Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Alberta government announces changes to controversial school curriculum
EDMONTON — The president of the Alberta Teachers' Association says he's pleased with the government's decision to delay full implementation of its proposed curriculum for kindergarten to Grade 6 after fierce opposition from some teachers and students. ...
B.C. commits almost $30 million for event recovery fund for fairs and festivals
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government has added more money to its grant program to fund fairs, festivals and other events in the province to help tourism recovery. Melanie Mark, the minister of tourism, arts and culture, says COVID-19 and recent...
Hospitals face COVID-19 crunch: Manitoba asks federal government for nurses
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is urgently asking Ottawa for nurses amid warnings that the province's intensive care units are close to being overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients. In a written statement Monday, the provincial Health Department said i...
Alberta UCP nominate Kenney critic Brian Jean as candidate in upcoming byelection
EDMONTON — United Conservative Party byelection candidate Brian Jean says he expects Alberta Premier Jason Kenney to follow up on a promise to sign his nomination papers. That's despite the fact Jean's stated mission is to get Kenney fired as party
B.C. organizations deliver food donations to Indigenous communities after floods
VANCOUVER — Organizations in British Columbia are rallying together to deliver food to Indigenous communities affected by flooding and landslides last month. The sustainability manager for SPUD, a B.C. grocery delivery service, says the company was ins...
Mayor of Surrey, B.C., charged with public mischief over claim of being run over
VICTORIA — A public mischief charge has been approved by a special prosecutor against the mayor of Surrey, B.C. The BC Prosecution Service says the charge comes after Mayor Doug McCallum complained to the RCMP that he was verbally assaulted and
RCMP investigating highway crash in northern Manitoba that killed NDP MLA
WINNIPEG — RCMP are investigating a deadly crash in northern Manitoba involving the NDP legislature member for Thompson. Mounties say in a release that the two-vehicle collision happened Thursday about 50 kilometres south of Ponton. They say an initia...
Decision reserved: Losing candidate asks judge to toss Manitoba Tory leader result
WINNIPEG — A judge has reserved his decision in Shelly Glover's court challenge of the vote that saw Heather Stefanson become leader of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Justice James Edmond of Court of Queen's Bench said Friday he hoped...
NDP member of the Manitoba legislature Danielle Adams dies in car crash: NDP
WINNIPEG — The NDP member of the Manitoba legislature for Thompson has died. The party says in a release that Danielle Adams was killed Thursday in a car accident near the northern Manitoba city. NDP Leader Wab Kinew says her death is
Alberta UCP sets one-day confidence vote in April on Premier Kenney’s leadership
EDMONTON — Alberta's United Conservative Party says it will hold a one-day special meeting in April for a confidence vote on the leadership of Premier Jason Kenney. The move comes after a number of UCP constituency associations asked last month for
