Tag Archives: Provincial Politics
Alberta doctors file lawsuit against province after changes to billing
EDMONTON - The Alberta Medical Association has filed a lawsuit against the province after the United Conservative government went ahead with changes to how doctors can bill for their services.The asso...
Apr 09, 2020
All B.C. provincial parks shut down until further notice
NANAIMO - All provincial parks are closed indefinitely in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy said on Wednesday, April 8, the decision was ...
Apr 08, 2020 Rathtrevor Provincial Park is one of more than 600 provincial parks to shut down until further notice. (Alex Rawnsley/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Landowners and legal experts criticize Alberta's well cleanup bill
EDMONTON - Landowners and legal experts are criticizing Alberta's hastily passed new legislation intended to help clean up the province's huge stockpile of abandoned energy facilities. The bill, which...
Apr 08, 2020
Early release pushes down inmate count at Nanaimo Correctional Centre during pandemic
NANAIMO - Some inmates from Nanaimo Correctional Centre are temporarily free men due to COVID-19. Information from the ministry of public safety and solicitor general to NanaimoNewsNOW showed 12 inmat...
Apr 08, 2020 12 inmates serving intermittent sentences at Nanaimo Correctional Centre have been granted early release. (Ian Holmes/NanaimoNewsNOW)
Premier Kenney predicts 25 per cent unemployment in Alberta due to COVID-19
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has a grim prediction for workers in his province.He says there may well be 25 per cent unemployment as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.He has told an energy i...
Apr 07, 2020
Nanaimo beekeepers monitoring for any sign of invasive Asian giant hornets
NANAIMO - Local beekeepers are closely watching for the potential return of Asian giant hornets after the invasive insect first appeared in the province in Nanaimo late last summer.John Holubeshen and...
Apr 06, 2020
First 2 COVID-19 deaths on Vancouver Island announced
NANAIMO - The first two deaths on Vancouver Island have been recorded from the evolving COVID-19 health crisis.Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry made the announcement during her daily media b...
Apr 02, 2020 Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced the first two deaths on Vancouver Island from COVID-19. Health Minister Adrian Dix said 8 people with the virus are currently in hospital on Vancouver Island. (B.C. Government)
Alberta suspends environmental reporting requirements over COVID crisis
EDMONTON - Alberta has suspended environmental reporting requirements for industry. The move comes in a ministerial order signed on Tuesday by Environment Minister Jason Nixon. It says the suspension ...
Apr 02, 2020
Thousands of critical items pouring in to help Nanaimo's frontline workers
NANAIMO - There is an overwhelming answer to the call for more personal protection equipment for those on the frontlines in Nanaimo during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Nanaimo Division of Family Practic...
Apr 01, 2020 Donations of a range of essential medical grade personal protective equipment are being sent to the Nanaimo Division of Family Practice. Those donations are going to clinics throughout the region and NRGH. (Nanaimo Division of Family Practice)
Province announces $500 a month to help impacted COVID-19 tenants and landlords
NANAIMO - Measures will soon be in place to help renters and landlords struggling to pay their bills in the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier John Horgan and housing minister Selina Robinson announced and de...
Mar 25, 2020 B.C. premier John Horgan announced a $500 a month aid package for those worried about paying rent during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Gov't of B.C.)