Category Archives: Prairies/BC
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
Federal minister says Saskatchewan premier misunderstands his health-care system
REGINA — Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe misunderstands his own health-care system. Miller made the comment on Twitter after Moe blamed Ottawa for Saskatchewan's low COVID-19 vaccination rate in its...
Alberta doctors call for more drug-use sites to reduce strain on acute-care resources
A group of Edmonton physicians says the Alberta government's overhaul of harm reduction supports for people who use drugs is needlessly straining acute-care resources as COVID-19 demands grow. Members of the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association's op...
Tale of two tea houses: Differing approaches to vaccine passport in High River, Alta.
CALGARY — Two tea houses in one southern Alberta community have become an example of the uncertainty caused by the government allowing businesses to make up their own minds about what is essentially a vaccine passport. Restaurants, bars and pubs have
B.C. Premier John Horgan promises more funding for depleted supply of naloxone kits
CHILLIWACK, B.C. — British Columbia's supply of naloxone for police departments is depleted, forcing some to pay for their own kits of the overdose-reversing drug. Premier John Horgan said the ministers of finance and mental health and addictions are w...
B.C. reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise
VICTORIA — COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are trending upwards as the province's vaccination rate slowly rises. The Ministry of Health reported 832 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active cases to 5,697. There are 148 pa...
Sad reality: Alberta top doc says COVID deaths keeping hospitals from being overrun
EDMONTON — The head of Alberta's health system says the COVID-19 hospital crisis has become so dire, a key reason the system hasn't collapsed is because patients are dying. "Each day we see a new high (total of critically ill patients),"
Documents show COVID-19 pandemic led to record-high deficit in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — The COVID-19 pandemic pushed Manitoba's deficit for the last fiscal year to a record $2.1 billion, but less red ink is expected this year as the economy rebounds. The audited final report for the fiscal year that ended in
Conservatives win west Winnipeg area seat, but slim margin will prompt recount
WINNIPEG — A federal election race in west Winnipeg is so close, it is expected to head to a recount. Conservative incumbent Marty Morantz beat out Liberal Doug Eyolfson by 24 votes in results posted to the Elections Canada website. The margin
