Category Archives: Prairies/BC
B.C. premier calls byelection for Vancouver seat vacated by former Liberal leader
VANCOUVER — Premier John Horgan has called a byelection for Vancouver-Quilchena. The vote will be held Saturday, April 30, and is to replace Andrew Wilkinson, who resigned from the legislature on Feb. 17. Wilkinson was leader of the Opposition Liberals...
Saskatchewan farmers pinched by inflation, drought say carbon tax hike another drag
REGINA — Dickson Delorme, who farms near the town of Foam Lake, Sask., says he stockpiled fuel weeks ago to prepare for the federal carbon tax increase. With seeding season about to start, many Saskatchewan farmers are looking to save where
Regional districts want more disaster funding from Emergency Management B.C.
An alert system is being installed on a slope scorched by fire in British Columbia’s Interior, allowing an early warning for the residents below if the deforested hillside gives way in heavy rain. The $30,000 in funding from the province for
New phone line launched to help Ukraine refugees, co-ordinate B.C. support
VICTORIA — A new telephone line has been launched by the British Columbia government to help Ukrainian refugees get the support they need and to co-ordinate donations being offered from residents. The Service B.C. phone line, 1-800-663-7867, will be av...
British Columbia’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 3,000
VICTORIA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 in British Columbia have continued to tick down. The Health Ministry says in a statement on Friday that 274 people were in hospital, compared with 281 the day before. There have been four more deaths, liftin...
B.C. defers logging across an additional 1.7 million hectares of old-growth forests
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has worked with First Nations to defer logging across more than a million hectares of old-growth forests at risk of permanent loss, an area greater than 4,100 Stanley Parks, the forests minister said Friday. A...
More B.C. public workers now covered by whistleblower law protections
VICTORIA — Expanding whistleblower protections in British Columbia will give the government more insight into issues of concern at the public service level, says the attorney general. The protections under the Public Interest Disclosure Act were exten...
Ex-Wildrose leader returns to Alberta politics to vote against Kenney leadership
EDMONTON — The machinations wracking Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his party took a new twist Friday with the return of a former leader promising to vote against Kenney in his leadership review and then trying to take his job. Danielle
B.C.’s health minister says update on potential fourth COVID-19 dose due Tuesday
VICTORIA — Health Minister Adrian Dix says the province is preparing to provide an update this Tuesday on potentially making a fourth COVID-19 dose available to vulnerable people in British Columbia. The minister says discussions are underway about pro...
Alberta proposes legislation to remove disciplinary powers from teachers union
EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing new rules that would prevent the Alberta Teachers’ Association from disciplining its members who would instead be dealt with by an independent commissioner. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange says it’s a conflict of int...