Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Saskatchewan further delays youth aging out of care during pandemic
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government is extending services to youth who would otherwise be aging out of the foster care system. The Ministry of Social Services delayed the transition for those over age 18 back in March over concerns about the COVI...
Metro Vancouver carbon neutral, goal of regional achievement still 30 years away
DELTA, B.C. — The regional district of Metro Vancouver says it has achieved corporate carbon neutrality, balancing its carbon output with its removal from the atmosphere. Board chairman Sav Dhaliwal said Monday that the regional district beca...
B.C. government to give loans for fuel efficient switch on home heating
VICTORIA — The B.C. government is offering loans with interest rates as low as zero for people who want to switch from fossil fuel-based heating systems. The five-year loans are for conversions to energy-efficient heat pumps that the governme...
Former B.C. cabinet minister who was husband of current minister dies at 73
VICTORIA — A minister who served in a former British Columbia NDP government, and whose wife now serves in the current one, has died. The New Democrat B.C. Government Caucus says in a news release that Ed Conroy, who was 73, died
Kenney says ambitious, long-term Alberta economy reboot plan coming Monday
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. — Premier Jason Kenney says his government's blueprint to reboot Alberta's distressed economy will be announced Monday in Calgary. "It will be a bold and ambitious plan to make strategic investments to get people working righ...
Two care home residents die, second teacher tests positive for COVID-19 in B.C.
VICTORIA — A second teacher has tested positive for COVID-19 in British Columbia but provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no students were exposed. Henry says officials planned for positive cases in the school system ...
Saskatchewan calls Ottawa’s boost to Quebec, Atlantic tourism ‘outrageous’
REGINA — Saskatchewan says it wants in on the federal money Ottawa is sending to eastern tourism industries hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier Scott Moe tweeted a letter to federal Economic Development Minister Melanie Joly that expre...
School will look different in Manitoba come September due to COVID-19
WINNIPEG — Manitoba students can expect less bussing, fewer assemblies and, in some cases, fewer elective courses when school returns on Sept. 8. The provincial government laid out its plan Thursday to reopen schools with the COVID-19 pandemic continui...
Safe, clean campsites to be made available for seasonal fruit pickers in B.C.
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is moving to protect residents and seasonal workers from COVID-19 while ensuring the temporary labourers have a safe place to stay as they work in orchards and fields this...
Alberta introduces bill to stop sex offenders from legally changing their name
EDMONTON — Alberta is moving to stop convicted sex offenders from being allowed to legally change their names. Nate Glubish, the minister in charge of Service Alberta, has introduced legislation to make such name changes illegal. Glubish says the goal ...
