According to the federal government, travellers entering Canada should expect a visit from a “Screening Officer” during their mandatory two-week quarantine. In a new notice, shared via Twitter, Health Canada confirmed that officials would be checking in on those who have recently entered the country from overseas. The federal agency...
An Ontario man accused of killing a woman who was found soaked in blood in an Edmonton hotel bathtub is expected to take the witness stand today. Bradley Barton, who is 52, has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter in the death of Cindy Gladue. The body of the 36-year-old Metis and...
Toronto Police say a man is dead after a shooting in the area of Jane Street and Falstaff Avenue on Sunday evening. Emergency crews were called to the scene around 9:00 p.m. Officers located a male victim in a vehicle suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. When Paramedics arrived, the victim was found...
New Brunswick is reporting fewer than 300 active cases of COVID-19 for the first time since mid-January. The province announced 12 new cases Saturday, and 41 more recoveries, dropping the total of active cases to 283. Four of the new cases were discovered in the Moncton health zone, one in the...
Along with 166 new cases, Manitoba health officials reported two new COVID-19 deaths. Announced in the province's daily COVID-19 bulletin on Saturday, the deaths include a Winnipeg man in his 80s linked to the outbreak at Holy Family Personal Care Home and a man in his 90s from the Southern...
Public Health Ontario has reported 2,063 new cases of COVID-19 today. The province is also reporting 73 deaths in its latest update, including 24 people who were residents at long-term care homes. The deaths reported today include 27 people between 60 and 79 years old, and 46 people over the...
Quebec’s health ministry reported 1,367 new cases of COVID-19 recorded over the past 24 hours on Saturday. The province’s seven-day average, which has been dropping steadily since it peaked at a high of 2,685 cases on Jan. 9, now stands at 1,312 cases a day. On Saturday morning, Premier François...
Quebec Premier François Legault suggested COVID-19 restrictions on shopping at stores may be eased as of Feb. 8. In a Facebook post published Saturday morning, the premier writes: “The date that you must circle on your calendar is Feb. 8. The measures that are currently in place will remain until...
What business school teaches in four years, Jacob Faithful says he learned in four months. The Alberta man from the Frog Lake First Nations says he’s worked through several headaches that come with starting a business during a pandemic and will soon be opening the first mask manufacturing plant on...
As active COVID-19 cases in Alberta continue to decrease, Premier Jason Kenney has announced restrictions for some sectors of the economy will be eased in the near future. Some of these eased measures includes restaurants and gyms, as well as indoor and outdoor children’s sports, which will open in a...