Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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...
Yukon launches new site for COVID-19 case counts, vaccinations, other key data
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government has started a new COVID-19 dashboard aimed at keeping residents up to date about important pandemic-related information. A statement from the government says the user-friendly dashboard replaces the COVID-19 case count...
Ryan Meili resigns as Saskatchewan NDP leader, will stay on as MLA
SASKATOON — The leader of the Saskatchewan NDP says he's resigning because it has become difficult for people to separate him from his demands for tougher COVID-19 measures. Ryan Meili, who renewed his medical licence to help on the front lines,
B.C. eases work-from-home rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor has updated her public health orders as more employees return to their workplaces with COVID-19 infections dropping. The Health Ministry says provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry has updated her workplace...
B.C. nation to search for children who didn’t come home from Alert Bay school
ALERT BAY, B.C. — A British Columbia First Nation located off the coast of northeastern Vancouver Island says it has started an investigation on the grounds of a former residential school, looking for the remains of children who didn't return
B.C. government expanding skills training programs through new complex in Burnaby
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is spending more than $136 million to build a new trades and technology training complex in Burnaby. Premier John Horgan said the complex at the British Columbia Institute of Technology's campus will help mor...
