Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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.
Yukon eases some COVID-19 limits on sports, gatherings as it keeps state of emergency
WHITEHORSE — Yukon is making tentative plans to gradually lift its COVID-19 restrictions, but the state of emergency declared in November will remain in place for another 90 days. Premier Sandy Silver told a news conference on Thursday that starting
‘It’s time’: Moe says COVID-19 restrictions on freedoms will soon end in Saskatchewan
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says his Saskatchewan Party government will soon end COVID-19 measures that he says restrict people's rights and freedoms. "COVID is not ending, but government restrictions on your rights and freedoms — those will be ending,...
Voting underway in B.C. Liberal leadership contest as party faces court challenge
VANCOUVER — Voting to elect the next leader of British Columbia's Liberals is underway as the party is expected to be in court Friday to face a challenge that asks a judge to delay the scheduled release of Saturday's results