Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Byelection called to fill seat vacated by former Manitoba premier Brian Pallister
WINNIPEG — Voters in a section of southwest Winnipeg will go to the polls on March 22 for a Manitoba byelection. The vote will fill the Fort Whyte seat, a longtime Progressive Conservative stronghold last held by former premier Brian Pallister,
Alberta county says it will no longer hire businesses with vaccination policies
MACKENZIE COUNTY — Alberta's largest and most northern county says it is no longer working with local businesses that have a mandatory vaccination policy. Mackenzie County says businesses that require employees, contractors or subcontractors to show pr...
Saskatchewan considers challenging federal Emergencies Act in court
REGINA — Saskatchewan is considering a legal challenge of the federal government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act to try to end blockades in Ottawa protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other pandemic restrictions. A spokeswoman for Premier ...
Alberta aiming to double private surgeries in public health-care system
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says the spring sitting of the legislature will focus on health care and a plan to double the number of surgeries done in private facilities. Kenney says the aim is to boost the number of
Alberta premier says he’ll announce Saturday whether to end more COVID restrictions
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he'll announce "a final decision" this Saturday on whether to proceed with the second phase of the province's pandemic reopening plan. Kenney says on social media it will be "a prudent decision based on
Challenges of climate change focus of B.C. government’s budget, says finance minister
VICTORIA — B.C. Finance Minister Selina Robinson says making sure communities have the resources they need to deal with the effects of climate change will be a focal point of her budget on Tuesday. The province was battered by forces driven
B.C. government adding 602 nursing seats in a move to address skills gap
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is adding 602 new nursing seats to public post-secondary institutions in a move the B.C. Nurses' Union calls a "promising step" toward addressing a staffing crisis in health-care. The new seats will add to a...
B.C.’s top doctor extends COVID-19 vaccination order in post-secondary residences
KELOWNA, B.C. — British Columbia's top doctor has extended an order requiring students living in post-secondary residences to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and show proof. A statement from the Health Ministry says the order by provincial health office...
Talks continue between city, COVID-19 mandate protesters near Manitoba legislature
WINNIPEG — Protesters who have been blocking a major street in downtown Winnipeg as part of a countrywide demonstration against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions have moved to a nearby park. City police say the protesters left as part of negot...
Wage increases, bursaries and courses planned for B.C. childhood educators
BURNABY, B.C. — The B.C. government has announced its plans for nearly $50 million in federal funding that will be used to train, recruit and retain more early childhood educators. Katrina Chen, B.C.'s minister of state for child care, announced Friday...