Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Alberta government announces $48M to support homeless during pandemic
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has announced $48 million for shelters and community organizations that have been helping homeless people during the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is still working out how the money will be divvied up. "This critical finan...
B.C. reports 146 new cases of COVID-19, no new deaths since Friday
VICTORIA — British Columbia's health minister is urging residents not to attend private parties and gatherings if they don't have the details after a recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the province. Health Minis...
Consolidating EMS 911 dispatch services will save money, improve patient care: AHS
EDMONTON — Alberta is consolidating all remaining municipally run emergency medical service dispatch call sites in a move that it says will save money and improve patient care. The change will affect EMS 911 dispatch services in Calgary, Leth...
Saskatchewan plans for ‘normal’ return to school, masks not mandatory
REGINA — Saskatchewan plans to bring students back to classrooms under conditions as close to normal as possible, and that does not yet include the mandatory use of masks. On Tuesday, the province released guidelines that its 27 school divisions&n...
B.C. adds services to help people threatened by tainted illicit drug supply
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is accelerating its response to the overdose crisis by expanding lifesaving overdose prevention, treatment and support services. In a statement on Tuesday, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions...
Federal government announces wildlife conservation fund for southeastern B.C.
VANCOUVER — The federal government is investing $2 million over four years to support species at risk and habitat protection in southeastern British Columbia. Jonathan Wilkinson, minister of environment and climate change, says the funds are from&...
Alberta mandates masks for most students, all staff when schools reopen
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is following the lead of Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia and making masks mandatory for most students and staff when schools reopen in September. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange announced Tuesday that stu...
Protester says officials wanted to remove teepee from Saskatchewan legislature
REGINA — An organizer of a month-long march calling for suicide prevention says police and provincial officials tried to shut their camp at the Saskatchewan legislature grounds down over the weekend. Tristen Durocher says officers arrived at the camp's...
Fishing lodge owner criticizes B.C. over order restricting access to Haida Gwaii
A fishing lodge in Haida Gwaii that faced criticism from local residents over its plan to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic says it should've been excluded from the British Columbia government's decision to restrict access to the archi...
B.C. reports 50 new COVID-19 cases, one death on eve of summer holiday weekend
VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia are reporting 50 new COVID-19 cases and one death as the province heads into a summer holiday weekend. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix say in a joint statement
