As the COVID-19 health crisis continues, Quebec is reporting 1,094 new cases and 12 more deaths Wednesday. The vaccination campaign saw another 50,312 shots given for more than 2.9 million to date. The province has also now opened appointments to anyone who is pregnant. Hospitalizations related to the novel coronavirus dropped...
Ontario COVID-19 daily cases were recorded at 3,480 cases Wednesday as the province announced new measures to allow hospitals to transfer patients to long-term care and retirement homes without their consent but only if their condition allows. The number marks the fourth day in which case numbers are below 4,000...
When fully vaccinated Canadians might be able to safely resume international travel without quarantines, and whether Canada will only reopen its borders to vaccinated foreign nationals remain questions the federal government says it’s not ready to answer. According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government is still looking “very...
One person is dead after provincial police say an excavator hit a road sign on the QEW in Hamilton, causing it to fall and crush a passing vehicle. The excavator was hauling a piece of equipment and being driven up the highway toward a construction zone near Nikola Tesla Boulevard,...
The province reported 218 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths on Tuesday. The majority of those cases — 156 of them — were housed in Winnipeg, where the test positivity rate climbed another 0.2% to 8.4%, the highest it’s been since the beginning of the year. New cases in...
Montreal and Laval's 8 p.m. curfew will return to 9:30 p.m. as of Monday, May 3, Quebec Premier Francois Legault announced Tuesday, Legault announced the changes during a news conference, joined by Public Health Director Dr. Horacio Arruda and Health Minister Christian Dube. Legault said the situation is improving, as...
For the first time in April, Quebec public health reports under 1,000 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours for consecutive days. According to the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux, 899 new coronavirus cases have been added to the provincial tally. This is the first time...
Starting April 27, people 45 and up in 114 hot spot communities can book a COVID-19 vaccine appointment online through the provincial booking system. Licensed child-care workers across the province will also be eligible to book vaccines, beginning on April 29. “This is a step forward in Phase 2 of our...
Ontario is reporting another 3,265 COVID-19 cases and 29 more deaths, according to its latest report released Tuesday morning. The seven-day average is down at 3,888 cases daily, or 187 weekly per 100,000. Ontario’s seven-day average for deaths is at 29.6 daily. The province says 34,000 tests were completed the previous...
Several provinces were imposing new public health restrictions to curb the spread of COVID-19 on Monday, as authorities across the country continued to struggle against a third wave of the disease that is claiming lives and straining intensive care capacity. Nova Scotia reported a single-day record for new COVID-19 cases...