Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba could ban some activities on legislature grounds, boost security
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is looking at tightening security at the legislature and banning some activities from the grounds that surround the historic building. A bill put forward by the Progressive Conservative government Tuesday proposes the...
Four recommendations given to BC Housing to improve space for women, children
VICTORIA — B.C.'s auditor general says the provincial housing agency should ensure rooms it finds for women and children fleeing violence are held exclusively for their use. In an audit of BC Housing's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, auditor general...
Vancouver to restore $5.7M withheld from 2021 police budget, but tax hike looms
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Police Board has successfully appealed a City of Vancouver decision that cut millions from the police budget and the timing means the cost won't hit taxpayers until next year. Vancouver police Chief Adam Palmer says a provinci...
Another 14 people die from COVID-19 in B.C., hospitalizations fall
VANCOUVER — COVID-19 hospitalizations have dropped again in British Columbia but another 14 people died over a three-day period since Friday. A Health Ministry statement says the death toll has reached 2,946 people. There were 359 people in hospital ...
Inflation pushes B.C.’s minimum wage up by 45 cents to $15.65 per hour
SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia government is pushing the minimum wage up to $15.65 an hour, which it says is the highest among the provinces. Labour Minister Harry Bains announced Mondaythat the hourly wage will jump by 45 cents starting
Manitoba bill would allow cosmetic pesticides on lawns, municipal boulevards
WINNIPEG — Manitoba homeowners and municipalities could soon more freely use pesticides on their lawns and public areas. A bill put before the legislature Monday by the Progressive Conservative government proposes an end to a restriction on cosmetic pe...
UCP blocks proposed Alberta NDP bill to prevent coal mining in Rockies
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative government has refused for the second time to move ahead with an Opposition bill that would have placed legally enforceable restrictions on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains. That shuffles the Eastern Slopes Pr...
Outcome of Tuesday’s byelection a lose-lose for Alberta premier: political scientists
Political pundits say there will be one clear loser in Tuesday's byelection in northern Alberta, but it won't be any of the candidates. No matter the final tally in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, they say, Premier Jason Kenney faces an unfavourable
Alberta boosts funding to improve security of churches, religious buildings
CALGARY — Alberta is more than doubling its funding for a program that aims to protect places of worship from hate crimes and vandalism. Premier Jason Kenney told a news conference at the Calgary Vietnamese Alliance Church on Sunday that there
Calgary mayor calls for police to enforce bylaws after protests
Calgary's mayor is calling for enforcement against anti-mandate marches through a downtown neighbourhood after police say approximately 2,000 people took part in opposing protests Saturday. Jyoti Gondek posted in a series of tweets that the disruption ...