The mother of two young girls who were killed by her former boyfriend says she still has nightmares from that day. The 31−year−old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the children, pleaded guilty last month to two counts of second−degree murder, aggravated assault and breach of...
Canada added 3,315 more cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, as well as another 63 deaths linked to the virus. To date, the country has logged over 837,500 infections, of which 783,417 have since recovered. Canada’s death toll now stands at 21,498, while over 23,789,000 tests and 1.35 million tests were...
As Peter Nygard sits behind bars waiting for possible extradition to the United States one of his accusers has named his niece as a ‘key conspirator’ in his alleged sex trafficking cases. Vancouver-based model April Telek filed a lawsuit in a California court in November against Nygard’s niece Angela Dyborn,...
Despite the ban on social gatherings, it seems a number of illegal events are leading to the spread of COVID-19 in B.C. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday that 40 per cent of exposures right now are linked to gatherings. This includes a recent trivia night at the St....
Health officials in New Brunswick reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. All four cases are in the Zone 4 (Edmundston region). Eleven of New Brunswick's previously reported cases are now considered resolved, dropping the provinces active cases to 111. REVISED VACCINE STRATEGY In order to protect New Brunswick's most vulnerable residents,...
Alberta’s chief medical officer of health is scheduled to provide a COVID-19 update on Thursday, with a big decision looming and precious vaccine shipments on the way. According to Alberta Health, 46,800 doses of the Pfizer vaccine will arrive by the weekend. Earlier this week, the provincial government announced it would...
Manitobans who received the COVID-19 vaccine can now go online to receive a record of immunization. The information is accessible through the Shared Health website using a valid Manitoba Health registration card and a personal email address. Those without Internet access can contact their public health office to receive an...
Manitobans who have been hit with a jab of COVID-19 vaccine can now access their immunization records online, the province announced Thursday. The online-based information portal will display individual vaccine records, which will be available to be viewed and printed, and can be found using the same Shared Health...
The second dose of Pfizer Inc's COVID-19 vaccine could be delayed in order to cover all priority groups as the first one is highly protective, two Canada-based researchers said in a letter published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The vaccine had an efficacy of 92.6% after the first...
Ontario reported another 1,038 cases of COVID-19 and the deaths of 44 more people with the illness on Thursday. The new cases include 376 in Toronto, 142 in Peel Region and 122 in York Region. Other public health that saw double-digit increases were: Hamilton: 49 Simcoe-Muskoka: 45 Waterloo Region: 43 Windsor-Essex: 41 Ottawa: 37 Halton Region:...