Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Yukon to ease COVID-19 restrictions starting March 4: premier
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier says the territory is set to move ahead with plans to ease many COVID-19 restrictions starting next week. Sandy Silver says capacity limits on gatherings will be lifted, and bars and restaurants can return to normal servic...
Manitoba to end requirement for front-line workers to have COVID-19 vaccine or test
WINNIPEG — Manitoba health-care workers, teachers and other front-line staff will no longer have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo frequent testing to keep their jobs. The requirement, enacted in October, is to end Tuesday, because the...
Saskatchewan to renew emergency order same day province lifts all COVID-19 measures
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Party government, which has repeatedly said people need to "learn to live with COVID-19," is renewing its state of emergency. Premier Scott Moe signed an order-in-council on Wednesday to extend the emergency order "to address ...
British Columbia cabinet ministers in line for 10 per cent pay hike: Opposition
VICTORIA — The Opposition B.C. Liberals say cabinet ministers stand to gain 10 per cent on their salaries that's normally withheld when the provincial government posts a deficit budget. The Liberals say the New Democrat government's budget includes a p...
Alberta to proceed with Emergencies Act challenge despite it being lifted: Kenney
EDMONTON — Alberta will proceed in its request for a judicial review of the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act against trucker convoy protests, Premier Jason Kenney said Wednesday. Rising in the legislature to address what he called "one o...
Ottawa allocates close to $12 million for Indigenous commercial fisheries in B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. — Fisheries and Oceans Canada says it's contributing $11.8 million to support Indigenous commercial fisheries in British Columbia. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray announced the funding at a news conference Wednesday, saying it would suppo...
Fewer COVID-19 cases in schools: Alberta teachers union ‘cautiously optimistic’
EDMONTON — The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association says he is cautiously optimistic after seeing COVID-19 cases go down in classrooms a little more than a week after the province lifted a mask mandate in schools. But Jason Schilling says
Saskatchewan premier calls on Ottawa to lift all COVID-19 mandates after act revoked
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is urging the federal government to follow up revoking the Emergencies Act by lifting all COVID-19 mandates. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday the law is no longer necessary because protests that inclu...
Protesters outside Manitoba legislature move vehicle, set up in nearby park
WINNIPEG — A block in downtown Winnipeg was clear Wednesday for the first time in almost three weeks when protesters opposing COVID-19 restrictions obeyed a police deadline and left the area. Some vehicles that had occupied a block of Memorial Boulevar...
Police warn COVID-19 protesters in Winnipeg to clear out or risk consequences
Winnipeg police have issued an ultimatum to protesters who have parked vehicles near the Manitoba legislature for almost three weeks. Officers delivered a letter to the protesters that warns they could face charges or have their vehicles seized if they...