Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Alberta health minister still talking with doctors over draft pay agreement
CALGARY — Alberta's health minister says he hasn't given up on resolving a bitter dispute with the province's doctors that developed after he tore up their master pay agreement. Tyler Shandro said Monday that he is happy to continue talking with t...
Alberta the third province to offer promising leukemia and lymphoma treatment
CALGARY — Alberta has become the third province in Canada to offer a promising treatment for individuals with specific types of leukemia and lymphoma. The provincial government, in partnership with the Alberta Cancer Foundation, has earmarked...
B.C. announces children’s complex care transition facility in Vancouver
VICTORIA — Children in British Columbia with extraordinary health needs that require complex care are to receive support at a single site set to open in Vancouver. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Monday the current Sunny Hill Health Centre fo...
Manitoba mandates more mask use, COVID-19 numbers continue to grow
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is requiring more people to use masks as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise. Starting Sept. 1, all visitors to health-care facilities will be required to wear non-medical masks upon entering. "As we move towards t...
Manitoba sets record for new cases of COVID-19, most from communal-living settings
WINNIPEG — Manitoba shattered its single-day record for new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, most of which health officials said were from communal-living settings. But authorites stress that people shouldn't be too focused on the numbers. Seventy-two ne...
Canada Post worker tests positive for COVID-19, Edmonton processing plant shut
EDMONTON — Canada Post has closed a mail processing plant in Edmonton after an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The Crown corporation says the worker was exposed to the virus outside the workplace and has not worked since Aug. 16. It says th...
Province turns down Alberta Teachers’ Association request to delay school year
EDMONTON — The Kenney government has turned down a request from the Alberta Teachers' Association to delay the start of the school year until after Sept. 7, Labour Day. The association, which has 46,000 members across the province, has said t...
Manitoba’s COVID-19 numbers rise again in southern and western regions
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is reporting 34 new COVID-19 cases, with 19 of them in the southern health region. Health officials say most of the new cases in the region are linked to a known cluster, but the province has
B.C. reports 80 new COVID-19 cases, outbreak at Loblaws distribution centre
VANCOUVER — A Loblaws distribution centre in Surrey is the latest community outbreak of COVID-19 in British Columbia. The Fraser Health Authority says nine staff members have tested positive and their close contacts have been instructed to self-is...
Pandemic pushes BC Ferries revenue losses to $62 million in first quarter
VICTORIA — BC Ferries says the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in first quarter losses of $62 million, compared with net earnings of $12.2 million in the same period last year. The losses are from three months ending June 30. It says rev...
