Alberta health officials have identified 77 new cases of COVID-19, the most in a 24-hour stretch since May 10.
Alberta’s chief medical officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw did not hold a press briefing Friday to explain the jump in cases.
The latest update increases Alberta’s total case count to 8,596....
The Ministry of Health recorded 477 new cases of COVID-19 and 63 more fatalities, increasing Ontario’s totals to 19,598 and 1,540, respectively.
Among the province’s total diagnoses are 13,990 resolved cases, an increase of 421, setting a recovery rate of 71.4 per cent.
Along with the new cases and fatalities, Ontario...
With increasing COVID-19 transmission in all parts of Saskatchewan, Public Health officials are reminding residents that the best practices continue to protect against transmission, including the Delta Variant.
They add that vaccination is the best option to prevent transmission as well as serious illness and death.
Saskatchewan has announced that they...
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Nova Scotia is reporting four new cases of COVID-19, giving it a total of 22 active cases.
One of the new cases is in the province's northern zone and is a close contact of a previously reported case.
The other...
Manitoba has passed 500 deaths since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic as the province announced nine new fatalities on Tuesday.
The death toll is now 508.
Manitoba also added 272 new cases, pushing the total to 21,535 since early March.
There are currently 5,762 active cases and 15,265 people have recovered...
For those looking to take advantage of Boxing Day sales across Ontario, most will likely have to stick to shopping online as a shutdown ordered by the Ontario government due to rising coronavirus cases comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday.
While the Ontario government will allow in-person shopping...
Canadian leader Justin Trudeau has contacted New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to try to shore up support in applying pressure on China in an escalating diplomatic feud between the two nations.
The pair discussed the detention and legal treatment of Canadian citizens in China, as part of what appears...
A 38-year-old Kingston resident is facing assault charges after allegedly stabbing their father for not making dinner.
Kingston police say the accused returned to the Market Street home they share with their father at around 7:40 p.m. Monday and got into an argument.
"The accused was upset that their father had...
Several more Quebec municipalities will move into lockdown today to combat the spread of COVID-19.
The government says the curfew will move from 9:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. this evening in the regional municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan, Bellechasse, Les Etchemins, Nouvelle-Beauce and Robert-Cliche.
Non-essential businesses will have to close...
Boxing day shopping is a lot different this year for Ontario residents after the province went into a pandemic lockdown at 12:01 a.m.
While restrictions were already in effect in areas such as Toronto, Peel and York Region, the rest of southern Ontario is now in lockdown until Jan. 23....
