictions eased as COVID-19 case counts drop in western Manitoba
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is easing special COVID-19 restrictions in a large section of the western part of the province, where COVID-19 case numbers have dropped after a summer surge. Starting Friday, people in the Prairie...
200-member B.C. crew off to Oregon wildfires, 200 more may be assigned: Premier
VICTORIA — Two hundred British Columbia firefighters are heading to Oregon to help with devastating wildfires in that state. A joint statement from the premier's office and the Ministry of Forests says the firefighters and related personnel a...
Mungall is the fourth B.C. cabinet minister to announce she won’t run again
VICTORIA — A fourth cabinet minister in British Columbia says she won't run in the next election. Michelle Mungall, the minister of jobs, economic development and competitiveness, says she wants to spend more time with her family, includ...
Winnipeg school switches some classes to remote learning as COVID-19 cases grow
WINNIPEG — An elementary and middle school in Winnipeg is switching some of its grades to remote learning after the discovery of several COVID-19 cases. John Pritchard School reported six new COVID-19 cases Tuesday night and&nb...
About 3,000 people in B.C. under COVID-19 monitoring, 97 new positive cases
VICTORIA — British Columbia reported 97 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the province extended its state of emergency until the end of September. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says government and public health officials are doing w...
B.C. human rights commissioner calls for data collection to tackle inequity
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's human rights commissioner says the province isn't collecting enough demographic information in order to tackle racism and social inequality. Kasari Govender says use of data about ethnicity, gender and...
NDP-Green agreement provides stability during pandemic: new Green leader
VICTORIA — The newly elected leader of the B.C. Green party says a power-sharing agreement with the New Democrats provides necessary stability during the COVID-19 pandemic. During a news conference on her first full day on the job, Sonia Furstenau said...
B.C. to add team-based primary care networks for patients without family doctors
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is adding 22 primary care networks in 13 regions where teams of health professionals will provide services for patients without a family doctor. The networks connect care providers including doctors an...
