Quebec is reporting 915 new cases and five more deaths related to the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday. Of those deaths, one Quebecer died in the past 24 hours while two fatalities occurred between April 28 and May 3. Authorities say two deaths took place before April 28. The immunization campaign saw another...
Ottawa Public Health is reporting the city's first cases of the B.1.617 COVID-19 variant, which was first identified in India. The three cases were included in Wednesday's COVID-19 dashboard update, but few other details were immediately available. To date, no deaths in Ottawa are linked to that variant, according to Ottawa...
Ontario is reporting fewer than 3,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row while also recording its highest death tally since mid-February. On Wednesday, health officials logged 2,941 new cases of the novel coronavirus. The new infections mark an increase from Tuesday’s 2,791 cases, but still...
Every person 18 and over in Peel Region will be eligible to book their COVID-19 vaccine starting tomorrow. Mississauga Mayor Bonnie Crombie made the announcement on Wednesday, saying that all residents will be eligible regardless of whether or not they live in a hot spot. "I'm going to say it again...
Public health doctors and immunologists in Canada are calling for a wait-and-see approach as the idea of mixing doses of different COVID-19 vaccines is being considered to quickly inoculate more people around the world. The changes will be guided by the results of a major study expected to be released...
A woman in her 50s has died from rare complications linked to receiving a COVID-19 AstraZeneca vaccine. This marks the second case of vaccine-induced thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT) in Canada and only related death in Alberta linked to an AstraZeneca vaccine. A 54-year-old woman in Quebec died from VITT on April 27. Dr....
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney will field questions from the media Wednesday morning after unveiling the strongest COVID-19 measures in 14 months. Kenney will be joined at the 10 a.m. news conference – which the government is billing as a “recap” – by Health Minister Tyler Shandro, Justice Minister Kaycee Madu,...
The British Columbia Conservation Officer Service says a woman has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries after being attacked by a cougar. The service posted on Twitter that the attack happened Tuesday morning at the woman's remote property west of Agassiz in the Fraser Valley, about 110 kilometres...
The Ontario government will be providing an update on their COVID-19 vaccination plan Wednesday afternoon. It’s been three days since adults over the age of 18 in one of the province’s 114 COVID-19 hot spots have been eligible to book a shot using the government’s online system. The government has also...
An air passenger rights advocate says he flagged problems with refund rules to Ottawa more than a year before authorities said the pandemic brought the issues to light. Gabor Lukacs, president of Air Passenger Rights, says he spoke with policy experts at the Transport Department and the Canadian Transportation Agency...