Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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...
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...
