Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Saskatchewan reports 56 new cases of COVID-19 after outbreak in southwest
REGINA — Saskatchewan is reporting another 56 active cases of COVID-19 in the province since Friday. Health Minister Jim Reiter says the new cases are concentrated in the province's southwest but are spreading north. He says local public health authori...
Alberta giving out 20 million more masks, not making it mandatory to wear them
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is giving out 20 million more masks to help stem the spread of COVID-19, but Premier Jason Kenney says it's not necessary to make face covers mandatory. In June, the province began distributing non-medical ma...
Manitoba could loosen more restrictions as COVID numbers continue to drop
WINNIPEG — Manitoba has recorded 13 consecutive days without a new COVID-19 case and, with more people recovering, is down to one known active case. Dr. Brent Roussin, chief public health officer, says health officials are looking at loosening som...
N.W.T. patients in Alberta hospitals eligible to be added to organ donor list
EDMONTON — Northwest Territories residents who want to be organ donors can now do so through Alberta's registry. The province and territory have reached an agreement to allow organs or tissues eligible for donation if consenting N.W.T. residents ...
B.C. Indigenous communities closed during pandemic but at economic cost
Indigenous bands along the west coast of British Columbia say their borders will remain closed to tourists and non-residents, despite the economic impact, as they work to raise awareness about the threat COVID-19 poses to their communities. T...
Rough road built to Old Fort, B.C., after slide ripped out only access route
OLD FORT, B.C. — A temporary access road has been built to the northeastern British Columbia community of Old Fort after a slow landslide last month tore out a section of the only road to dozens of homes. The Ministry of Transportation and
Horgan says B.C. restart making gains as more people come out of their homes
VICTORIA — British Columbia's gradual restart is gaining ground as some industries resume operations and more people leave their homes to participate in the economy, Premier John Horgan said Thursday. He said B.C.'s successful efforts to slow...
Alberta politicians swap charges of bullying, misogyny after member ejected
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition NDP tried and failed Thursday to censure the deputy speaker for evicting one of their members from the house in a day that saw both sides accuse each other of belittling and marginalizing women in politics. The
Three more patients die from COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton hospital
EDMONTON — Three more patients linked to a COVID-19 outbreak at an Edmonton hospital have died. Catholic health provider Covenant Health, which runs the Misericordia Community Hospital in the city's west end, says a total of six patients have now ...
B.C. names all-party police reform committee to examine scope of systemic racism
VICTORIA — A special committee of the B.C. legislature was appointed Wednesday to examine the scope of systemic racism in policing as part of the province's plans to modernize the Police Act. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said the all-party committe...
