Category Archives: Prairies/BC
B.C. records 121 new COVID-19 cases; officials preach caution on long weekend
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded another 121 cases of COVID-19 and one death related to the virus. In a joint statement on Friday, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say there has been a total
Longtime NDP MLA Shane Simpson not seeking re-election
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's minister of social development and poverty reduction says he won't run in the next provincial election. Shane Simpson, who represents Vancouver-Hastings in the legislature, says he believes it's the right time for ch...
Saskatchewan election boss: pandemic shouldn’t stop planned Oct. 26 vote
REGINA — Saskatchewan's chief electoral officer is recommending the Oct. 26 provincial election go ahead as planned, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Michael Boda says he sent a letter to Premier Scott Moe saying there is no reason the election shouldn't...
Dawson Creek, B.C., getting new hospital to replace aging facility
VANCOUVER — Residents of Dawson Creek in B.C.'s Peace Region will be getting a new 70-bed hospital to replace their decades-old facility. Health Minister Adrian Dix says the new hospital is something he and local officials have...
‘Political and spiritual:’ Judge reserves decision over Saskatchewan teepee camp
REGINA — The fate of a Metis man's hunger strike to highlight suicide rates will be decided by a Saskatchewan judge after hearing arguments from the government and protesters about what's at stake. Tristen Durocher, a 24-year-old Metis man, erected a
B.C. school districts will use federal COVID-19 cash to fit needs: minister
VICTORIA — School districts will decide where best to devote more than $242 million in federal funding to reopen British Columbia schools safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, says Education Minister Rob Fleming. Fleming said Thursday school districts h...
B.C. drops maximum allowable rent increases for 2021 to 1.4 per cent
VICTORIA — The B.C. government has capped rent increases for next year at 1.4 per cent. Landlords had been allowed to raise rents up to a maximum of 2.6 per cent this year, although the government imposed a rent freeze until th...
Premier’s office ‘confident’ temporary pandemic pay coming in October
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says temporary pandemic pay that was promised to essential workers in mid-May should be coming in October. The stipend was promised to about 250,000 frontline workers for work done between March and July and some workers...
Construction to begin on Vancouver’s Broadway subway extension this fall
Vancouver's Broadway subway line is one step closer to fruition with the announcement of a design and construction contract for the project. British Columbia Premier John Horgan says work will begin this fall and the line will be in se...
Manager of Winnipeg funeral home says cap on gatherings needs to be higher
WINNPEG, Man. — The manager of a Winnipeg funeral home says the province needs to increase the cap on gatherings to allow families to grieve properly. Current COVID-19 restrictions limit funeral homes to 50 people. Michael Vogiatzakis of Voya...
