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B C fears cross-border transmission as COVID rages in Alberta

Article content With signs on the B.C.-Alberta border the only thing to deter our provincial neighbours from vacationing here, there’s growing concern that Alberta’s high COVID-19 rates could spill into B.C., just as cases edge downward here. Alberta has more than 23,000 active COVID-19 infections and has the highest case rate of any jurisdiction in North America. A record 154 infected people were in intensive care on Monday. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or COVID-19: B.C. fears cross-border transmission as virus rages in Alberta Back to video The B.C. Centre for Disease Control is warning that as Alberta grapples with the highest number of COVID-19 cases per capita in Canada, interprovincial travel could increase transmission in B.C.

B C budget 2021: Deficit to grow due to COVID

“The swift development of effective vaccines, together with stronger than expected economic activity in 2020 has improved the outlook,” Robinson told reporters in a virtual budget presentation from Victoria. Overall spending will increase by $8.7 billion over the three years of the budget, including “permanent funding increases” for health care, education, justice and public safety services and opioid and substance abuse prevention. Overall, Kamloops opposition B.C. Liberal MLAs Todd Stone (Kamloops-South Thompson) and Peter Milobar (Kamloops-North Thompson) felt the budget was disappointing, noting there was no mention of Kamloops-specific items, such as the NDP’s promised cancer centre or a foundry centre for youth.

Speaker cautions MLAs after raucous Question Period

The wheels flew off the bus on day three, March 3, when heckling, desk banging and insults throughout Question Period prompted Speaker Raj Chouhan to issue a rare admonishment to MLAs in the Chamber afterwards. “Members, you may think that making a big noise is a good way of doing Question Period. The chair doesn t appreciate it,” he said.  Chouhan, NDP MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds since 2005, was appointed Speaker last December after serving as Deputy Speaker since 2017. “I heard the words competence, incompetence, incompetent numerous times,” Chouhan said. “So?!” fired back a member of the BC Liberal caucus. “So, the point is … let s be temperate in our language in our debate because the public is watching,” Chouhan said. “Opposition members have every right to ask questions. I understand their passion and all that, but be careful. Be careful.”

Opposition BC Liberals vow to hold government to account as new session begins

Opposition BC Liberals vow to hold government to account as new session begins
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