Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Alberta extends winter break for K-12 students as COVID-19 cases grow
CALGARY — Alberta is delaying the start of in-person learning for kindergarten to Grade 12 students after the province recorded its biggest jump in daily COVID-19 cases. Education Minister Adriana LaGrange said the winter break will be extended to Jan....
COVID-19 infections rising, but hospitalizations declining in Saskatchewan
REGINA — Saskatchewan's premier says the government is changing the metric of how it tracks COVID-19 infections as the province sees rising cases, but decreasing hospitalizations. Scott Moe says he won't bring in any new public health orders or restric...
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
