Category Archives: Prairies/BC
COVID recovery and child care are Opposition targets as B.C. legislature returns
VICTORIA — The COVID-19 pandemic and the British Columbia government's economic recovery plans are expected to be key issues in legislature in the coming weeks as politicians return Monday for the fall sitting. Most politicians will be back at the
Military to ‘be in position’ Monday to decide where to deploy nurses in Alberta
OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada says a contingent from the Canadian Armed Forces is expected to "be in position" Monday to decide where to deploy eight critical care nurses that will help Alberta combat the fourth wave of COVID-19. The federal
Saskatchewan NDP head Meili survives leadership review vote
REGINA — Ryan Meili will remain the leader of Saskatchewan's official Opposition after facing a review Saturday. During the provincial NDP's annual convention, 72 per cent of the delegates voted against having a leadership contest. As a result, Meil...
B.C. says progress being made following court ruling on First Nation’s treaty rights
BUICK, B.C. — The British Columbia government says it's making progress as it responds to a B.C. Supreme Court ruling that found it breached a First Nation's treaty rights by approving industrial development without the nation's approval over many year...
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...
