Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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
House fire that killed young siblings shows need for housing support: chief
WINNIPEG — The leader of a northern Indigenous community in Manitoba says the death of three young siblings in a house fire has shattered the family and shows the need for adequate housing on the reserve. "It’s devastating," Pimicikamak Cree Nation
Truck drivers face delays after Pacific border highway closed due to protests
VANCOUVER — Protests against COVID-19 mandates in British Columbia have been loud, but mostly lawful, the province's solicitor general said Monday. Mike Farnworth also said the province supports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in using the Emergencies A...
‘Had to act’: RCMP arrest 13, seize weapons near Alberta-U.S. border crossing
COUTTS, Alta. — RCMP arrested 13 people near the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta on Monday after becoming aware of a cache of firearms and ammunition. RCMP Supt. Roberta McKale said 11 of the arrests were made in
Premier Heather Stefanson not in favour of using federal Emergencies Act in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's premier joined a handful of other provincial leaders in rejecting the use of federal legislation that could help quell various protests and blockades happening in the province and across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Saskatchewan lifts passport: No vaccination proof needed for Valentine’s Day diners
REGINA — Days of dining indoors are over for Tenille Lafontaine, who was planning to stick to takeout for Valentine's Day. Her family visited their favourite restaurants on the weekend in anticipation of the province lifting its public health order Mo...
Alberta students walk out to protest decision to lift mask mandate in schools
EDMONTON — Dozens of students in Alberta walked out of their classrooms Monday afternoon to protest the government's decision to lift a mask mandate in schools. Samuel Clark, a 17-year-old co-organizer of the protest, said some students gathered at the...
Another 17 COVID-19 deaths in B.C., booster dose vaccination reaches 51.5 per cent
VICTORIA — Nine COVID-19 outbreaks at seniors' care homes in British Columbia have been declared over, while two more have been announced. There are 46 health-care facilities in the province with ongoing outbreaks, most of them seniors' care homes. Th...
