Category Archives: Prairies/BC
B.C. reports 946 patients in hospital, 19 more deaths due to COVID
VICTORIA — Health officials in British Columbia say 19 more people have died due to COVID-19, bringing the total number of fatalities in the province to 2,675. In a statement Friday, the Health Ministry says the province has 25,479 active cases,
‘Political stunt’: NDP members resign from Alberta safe drug supply committee
EDMONTON — Opposition NDP members resigned Friday from a committee tasked to examine a safe drug supply, saying it's a "political stunt" by the Alberta government instead of meaningful work to address spiking overdose deaths. Lori Sigurdson, the NDP cr...
Edmonton mayor expects Alberta premier will respect local autonomy on COVID-19 rules
Edmonton's mayor says he expects Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will respect local autonomy when it comes to imposing COVID-19 health restrictions. Amarjeet Sohi says he knows Kenney appreciates the powers and unique responsibilities municipal leaders ha...
Edmonton mayor expects Alberta premier will respect local autonomy on COVID-19 rules
Edmonton's mayor says he expects Premier Jason Kenney will respect local autonomy as Alberta prepares to end its vaccine passport program along with other COVID-19 health restrictions. Amarjeet Sohi responded Friday after Kenney suggested he may interv...
Saskatchewan legislature closes to public, security risk posed by protesters cited
REGINA — The Saskatchewan legislature has been closed in advance of a demonstration expected on Saturday against COVID-19 restrictions. Speaker Randy Weekes said in a statement Friday that out of an abundance of caution, visitor access has been suspend...
Large rigs set up near main entrance to Manitoba legislature
WINNIPEG — Protests against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions spread Friday to Manitoba's capital, where more than two dozen large trucks and farm vehicles blocked the main entrance to the legislature grounds and one block of a nearby st...
Judge to decide Saturday on petition over B.C. Liberal leadership vote
VANCOUVER — A judge has reserved her decision on a last-minute petition that asks the British Columbia Supreme Court to delay the scheduled release of results from the B.C. Liberal party's leadership vote on Saturday. Justice Heather MacNaughton said F...
Kenney to announce next week the date Alberta will end its COVID-19 vaccine passport
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says his government will announce next week a date to end Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport, with the actual cancellation coming soon after that. Kenney said he will also announce next week a phased approach to end
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at 985 and province records 13 more deaths
VICTORIA — British Columbia officials say there are two new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities in the province for a total of 56, most of them in long-term care homes. A statement Thursday from the Health Ministry says the COVID-19 outbreaks...
B.C. First Nations plan to appeal Nechako River ruling to restore natural flows
VANCOUVER — Two First Nations say they will appeal parts of a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling released last month that rejected their bid for an injunction to restore the natural flows of the Nechako River. The river in central B.C.
