Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Tickets withdrawn against men at Edmonton protest over COVID-19 restrictions
EDMONTON — Two people who were given $1,200 tickets when they took part in protests at the Alberta legislature during the COVID-19 pandemic in May will not have to pay the fines. The Justice Centre for Constituti...
Winnipeg school bus drivers threaten strike as classes set to begin
WINNIPEG — School bus drivers in Winnipeg's largest school division are planning to strike next week just as classes start in the city. Bea Bruske of the United Food and Commercial Workers says drivers are constantly facing higher demands with fewer
B.C. puts delays or put taxes on hold to help on pandemic recovery.
VICTORIA — The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the British Columbia government to delay implementation of several taxes, including increasing the carbon tax. The Ministry of Finance says in a statement this year's planned carbon tax increase from $...
Federal COVID-19 phone app will be available in Saskatchewan: Moe
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says his government plans to make the federal COVID-19 tracing app available to residents over the next couple of weeks. The COVID Alert smartphone app notifies someone when they have bee...
Saskatchewan NDP leader, former cabinet minister at odds over candidacy
REGINA — Saskatchewan's NDP leader says his decision to block a former cabinet minister from running in the upcoming provincial election is legitimate. But the candidate says the move isn't justifiable. Sandra Morin won a contested ...
Alberta to dole out federal funds for COVID-safe schools on per-student basis
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government says $262 million in federal money will be doled out equitably to school boards to help cover COVID-19-related costs, but the Opposition NDP says cutting class sizes should have been the pri...
B.C. government undermines information rights: privacy commissioner
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government routinely undermines the rights of its citizens by delaying requests for information, says a report by the information and privacy commissioner. The extension of timelines by the government for responses to ac...
Manitoba provides back-to-school guide for parents and teachers
WINNIPEG — Manitoba has laid out more details for parents and teachers about what can be expected when kids are back in classrooms next week and how schools are to respond to cases of COVID-19. "There is a lot of anticipation about
Saskatchewan to expand naloxone access as advocates call for more action
REGINA — Saskatchewan's health minister says the government will expand access to the life-saving antidote naloxone as a record number of people are dying from drug overdoses. Although pharmacies in the province don't usually distribute ...
Funeral and feast gatherings in northern B.C. lead to COVID warnings
VICTORIA — An outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia's Nass Valley has prompted an alert from the Northern and First Nations health authorities. The warning goes out to anyone who attended gatherings between Aug. 21 and 25 in the valley. A ...
