Category Archives: Prairies/BC
B.C. wildfire service to increase prevention work from backyards to forests: official
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The director of provincial operations for British Columbia's wildfire service says the province needs a "holistic," large-scale program to reduce wildfire risk, starting in backyards, moving to communities then extending to forested la...
Alberta NDP leader ridicules accusations she’s colluding with new UCP MLA Brian Jean
CALGARY — Alberta's Opposition leader is ridiculing accusations from the governing United Conservatives that she and the UCP's newest member of the legislature are in cahoots. Rachel Notley calls it one of the “most tortured attack lines” she has ever ...
‘Maddening, heartbreaking’: Alberta records deadliest year for drug overdoses in 2021
Alberta recorded its deadliest year on record for drug overdoses with more than 1,700 deaths in 2021. The province released data late Thursday showing 176 people died in both November and December, bringing the yearly total to 1,758. Not only did both
Hospitalizations down in British Columbia, but seven more deaths from COVID-19
VICTORIA — Hospitalizations due to COVID-19 continued to drop in B.C. on Thursday, but seven more people have died of the illness. The Health Ministry says the death toll stands at 2,960 since the start of the pandemic. It also says 298
Manitoba premier says the timing of her remarks on son’s hockey game was misplaced
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson is apologizing for celebrating her son's hockey victory while answering a question about a woman's death. The remarks were made this week during question period at the legislature. Opposition NDP Leader Wab...
Manitoba eyes new standards for police, more time for people to file complaints
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government has promised new standards and rules of conduct for police, but the Opposition New Democrats say little will change unless there are more consequences for officers who misbehave. A bill introduc...
B.C. targets homelessness with funds for youth in care, complex-care housing
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is expanding supports for former youth in care and complex-care housing as part of an approach that it says targets the root causes of homelessness. Several cabinet ministers gathered for a news conference Thu...
‘Death trap’: Front-line workers warn of drug overdoses rising on and off the streets
A father's hope turned to pain in less than 24 hours after his son entered a residential drug treatment facility and fatally overdosed. "Our son died in a place that was supposed to be safe," Ray Corbiere told The Canadian Press.
Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported, one more health facility outbreak in B.C.
VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting another eight deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,953. Hospitalization numbers continue to drop in the province, with 329 people in hospital Wednesday compared with 345 a day earlier while 51 p...
Alberta to provide COVID-19 updates once a week as hospitalizations go down
EDMONTON — Alberta says it's time to start moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic because the province's decision to ease measures does not appear to have caused an uptick in hospitalizations. Health Minister Jason Copping says as part of the change