Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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
Imperial Metals surrenders mining rights in B.C.’s Silverdaisy watershed
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier John Horgan says an ecologically sensitive watershed not far from the U.S. border is one step closer to protection thanks to an agreement extinguishing mining claims in the area. The province says in a news release
B.C. First Nations make deal with Western Forest Products to defer old-growth logging
VICTORIA — Cedar, fir and hemlock trees as old as 800 years have temporary protection after an agreement was reached between four Vancouver Island First Nations and a forestry company. The deal between four nations in the Nanwakolas Council and Western...
Vancouver Island community without water after barge damages underwater line
UCLUELET, B.C. — A First Nation on Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency and banned the use of water for everything except flushing toilets after a barge severed a water supply line. A message posted by the District
Saskatchewan preparing to submit another carbon pricing plan to Ottawa: premier
REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan will submit another carbon pricing plan to the federal government in the coming months. The province's first proposal was rejected by Ottawa last July. Moe said in a statement Wednesday that Saskatchewan is...
Manitoba may be near peak of current COVID-19 wave as hospitalizations rise
WINNIPEG — Manitoba recorded another 12 COVID-19-related deaths and saw hospitalizations rise again Wednesday, as the province's top doctor said the peak of the Omicron wave might be close at hand. Health officials said the number of people in hospital...
