Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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...
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
