Category Archives: Prairies/BC
‘Like a yo-yo:’ Disappointment for Red Deer businesses after UCP scraps meeting
RED DEER, Alta. — The owners of a café in Red Deer, Alta., spent $1,500 on extra stock anticipating a surge in business from the United Conservative Party's leadership review next month, but they and other business operators in the
Province and First Nations advocacy group team up to create youth healing lodge
THOMPSON, Man. — The Manitoba government and a First Nations advocacy group are working together on what the government says is a first-of-its-kind youth healing lodge in the province. Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen said Friday the province is provid...
Environmental group gives guarded support for company’s old-growth forest plan
VANCOUVER — An environmental organization is offering cautious support for an announcement by the largest private landowner in British Columbia that will defer logging in 400 square kilometres of old-growth forest for the next 25 years. Mosaic Forest M...
Flood fears ease in Manitoba amid good weather and slow melt, officials say
WINNIPEG — Fears of spring flooding are easing in Manitoba, thanks to recent weather. A winter of heavy snowfall had initially raised worries across much of the province. But two weeks of slow melting — above-zero temperatures during the day and
Six more COVID-19 deaths in British Columbia, hospitalizations down
VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting six more deaths from COVID-19, for a total of 2,981 fatalities during the pandemic. The Health Ministry said Thursday that 255 people were in hospital, with 52 of them in intensive care. That's down from 517
Prince George, B.C., apologizes for taking down part of a homeless camp
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — The City of Prince George, B.C., has apologized for the harm it caused to vulnerable people when it removed their structures from a homeless camp. The city also says in a separate statement issued Thursday that it
Saskatchewan premier may meet with Ukrainian refugees during trade trip to Europe
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he hopes to meet with Ukrainian refugees during his trade mission to Europe. The province has one of the largest Ukrainian populations in Canada and has said there is no limit on the number
Manitoba government closes youth jail, cites decline in incarceration rate
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is closing one of its two youth jails, citing a sharp drop in the number of young people being sentenced to custody. The Agassiz Youth Centre will close July 22 after operating at less than half
B.C. ready to proceed with permanent repairs to flood-damaged Coquihalla Highway
HOPE, B.C. — The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure says it is moving ahead with permanent repairs to a key B.C. highway damaged by catastrophic flooding last November. A statement from the ministry says it has begun the process to select
Rapid COVID-19 tests available at B.C. pharmacies for people aged 18 and up
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says COVID-19 rapid tests are now available at participating pharmacies for people aged 18 and over. The Health Ministry says one kit containing five rapid antigen tests is available for people with a B.C. pe...