Quebec added at least 1,634 new cases of COVID-19 and 32 deaths on Monday. Citing delays in Sunday's reporting, the province says 200 cases which would have been reported then were added to Monday's total. As of Monday morning, there were 19,925 known active coronavirus cases in Quebec. Of...
Five more people have died and Manitoba health officials announced 133 new COVID-19 cases in the province on Tuesday. Labs completed 1,371 COVID-19 tests on Monday. Four of the five deaths announced Tuesday are linked to outbreaks, including at Holy Family Home, the Convalescent Home and the Oakview Extended Care Facility...
As Alberta reported a record-high 1,731 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, approximately 1,000 people gathered in front of Calgary City Hall for a protest against masks and other public-health measures. The new high mark for cases came from 21,657 tests. That’s equal to about an eight per cent positive rate,...
At least three homes in southwest Edmonton's Terwillegar neighbourhood were badly damaged in a fire on Monday, but crews say given conditions, it could have been much worse. Firefighters were called to Stevens Crescent just before 11 a.m. One neighbour said she came across the scene before fire crews arrived. "That first...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will make an announcement in York Region on Monday amid a rising number of COVID-19 cases in the province. The premier’s announcement will take place in Vaughan, Ont., and it comes after the province implemented a series of new restrictions last week to curb the spread...
Magician David Blaine has completed his latest daredevil stunt this week, called “Ascension”. Now live on his YouTube channel, the video shows Blaine floating over the desert in Page, Arizona, piloting 52 helium-filled balloons at an altitude of roughly 8,000 feet. The full clip clocks in at just under three hours...
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...
Health officials in Manitoba have announced that one of its probable cases has turned out negative, bringing its total case count back down to 289. There are now 30 active cases, while 252 people have recovered. Four people are in hospital, including one in intensive care due to the respiratory...
The COVID-19 travel restrictions in place at the Canada-U.S. land border are being extended another month, and will now remain in effect until Jan. 21, 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday. Trudeau said in French that this decision was taken to protect citizens on both sides of the border,...
Region of Waterloo Public Health added 71 new COVID-19 cases to its total on Thursday. The number of active cases also rose by 29, for a total of 463. This is the first time the active case count has increased instead of decreased since Jan. 21. There have been a total...