Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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 ...
Dam threatened by water levels in rural Manitoba, some residents evacuated
RIVERS, Man. — More than 80 people have been evacuated from their homes in parts of western Manitoba after record rainfall in the region threatened the structural integrity of a dam. "The dam at Rivers is experiencing a flood of historic
‘Queue jumpers’ not welcome in B.C. as COVID-19 U.S. cases rise: B.C. premier
RICHMOND, B.C. — Premier John Horgan says Americans travelling through British Columbia on their way to Alaska or returning home should not stop in the province while COVID-19 cases continue rising in the United States. Ho...
