Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Two more B.C. New Democrat members say they won’t run again in next election
VICTORIA — Two more cabinet ministers in British Columbia say they won't run again amid speculation about the possibility of a fall election. Forests Minister Doug Donaldson and Scott Fraser, the minister of Indigenous relations and reconcili...
Abandoned campfire caused wildfire near Banff park: forestry officials
CANMORE, Alta. — Fire officials say a wildfire that was burning out of control north of Banff National Park earlier this month was caused by an abandoned campfire. The fire near Black Rock Mountain burned nearly seven square kilometres o...
Manitoba job program will be extended another two months: Pallister
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is once again expanding a wage-subsidy program designed to help create jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Back To Work program, which offers money to businesses that hire new staff or rehire people who have been
Flames rip through waterfront park, damage boardwalk in New Westminster, B.C.
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A waterfront park along the Fraser River in New Westminster, B.C., has been extensively damaged by a major fire. New Westminster Mayor Jonathan Cote called the situation at Pier Park "devastating" in a social media message poste...
Member of the legislature Sonia Furstenau elected B.C. Green leader
VICTORIA — The Green party's new leader in B.C. wants the premier to focus on COVID-19 and overdose deaths instead of fuelling speculation about an early election this fall. Sonia Furstenau, 50, one of two Green party members in the legislature, s...
B.C. amends law in effort to address sky-high condo and townhouse insurance
VICTORIA — The B.C. government has announced regulatory changes aimed at bringing more transparency to condo insurance premiums that have risen by as much as 40 per cent. The Finance Ministry says effective Nov. 1, insurers or insurance ...
B.C. approves plastic bylaws in 5 communities, aims for provincial plan
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia has approved bylaws banning single-use plastics in five communities as it drafts a regulation allowing other local governments to create their own policies without the need for provincial approval. Environmen...
Manitoba COVID-19 numbers drop again after a busy summer, health data shows
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's active COVID-19 case count continues to drop after spiking in July and August. Health officials are reporting 15 new cases but, with many more people recovering, the number of active cases has dropped to 287. The active case ...
B.C. auditor general outlines costs of government’s pandemic response so far
VICTORIA — A new report from British Columbia's auditor general says the largest amount the provincial government had allocated by mid-August in its pandemic response was for individuals and households. Michael Pickup's report says of th...
Alberta ramping up surgeries 150 per cent; boosting privately run day clinics
CALGARY — The Alberta government plans to expand the use of privately run day-surgery clinics as part of a plan to boost procedures by up to 150 per cent. Alberta Health Minister Tyler Shandro says the province will expand the ...
