Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba requiring masks on school buses, recommending them in classrooms
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is strongly encouraging parents to send their children to school in masks come September, but masks will not be required in classrooms. "The safety and health of students and staff, and their families, ...
Supreme Court won’t review disclosure ruling in case of alleged defamation
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a judge's decision to grant author Steven Galloway access to emails between a woman who accused him of sexual assault and staff at the University of British Columbia. Galloway, former chair
New court date in Saskatchewan’s fight to get teepee off legislature lawn
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government's request to have an Indigenous man's teepee removed from the lawn at the legislature has been put over and will be heard in court a few days before he plans to end his protest. Provincial lawyers hav...
Manitoba pushes economic rebound as COVID-19 cluster linked to meat plant grows
BRANDON, Man. — The Manitoba government has launched a campaign promoting a restart to the economy in a city that has seen a large increase in COVID-19 cases connected to a cluster in a meat-processing plant. Premier Brian Pallister said...
B.C. hiring 500 people to help with COVID contact tracing
VICTORIA — British Columbia is hiring 500 health-care professionals to help with its COVID-19 contact tracing efforts ahead of the flu season and a potential surge in cases. The new, temporary jobs will likely be filled by retired health-care prof...
Opposition accuses Saskatchewan government of off-loading mask decision
REGINA — The Opposition NDP is accusing the Saskatchewan Party government of dumping a decision about mask use in schools onto local boards instead of making the call itself. Education critic Carla Beck says she's frustrated by what she ...
Saskatchewan leaves making masks mandatory up to school divisions
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is leaving it up to school divisions to decide whether to make masks mandatory when classes reopen in September. Some teachers, doctors and parents have voiced concerns over the government's...
‘This is normal for us:’ Indigenous leaders want help to end suicide crisis
REGINA — Indigenous leaders from across Saskatchewan are crying out for governments to help their communities deal with what they are calling a suicide pandemic. The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations, which represents 74 First N...
BC Ferries eligible for joint provincial-federal Safe Restart transit funding
VANCOUVER — The financially struggling BC Ferries will be eligible to receive funding through the joint federal and provincial Safe Restart Agreement. Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the ferry service will be eligible for some of...
Regina man charged with making threats against Saskatchewan premier
REGINA — Police in Regina have charged a man after he allegedly left threatening voicemails for Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. City police say they were alerted by RCMP concerning messages left at the premier's office on Saturday. Moe's press secretar...
