Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Yukon to lift state of emergency, mask mandate and COVID-19 vaccine proof Friday
WHITEHORSE — Yukon will be rescinding most of its COVID-19 public health measures Friday on the advice of medical professionals, said Premier Sandy Silver. The territory will lift its state of emergency, imposed in November when rising COVID-19 cases ...
Saskatchewan premier calls on Ottawa to legislate railworkers as essential service
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is urging the federal government to classify railworkers as essential and to ensure back-to-work legislation is passed if Canadian Pacific Railway employees go on strike. Moe says the Saskatchewan Party governmen...
United Conservative Party candidate Brian Jean wins Alberta byelection in landslide
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — Brian Jean, the co-founder of the governing United Conservative Party, is back in the Alberta legislature, setting up a showdown with his fellow founder turned political foe, Premier Jason Kenney. The former UCP legislature memb...
Vehicle impounded: Saskatchewan premier says he’s supporting ‘friend or family’
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says it's been a tough couple of days since a pickup truck registered in his name was impounded in British Columbia. Vancouver police say a 28-year-old driver with a Saskatchewan driver's licence failed a
Manitoba lifts mask mandate, all remaining COVID-19 public health orders
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's health minister says the province is prepared to respond if infections and hospitalizations begin to rise again with the lifting of all remaining COVID-19 restrictions. "If the need be, we have a plan," Audrey Gordon said. "If
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
