Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Trucker convoy opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates gets large greeting in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — A large convoy of truck drivers and supporters making its way to Ottawa to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates was greeted by a throng of supporters Tuesday on the outskirts of Winnipeg. Some waved signs while others handed out sandwiches,
Alberta responds as COVID-19 calls swamping emergency medical response
EDMONTON — Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping says an emergency response crisis in southern Alberta last week highlights the need to do more to alleviate stress in a network dangerously strained by COVID-19 and other factors. Copping referred to fou...
‘Remarkable’ reconstruction on Highway 1 allows it to reopen in B.C.: minister
VICTORIA — Another patch in British Columbia's damaged highway system has been completed as the province reopened Highway 1 through the Fraser Canyon on Monday. Large sections of the highway were damaged or washed away when a series of record-setting ...
Saskatchewan pivoting from COVID-19 restrictions to learning to live with the virus
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe and his Saskatchewan Party government are staying away from additional measures to try to contain the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, despite acute care hospitalizations nearing record levels. Moe says society needs t...
Former judge to review call from suspended Alberta justice minister to police chief
EDMONTON — A retired judge from Alberta’s Court of Queen’s Bench is to determine whether suspended justice minister Kaycee Madu interfered with the administration of justice. Premier Jason Kenney’s office says Adele Kent will investigate a phone call M...
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...
