Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Manitoba’s top doctor says new restrictions coming as COVID-19 numbers rise
WINNIPEG — Manitobans will soon face stricter public health orders to curb rising COVID-19 case numbers, the province's chief public health officer said Wednesday. "We do have a number of restrictions in place. We see numbers rising despite that, so mo...
Panel on Rockies coal mining granted six-week extension to deliver its report
EDMONTON — A panel gathering public input on coal mining in the Alberta Rockies has been given another six weeks to hand in its report. "Due to the extraordinary volume, breadth and depth of the input provided by Albertans, the coal
B.C. to offer single-dose J&J vaccine to unvaccinated health-care workers first
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's unvaccinated health-care workers will be given the first opportunity to receive the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine against COVID-19 when it arrives in British Columbia next week, says the province's top doctor....
Alberta’s top doctor says COVID active cases, hospitalizations continue to decline
EDMONTON — Alberta’s chief medical officer of health says the active cases of COVID-19 continue to decline. Dr. Deena Hinshaw says the number of hospitalizations related to COVID-19 is also falling, but is still putting a lot of strain on the
Kenney dismisses ex-foe turned renewed rival Brian Jean as flighty distraction
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is dismissing the challenge from a vanquished foe turned renewed rival, characterizing United Conservative Party co-founder Brian Jean as a petty, flighty nuisance. “Mr. Jean has been trying to destabilize our pa...
Saskatchewan to see the return of health-care services as cases continue to decline
REGINA — With COVID-19 cases declining, Saskatchewan plans to resume dozens of health-care services that have been cut since September. Most of the services that are returning are community-based such as child therapies and clinics, rehab, and autism s...
Over 1,500 toxic illicit drug deaths in B.C. in first nine months of 2021: coroner
VICTORIA — British Columbia has set another record for illicit drug deaths, reaching a new high for the first nine months of this year, but the situation is "not without hope," a provincial health official says. The latest numbers from B.C.'s
Manitoba says attempts to engage on flood project with First Nations went unanswered
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government told a Winnipeg courtroom Tuesday it spent years consulting with a group of First Nations about a multimillion-dollar flood protection project only to be met with a lack of engagement from the communities. The Interl...
Alberta NDP Opposition wants immediate funding for daycare operators during COVID-19
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition says the province needs to dip into surplus budget funds to allow child-care program operators to keep their doors open during the pandemic. NDP critic Rakhi Pancholi estimates the Children's Services Department has abou...
Mayor says ‘unreal’ lineups at Alberta border crossing as restrictions lifted
COUTTS, Alta. — The mayor of a village in southern Alberta says the sun rose above the longest row of vehicles the border community had ever seen Monday a few hours after the Canada-United States border restrictions were eased. The port
