Category Archives: Prairies/BC
No vaccine passport means B.C. school events capped at 50% for spectators: minister
VICTORIA — British Columbia's education minister says capacity at school-based events will be capped at 50 per cent for spectators to provide some physical distancing because proof of vaccination will not be required. Jennifer Whiteside says the measur...
Lawyer says he didn’t advise B.C. Speaker on clerk’s retirement benefit
VANCOUVER — A lawyer says he never specifically advised a former Speaker of British Columbia's legislature about the eligibility of then-clerk Craig James for a retirement allowance that is the subject of a criminal charge. Donald Farquhar told a B.C....
Kenney, Moe, join U.S. governors urging end to trucker COVID-19 vaccination rules
EDMONTON — The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan have joined more than a dozen U.S. governors in calling for an end to mandated COVID-19 vaccines for cross-border truckers. Alberta’s Jason Kenney and Scott Moe of Saskatchewan have signed a public le...
Protesters pack up, head out to end weeklong blockade at Manitoba-U.S. border
EMERSON, Man. — Protesters blocking a busy United States border crossing in southern Manitoba packed up and left Wednesday. RCMP say they had worked out a deal with demonstrators to end the blockade at the Emerson border crossing and it was
Premier Jason Kenney calls March 15 byelection, UCP candidate campaigning to oust him
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has called a byelection that will feature his own candidate campaigning to topple him as leader. Elections Alberta announced Tuesday the launch of a four-week campaign in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche. Voters in the...
Arrests as RCMP clear protest near Pacific Highway border crossing in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Traffic was moving again Tuesday through the main commercial truck crossing between British Columbia and Washington state, hours after RCMP made numerous arrests and ordered an end to a demonstration against COVID-19 mandates. Officers orde...
Preliminary results show Saskatchewan Party candidate winning Athabasca byelection
REGINA — It appears that voters in the northwestern constituency of Athabasca will be sending Saskatchewan Party candidate Jim Lemaigre to the provincial legislature. Preliminary results of Tuesday's byelection show Lemaigre winning just over 51 per ce...
B.C. to lift most COVID restrictions, but mask and vaccine rules remain
VICTORIA — British Columbia will drop capacity limits for indoor and outdoor gatherings including at sporting events, fitness centres, restaurants, bars and nightclubs starting tomorrow. People will be allowed to dance and mingle in public spaces star...
B.C. introduces skills trade certification for apprentices, journeymen in 10 trades
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced legislation to modernize the Crown agency responsible for training workers in the trades sector. Skills Training Minister Anne Kang says the legislation would create SkilledTradesBC, a new Crown...
17 more deaths recorded in B.C. over weekend, hospitalizations declining
VICTORIA — B.C.'s Health Ministry is reporting another 17 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the province over the past three days, bringing the death toll to 2,764. Hospitalization rate continues to decline at 803 people from 846 on Friday, while 119
