Category Archives: Prairies/BC
B.C. capital facing shortage of COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless
VICTORIA — The COVID-19 pandemic has made a bad situation worse for the homeless and housing resources in British Columbia's capital, where shelter spaces are scarce for those who test positive for the virus, the province's housing minister says. David...
Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, force behind Insite clinic, dies at 88
VANCOUVER — Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen, a driving force behind North America's first life-saving supervised drug injection clinic, has died. Owen was 88. A statement from his family says he died peacefully on Sept. 30 from complications related...
Alberta Opposition urges premier to make sure all caucus members vaccinated
EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition is urging Premier Jason Kenney to make sure every member of his United Conservative caucus is vaccinated against COVID-19. Thomas Dang, the NDP's deputy house leader, says anyone who is not vaccinated should be removed f...
Numbers rising: Renewed COVID-19 restrictions in Manitoba target unvaccinated
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is tightening COVID-19 public health orders, especially for people who are not fully vaccinated. Starting Tuesday, a cap of 25 people will be placed on indoor public events that include unvaccinated guests, although t...
N.L. sending small team of health-care workers to help Alberta battle COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Krista Balsom said she couldn't help but smile when she heard there were health-care workers heading to help Alberta battle COVID-19 from the military, the Canadian Red Cross — and Newfoundland and Labrador. "Newfoundland always punc...
Mask mandate expanded to cover all students in B.C. until at least January
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer has mandated masks for all schoolchildren across the province after three school districts announced their own policies to include kindergarten-to-Grade 3 students. It's the second school-policy...
Saskatchewan brings in proof-of-vaccination policy as cases continue to rise
REGINA — Saskatchewan's proof-of-vaccination policy is now in effect, meaning residents will have to show they have been immunized or have a negative COVID-19 test to access several businesses and event venues. Public service employees are also require...
Third B.C. school district issues across-the-board mask mandate for all students
VICTORIA — A third school district in British Columbia has announced its own policy extending a provincial mask mandate for kindergarten-to-Grade 3 students starting Monday. The Burnaby School District followed the lead of the Vancouver and Surrey dist...
Cowessess First Nation in Saskatchewan puts names to 300 of 751 unmarked graves
COWESSESS FIRST NATION — Carol Lavallee spent Thursday afternoon at the site of the former Marieval Indian Residential School in Saskatchewan listening to members of Cowessess First Nation sing, dance and pray. More than 60 years ago, she would have
Saskatchewan MLA resigns from caucus as province reaches new COVID-19 records
REGINA — Saskatchewan recorded its highest daily case count of COVID-19 and its highest number of people needing intensive care, as a member of the government caucus resigned for ''misrepresenting her vaccination status." Premier Scott Moe said he acce...
