Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Change to shorter isolation period part of managing COVID-19 in B.C.: top doctor
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's top doctor says the current wave of COVID-19 is causing less severe illness, and that calls for a shift to shorter isolations to minimize societal disruptions and preserve the health-care system. Dr. Bonnie Henry said unv...
Saskatchewan plans to redeploy government workers to help its health-care system
REGINA — Channelling the spirit of a "one-team" mentality, the Saskatchewan government is asking public sector employees from other departments to help the health-care system in the coming weeks. In an email to executive council staff, who provide supp...
Kenney says he was unaware until this week of justice minister’s call to police chief
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he didn’t know until this week that his justice minister had called Edmonton’s police chief 10 months earlier about a traffic ticket. "I do recall at some point last year hearing that minister (Kaycee)
Rapid tests to be distributed to schools in British Columbia
VICTORIA — Schools in British Columbia will soon get rapid antigen tests as a way to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 among staff, including teachers and administrators. The Education Ministry says 200,000 test kits are being shipped to elementary a...
Rapid tests to be distributed to schools in British Columbia
VICTORIA — Schools in British Columbia will soon get rapid antigen tests as a way to reduce the transmission of COVID-19 among staff, including teachers and administrators. The Education Ministry says 200,000 test kits are being shipped to elementary a...
B.C. flood victims eligible for support navigating recovery funding beginning Feb. 1
VICTORIA — Residents in British Columbia who were affected by flooding will be eligible next month for personalized support to help navigate the recovery process and available funding programs. The B.C. government says in a news release that beginning...
Premier Jason Kenney says early signs suggest Alberta has surpassed peak COVID cases
CALGARY — Premier Jason Kenney says there are early signs Alberta has "reached and surpassed" peak COVID-19 cases in the fifth wave as provincial hospitalizations surge to numbers never seen before. But Kenney warned that while cases are likely to decl...
Saskatchewan’s six largest unions call for more COVID-19 safety measures
REGINA — Leaked government modelling indicates that Saskatchewan's COVID-19 hospitalizations will reach record levels by mid-February if people don't reduce gathering sizes. It says a best-case scenario would see more than 500 patients admitted — nearl...
Drivers told not to stop for photos along flood-damaged B.C. highway
VANCOUVER — A key British Columbia highway has reopened to all traffic after being torn apart by disastrous flooding in November but it only took hours for the Transportation Ministry to issue a safety reminder. In a post on social media,
Yukon’s chief coroner cautions about ‘extremely high number of drug-related deaths’
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's chief coroner has issued a warning to residents about an increase in opioid-related deaths. Heather Jones says in a statement that officials have confirmed four deaths due to illicit drugs in the first seven days of this year