Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Indigenous groups in B.C. get mental health funding for residential school survivors
VANCOUVER — Colette Trudeau learned the truth about her family's heritage at age eight, and that's when she began to understand that pretending to be French-Canadian was a way for her great-grandparents to keep their children from being taken away
B.C. announces $29 million in funding for women, minorities in the technology sector
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government is teaming up with community partners, spending millions to get more women and minorities into the technology sector. The government, Crown agency Innovate B.C., the Information and Communications Technology Council and...
Significant amount of money may have been misappropriated: Manitoba Tories
WINNIPEG — Two men have been charged with stealing money from a Progressive Conservative constituency association in Manitoba. Party spokesman Keith Stewart says a significant amount of money may have been misappropriated from the Waverley constituency...
Federal health minister says surging COVID cases in Saskatchewan are heartbreaking
REGINA — Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu says the surge of COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan is concerning and heartbreaking. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hajdu says Ottawa stands ready to help the province with any resources it may need,
Manitoba now in fourth wave of COVID pandemic, with high infection rate in south
WINNIPEG — Manitoba has clearly entered the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cases are rising especially in regions where vaccination rates are low, says the province's top doctor. “Despite relatively high vaccine uptick provincewide, we knew t...
Alberta doctors raise alarm on specialist staff shortages in intensive care wards
EDMONTON — The Alberta Medical Association says the province's high COVID-19 numbers are behind a desperate shortage of specialized staff to care for critical care patients. “The demand for (intensive care unit) nurses is currently so high that we need...
Vancouver Park Board considers ban on feeding any wild animal, bird, in city parks
VANCOUVER — Park board commissioners in Vancouver are preparing to vote on a proposal that could impose stiff fines for feeding any type of wildlife in city parks. Commissioners are considering amendments that include a fine of $500 for anyone feeding
Kenney tells radio host that lockdown would punish people already vaccinated
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney rejected calls for a "hard lockdown" during an appearance on a radio program Sunday, the same day that his province's former top doctor signed a letter calling for immediate "fire break" measures to deal with
80% of B.C. residents fully vaccinated, while most in hospital not fully immunized
VICTORIA — British Columbia has hit the 80 per cent mark with the number of eligible residents who have received both doses of a COVID-19 vaccine. The province says that compares with nearly 88 per cent of people who have been
Many public sector workers in Manitoba will need COVID-19 vaccination or get tested
WINNIPEG — Many public-sector workers in Manitoba will soon have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or get tested up to three times a week. The measures, first alluded to last month, are to take effect Oct. 18. The public health
