Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba premier says anyone not vaccinated against COVID to be removed from caucus
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson issued an ultimatum to one of her cabinet ministers Wednesday — get fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 15 or be removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus. Stefanson said politicians must set t...
Proof of vaccination won’t be required for some Yukon businesses on Dec. 4: premier
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's government is lifting some health restrictions this weekend as the spread of COVID-19 slows in the territory. Premier Sandy Silver said Wednesday that as of Dec. 4, proof of vaccination will no longer be required for faith-based ga...
Albertans 60 and older eligible for third shot of COVID-19 vaccine starting next week
EDMONTON — Alberta's government says those who are 60 years and older can book appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot starting Thursday if it has been six months after receiving their second dose. First appointments for the booster jab will
Alberta extends freeze on new photo radar, makes changes to reduce ‘cash cow’ factor
EDMONTON — Alberta is extending a two-year freeze on any new photo radar and says it will bring in new rules next year to ensure the device to enforce speed limits is used for safety and not as a cash
Susan Hughson resigns as head of Alberta Serious Incident Response Team
EDMONTON — The head of Alberta's police watchdog has resigned after seven years on the job. Justice Minister Kaycee Madu says Susan Hughson is leaving as executive director of the Alberta Serious Incident Response Team, known as ASIRT, to rejoin the
Alberta proposes changing Calgary constituency name to honour Manmeet Bhullar
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is proposing to rename a Calgary constituency to honour former Progressive Conservative cabinet minister Manmeet Bhullar. A bill introduced in the house would extend the name of the Calgary-McCall constituency to Calga...
B.C. identifies first COVID-19 Omicron variant while 204 others are tested
VICTORIA — A person who recently returned to British Columbia from Nigeria has been identified as the province's first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday. B.C. has now become the fourth provinc...
No confirmed cases of Omicron in Saskatchewan; 40 recent travellers under quarantine
REGINA — Saskatchewan says 40 people who have recently travelled from southern Africa are quarantining following the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, but there have been no confirmed cases in the province. Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical hea...
High-flying oil and gas prices paint rosier shade of red ink on Alberta budget
EDMONTON — Alberta's budget outlook for this year is turning a rosier shade of red ink with jobs up, the deficit down and oil and gas prices humming along at unexpectedly high levels. Finance Minister Travis Toews says the deficit is
Alberta ups screening, tracing as it prepares for first Omicron COVID-19 cases
EDMONTON — Alberta does not yet have any reported cases of the new Omicron COVID-19 variant, but the province's chief medical officer of health says it's realistically only a matter of time. "It is very likely that Omicron will eventually reach
