Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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 ...
Saskatchewan paid out $125M for oil well cleanup before getting legislative approval
REGINA — Saskatchewan's auditor says the Ministry of Energy and Resources violated government legislation by handing out grants for cleaning up inactive oil wells before getting approval. Tara Clemett says the ministry paid$125 million to the Saskatche...
B.C. reports three new COVID-19 deaths as mask mandate is lifted
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded three more deaths related to COVID-19 for a total of 2,935 fatalities since the pandemic began. The Health Ministry said in a news release Friday the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations has dropped to 368 from
Saskatchewan assured sanctions on Russian oligarch won’t affect Evraz workers: Moe
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says he's in contact with the federal government to make sure Canada's sanctions on a Russian oligarch will not affect workers at a steel mill in Saskatchewan. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has put sanctions on Roman
B.C. coroner says January was third-deadliest month for toxic illicit drug deaths
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 207 people died because of toxic illicit drugs in January. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says in a statement the figure is the third-highest toll recorded in a calendar month since a
‘Tsunami is here’: Saskatchewan seeing a decline in active family doctors
REGINA — For nearly 10 years, Dr. Tomi Mitchell has operated a family clinic, but she says she's now at a breaking point. Within 90 days, she will be closing the Pasqua South Medical Centre in Regina to focus more on
