Category Archives: Prairies/BC
B.C. cabinet minister hurt in assault near legislature, say police
VICTORIA — Police are investigating an assault near the British Columbia legislature where a cabinet minister was knocked to the ground by a person. Victoria police say they are looking for witnesses and information following a report that Katrine Conr...
Saskatchewan privatizing some surgeries to reduce growing backlog from COVID-19
REGINA — Saskatchewan announced a plan Thursday to reduce its backlog of surgeries by privatizing certain procedures. Health Minister Paul Merriman said the goal is to eliminate the backlog by achieving a three-month wait time by 2030. There are 35,000...
Manitoba needs to do more to address service gaps for children: youth advocate
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's acting advocate for children and youth says the government is not doing enough to address gaps in support for young people dealing with mental health and substance use challenges. In her annual report released Thursday, Ainsley Kr...
Seniors advocate calls for reporting line for abuse and neglect amid rising reports
VICTORIA — British Columbia's needs a provincewide approach for reporting seniors abuse amid complaints that are "significantly rising," says the provincial advocate for seniors. Isobel Mackenzie says there is a clear five-year pattern of increasing ...
Kenney touts ‘Alberta is back’ in first speech to Calgary Chamber since 2019
CALGARY — Premier Jason Kenney used his first address to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce since the start of the pandemic to tout the recovery of Alberta's economy amid high energy prices. Saying that 'Alberta is back', he noted that in
More than 800 serious events found at Saskatchewan group homes for disabled
REGINA — Saskatchewan's auditor says about half of adults with intellectual disabilities who are living in private group homes have experienced a serious event from physical and emotional abuse to mishandling of medicine Tara Clemett said such occurren...
Some Manitoba patients may be shipped elsewhere to help clear surgery backlog
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government announced a new working group Wednesday to tackle a backlog of surgeries and diagnostic tests caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, even as health officials warned more surgeries may have to be postponed. The group, which ...
Alberta government passes rules on election dates, financing as fall sitting wraps up
EDMONTON — The Alberta government wrapped up its fall sitting Wednesday after Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservatives debated long into the early morningto pass a controversial election financing bill. The bill makes multiple changes, including cap...
‘Does this save lives?’ Concerns raised about Alberta overdose response app
CALGARY — As concerns grow about a made-in-Alberta mobile app aimed at curbing drug overdose deaths, the government says it has full confidence in the platform and its developers. Questioning the tool are a Calgary-based app developer, harm reduction a...
Board asked to impose tougher sanctions after Lethbridge police watched politician
LETHBRIDGE, ALBERTA — A lawyer for Alberta NDP MLA Shannon Phillips told the Law Enforcement Review Board Tuesday that a Lethbridge police officer, who was demoted for unlawful surveillance of her and an associate, should lose his job. Last year, two
