Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Saskatchewan resuming tenant evictions; NDP says no help for struggling
REGINA — Tenants missing rental payments during the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer have protection from being evicted in Saskatchewan. The government says the Office of Residential Tenancies will start accepting applications from landlords ...
Edmonton hospital stops admitting patients due to COVID-19 outbreak
EDMONTON — A hospital in Edmonton is tightening restrictions as COVID-19 cases continue to increase at the facility. An outbreak at the Misericordia Community Hospital was first declared by Alberta's chief medical officer of health on June 23...
Fishing lodge plans to reopen despite objections from Haida Nation in B.C.
HAIDA GWAII, B.C. — A luxury fishing lodge in British Columbia says it plans to reopen Friday despite a state of emergency issued by the Haida Nation because of COVID-19. The president of Queen Charlotte Lodge says in a statement that it...
No new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba for sixth straight day
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says there are no new COVID-19 cases to report for a sixth straight day. Chief public health officer, Dr. Brent Roussin, says the number of confirmed and probable cases remains at 325. Fourteen cases remain activ...
SaskPower taking revenue hit from COVID-19; too soon to rule out rate increases
REGINA — SaskPower says it's taking a hit from the COVID-19 pandemic, but it's too early to say what impact that will have on customer rates. The Crown utility says sales were down by 10 per cent from April to June, amounting to mil...
After prior rejections, Alberta announces sandhill crane hunt for this fall
EDMONTON — Alberta has announced there will be a sandhill crane hunting season this fall — a hunt that's been opposed by an environmental group and was previously rejected by the provincial government three times. The province said in a news ...
Mud slide cripples Seymour Arm water system, high water closes some B.C. roads
VICTORIA — High water and wet weather kept much of British Columbia on flood watch Saturday with mudslides, washouts and road closures hitting rural communities. The Columbia Shuswap Regional District says a mudslide caused largely by recent rains wipe...
‘You have to show up:’ NDP MP questions virtual attendance of Alberta Tories
EDMONTON — Alberta's only non-Conservative member of Parliament says she's disappointed some of the province's Tory MPs haven't been participating in virtual House of Commons special COVID-19 committee meetings. The Commons, which had largely...
Attendance for Alberta MPs at special COVID-19 committee since the end of May
EDMONTON — The average attendance for Alberta's Conservative MPs for a special COVID-19 committee, which has acted as a stand-in for the chamber, was about 42 per cent from May 27 to June 18. The only other Alberta MP, Edmonton Strathcona NDP...
Saskatchewan expanding visits to long-term care homes during COVID-19 pandemic
REGINA — Saskatchewan is expanding its COVID-19 guidelines for those visiting long-term care homes. Starting Tuesday, health officials say residents can have two family members or support persons for visits, with one ...
