Category Archives: Prairies/BC
High COVID-19 numbers: Manitoba schools reopen with calls for more safety measures
WINNIPEG — Manitoba studentsare to return to classrooms today for the first time since the holiday break. Classes were shifted to remote learning last week to give schools more time to beef up safety measures to try to reduce the spread
Iqaluit seeks alternate water source after recurrence of fuel odour issue
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The City of Iqaluit says it is working to find an alternate source of drinking water following a recurrence of fuel odours in its municipal water distribution system. In an update posted to social media on Sunday, the
Truckers call on B.C. government to ensure dangerous highways cleaned
VANCOUVER — A group representing truck drivers is calling on the B.C. government to ensure highways are cleared of snow and dangerous potholes are fixed or goods will no longer be transported. Ajay Toor, who speaks for the West Coast Trucking
Yukon says new temporary COVID-19 public health measures come into effect Tuesday
WHITEHORSE — Yukon says it will introduce new public health measures on Tuesday due to a surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant. Under the new guidelines, all private and public gatherings will be limited to 10
Yukon government pledges to work with First Nations to combat mental health crisis
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it is working to address the territory's mental health crisis as overdose and suicide rates continue to surge. In November, the Yukon Coroner's Service said the territory's opioid overdose rate per capita was the ...
Section of Highway 1 in B.C. opens after November’s record rainstorms
VICTORIA — A section of Highway 1 between Kanaka Bar and Spences Bridge in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon has been reopened two months after parts of it were washed away in torrential storms. A statement from the Transportation Ministry says
B.C. tourism operators, hotels, lodges can apply for COVID-19 grants
VICTORIA — Tourism operators in British Columbia can apply for financial help from a $15-million relief fund to cover some of their losses due to COVID-19. The provincial government says B.C.-owned hotels or motels that employ more than 150 people, In...
B.C. says gender on ID cards can now be changed without doctor’s confirmation
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says gender markers on provincial identification cards can now be changed without the confirmation of a doctor or psychologist. Grace Lore, parliamentary secretary for gender equity, says the change will reduc...
Alberta announces spring legislature sitting dates, budget to be delivered Feb. 24
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has announced dates for its spring sitting of the legislature. There will be a speech from the throne to open a new session on Feb. 22. Finance Minister Travis Toews will deliver the 2022 budget two days
Three Alberta universities extend online courses to late February due to COVID-19
EDMONTON — Alberta’s big three research universities are extending online learning because the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly. The University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge say virtual classes w...