Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Snow blankets B.C.’s south coast while freezing conditions raise ice jam concerns
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada lifted all but a handful of the warnings that covered British Columbia on Thursday as frigid arctic air blanketed the province this week, but it has posted new storm watches for another system that was headed
Reports on the future of coal mining submitted to Alberta government: energy minister
EDMONTON — Alberta's energy minister says she has received two reports that will determine the future of coal mining in the province's Rocky Mountain foothills and eastern slopes. Sonya Savage has issued a statement saying the independent coal policy c...
New COVID-19 cases reported in Yukon, but government says active infections unchanged
WHITEHORSE — The latest count of COVID-19 cases in Yukon shows 27 new cases since Christmas Eve, a jump of 20 cases, but the total of active infections remains unchanged at 49. The territory has released data covering the period from
B.C. delays return to class for most students until Jan. 10 over COVID
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is delaying the full return to classrooms in January to allow public health officials to assess the impact of the COVID-19 Omicron variant and give school staff time to implement enhanced safety measures. Education Minister...
Kenney asks Albertans to reconsider New Year’s plans and to not ‘look for loopholes’
CALGARY — Alberta's premier asked people to reconsider their New Year's plans as the province recorded more than 8,000 COVID-19 cases over a five-day period. "Follow the restrictions that are in place and please don't look for loopholes," Jason Kenney...
Manitoba reports record with nearly 750 COVID cases, urges change to holiday plans
WINNIPEG — Public health officials in Manitoba are urging residents to significantly scale back holiday celebrations as the province reported nearly 750 new COVID-19 cases Friday, making it the highest daily count of the pandemic. The government didn'...
Simon Fraser, UVic, UNBC plan virtual start to university term as pandemic surges
VANCOUVER — Three more British Columbia universities are rejigging the start of their winter terms as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 swells cases of the virus across the province. Simon Fraser University and the universities of Victoria and Northern B...
New health restrictions to tackle COVID-19 Omicron surge to take effect in Alberta
EDMONTON — New public health restrictions in Alberta announced earlier this week to help slow the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant take effect today. Venues that seat more than 1,000 people will be limited to half capacity, a restriction that
Alberta makes testing changes as Omicron COVID-19 variant continues to soar
EDMONTON — Alberta is adjusting its COVID-19 testing rules to cope with the ongoing rise in cases driven by the highly transmissible Omicron variant. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the province's chief medical officer of health, is urging Albertans with COVID-19 s...
B.C. reports 2,046 new COVID-19 infections with high demand for tests
VICTORIA — British Columbia reported 2,046 new COVID-19 infections on Thursday, eclipsing the previous record set the day before as the Omicron variant spreads. The province says 975 cases of the highly transmissible variant have been confirmed so far,...
