As the warm summer months loom, Quebec’s premier is expected to lay out the details of a long-awaited plan to lift pandemic-induced restrictions Tuesday. François Legault hinted on social media that it was a “big Sunday” preparing for that announcement in response to a reporter’s tweet about a news conference...
Saskatchewan’s active COVID-19 cases have decreased and now sit at 1,965. This is the lowest number reported since April 1, when there were 1,949 active cases in the province. In the daily update, the death toll rose by two. There have now been 519 COVID-19-related deaths in Saskatchewan since the...
There are 11 new cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick on Monday, including one case currently outside of the province. In a release, the government said there are three new cases in Zone 2, the Saint John region, involving a person aged 19 or younger and two people in their...
The number of COVID-19 patients in Manitoba hospitals and intensive care units continued to rise Monday, as health officials announced 430 new infections and the death of another person connected to the virus. The virus’s latest victim is a man in his 60s from the Southern Health region, and he...
Health officials in Alberta and Manitoba warned Monday that they were reaching new peaks for intensive care admissions, even as more stable case counts and expanded vaccine rollouts buoyed hopes in several other provinces. Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the province's intensive care units were currently treating more than 240...
Quebec is reporting 551 new COVID-19 cases Monday in what marks the lowest number of new daily infections in the province since last September. Authorities also recorded eight more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Two of those fatalities occurred in the past 24 hours, while the six other deaths...
Quebec's new COVID-19 drive-thru clinic at the Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport is officially up and running. "We're targeting the family bubble, so it's efficient," explained Daniela Candido, director of logistics at CIUSSS de l'Ouest-de-l'Île-de-Montréal. "When the evaluator is speaking and asking questions in the tent, you're doing it...
Ontario is reporting fewer than 2,200 new cases of COVID-19 for the second day in a row. Health officials logged 2,170 infections Monday, marking a slight decrease from Sunday’s report when 2,199 were added. Labs across the province processed 24,498 tests in the last 24 hours, which produced a positivity rate...
Ontario is opening up eligibility for COVID-19 vaccines to everyone aged 18 and older a week ahead of schedule, the province said Monday, as public health units reported another 2,170 cases of the illness. Those who meet the criteria can begin booking appointments through the province's online portal and call...
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has fired back at Doug Ford after the Ontario premier called on the feds to further restrict international travel into Canada. In an interview with Power & Politics earlier this week, Blair suggested a recent letter from Ford to Justin Trudeau was an attempt to...