Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Alberta government to twin southern highway to spur economic recovery
TABER, Alta. — The Alberta government says it will twin a 46-kilometre stretch of highway in southern Alberta. Officials say the improvements to Highway 3 between Taber and Burdett will support 755 jobs and drive economic recovery and diversification i...
Mask advice could change depending on COVID-19 spread: Saskatchewan’s top doctor
REGINA — Saskatchewan's top doctor says his advice on wearing masks to protect against COVID-19 could change in the coming months. Wearing a mask in Saskatchewan isn't mandatory now, but chief medical health officer Dr. Saqib Shahab says it m...
B.C. finance minister says ‘benefit companies’ would think beyond profits
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has created the option of so-called benefit companies that would measure their success through service to the community, not just profits. Finance Minister Carole James said B.C. has i...
Some visitors can return to B.C. long-term care homes after COVID-19 closures
VICTORIA — Four months after COVID-19 surfaced in British Columbia's long-term care homes, residents are finally allowed to see a loved one, health authorities announced Tuesday. Isobel Mackenzie, B.C.'s advocate for seniors, said people were in t...
Moe rejects sitting before fall election, more businesses allowed to reopen
REGINA — Saskatchewan's premier has rejected a call by the Opposition to reconvene the legislature in the weeks leading up to the fall provincial election. On Tuesday, during the final stretch of a three-week spring sitting, NDP Leader R...
Manitoba says pandemic-induced deficit may not be as bad as feared
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he may not fulfil a promise to cut the provincial sales tax next year due to the fiscal fallout from COVID-19. Pallister originally promised to cut the tax to six per cent from seven
COVID-19 devastating B.C. fruit growers, threatens food security: association
KELOWNA, B.C. — The B.C. Fruit Growers Association says the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its industry has been devastating. The association says a survey of its members shows more than 67 per cent of farmers have reduced fruit productio...
Moe says reopen dates coming for nearly all businesses in Saskatchewan
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says details are coming soon on when nearly all businesses in the province will be allowed to reopen, signalling an end to the financial support to get them through the COVID-19 pandemic ...
B.C. introduces temporary outdoor job program for youth up to age 29
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has launched a program aimed at creating work for 15-to-29-year-old youth in community service while their job prospects are dramatically affected by COVID-19. Advanced Education Minister M...
