Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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
Alberta proposes changes to better protect emergency staff, roadside workers
EDMONTON — Alberta is proposing to change laws to better protect those who work near traffic. Drivers must already slow down to at least 60 kilometres an hour when passing a tow truck or emergency worker. Transportation Minister Rajan Sawhney has intro...
B.C. provincial data show 23,000 people experienced homelessness in 2019
VICTORIA — British Columbia's housing minister says a new method for collecting data on homelessness is the first of its kind in Canada and will help the province improve how it tackles the issue. David Eby said Wednesday the government used
B.C. to review how its COVID-19 pandemic response decisions were made
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will conduct an independent review of its operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help it prepare and respond to emergencies. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has appointed a three-person team, i...
Brian Jean set to return to Alberta legislature, gears up for showdown with premier
EDMONTON — Brian Jean, the new member of Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative caucus, is expected to return to the Alberta legislature this week and escalate his campaign to get Kenney ousted from the top job. “I’m going to be speaking
Transition mode: Manitoba to close some COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it will soon close some of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites and will no longer deliver regular news briefings as case counts continue to drop. "We're certainly at a different place in this pandemic,
