Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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
Higher energy prices expected to deliver boost in Alberta budget update
EDMONTON — Alberta's finance minister says the recent bullish run on energy prices is part of a stronger economic story on the province's bottom line that will be revealed in the upcoming second-quarter budget update. Travis Toews says investment is ga...
Proposed law would change some rules overseeing Manitoba police
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government plans to bolster the civilian-led agency that investigates potential police wrongdoing, but is stopping short of requiring all officers to co-operate with probes. A bill introduced in the legislature Monday would intr...
Drought, wildfires, COVID-19 drives up deficit in Saskatchewan to $2.7B
REGINA — Recent drought and wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic have heavily contributed to a rise in Saskatchewan's deficit. The government has released its mid-year financial report that shows a deficit of $2.7 billion, which is an increase of $97