Category Archives: Prairies/BC
Vancouver school trustees vote in favour of masks for students in K-3 grades
VANCOUVER — School trustees in Vancouver have voted unanimously in favour of requiring masks to be worn by students in kindergarten to Grade 3. Mask mandates set by British Columbia's provincial health officer exempt youngsters in primary grades from w...
Validated count widens margin of victory for federal Conservatives in west Winnipeg
WINNIPEG — The federal Liberal candidate in a tight election race in west Winnipeg has conceded defeat. Unofficial election results from Sept. 20 were very close in Charleswood-St. James-Headingley-Assiniboia, with just 24 votes between Conservative Ma...
Unanimous approval for ban on feeding any wild animals in Vancouver parks
VANCOUVER — Tossing bread crusts to geese or the remains of a sandwich to a raccoon will soon be an offence in any Vancouver park, punishable by a hefty fine. Vancouver park board commissioners have voted unanimously to amend park bylaws
Former cabinet minister faces pointed questions during Liberal leadership debate
VICTORIA — The first debate in British Columbia's Liberal leadership race saw candidates take aim at a former cabinet minister who left politics a decade ago, but now is seeking the party's top job. Kevin Falcon, a former minister of finance,
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...
