Browsing: Prairies & British Columbia

The City of Calgary lifted all water restrictions on Friday, January 16, 2026, after the final pump at the Bearspaw…

Manitoba will not administer the federal government’s gun buyback program for banned assault-style firearms. Justice Minister Matt Wiebe set out…

Alberta emergency doctors compiled a document listing six deaths they consider potentially preventable and more than 30 near misses in…

British Columbia has settled a class-action lawsuit over solitary confinement in provincial correctional centres for up to $60 million. The…

An independent panel reported in January 2026 that Calgary’s water system suffers from deep, systemic challenges dating back decades, finding…

British Columbia will not renew its drug decriminalization pilot, Health Minister Josie Osborne announced. The federal exemption that since 2023…

Canada, British Columbia and the Municipality of North Cowichan broke ground on January 13, 2026, on 92 affordable co-operative homes…

Ottawa, British Columbia and the City of Victoria announced more than $50 million in combined funding on January 13, 2026,…

Former Winnipeg police constable Elston Bostock apologized at his sentencing hearing for photographing a dead woman while on duty and…

A Charter challenge to British Columbia’s policy of letting publicly funded faith-based hospitals refuse medical assistance in dying on site…