Saskatchewan continues to lead the country in the number of active cases per 100,000, according to Health Canada. As of Jan. 18, Saskatchewan reportedly has 363 active cases per 100,000 population. That’s almost 100 more than Alberta, which holds the second spot with 273 per 100,000. At a news conference on...
New Brunswick will provide a COVID-19 update on Tuesday as officials are expected to announce a decision on whether more regions in the province will be moved to the red phase of the COVID-19 recovery plan. Premier Blaine Higgs will be joined by Dr. Jennifer Russell for the 3:30 p.m....
The province has come out with a shortlist of possible changes under consideration to current public health orders by Friday. While COVID-19 case counts are on their way down, health officials have warned a gradual reopening of services and lifting of restrictions must be done cautiously. “As we look at ways...
Alexis Nakota Sioux Chief Tony Alexis is criticizing the COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Alberta. In November 2020, The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) released preliminary guidance on the key populations for early COVID-19 vaccinations, “for the efficient, effective, and equitable allocation of COVID-19 vaccine(s).” The NACI guidance came because of...
With COVID cases skyrocketing and hospital admissions rising, Ontario’s doctors warn that the province may once again face serious drug shortages. The onset of the pandemic in early 2020 raised concerns about securing sufficient supplies of imported active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) from China and India, which supply most of the...
Citing the evolving situation with the identified COVID-19 variants from other countries, the prime minister is strongly urging Canadians not to travel because federal travel rules could change very quickly. In French, the prime minister implored anyone who has booked trips to cancel them, saying a vacation is not worth...
Ontario recorded another 1,913 cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, though provincial officials cautioned that Toronto Public Health — which consistently logs the most new infections each day — is "likely underreporting" its number of cases. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Health said the artificially low total of 550 new...
The Quebec government has been forced to revise its COVID-19 vaccination timetable because of a reduction in the delivery of Pfizer’s vaccine to Canada. The provincial health ministry confirmed that the schedule is under review because of the reduction in the number of doses available over the next few weeks. Those...
Three quarters of Quebecers who have been stuck inside their homes after dark for the past 10 days support the imposition of a curfew, a survey shows. A Léger poll conducted with the Association for Canadian Studies shows only about 19 per cent of those surveyed oppose the curfew, in...
Airfare in and out of Labrador has never been what people would call cheap, and since the COVID-19 pandemic hit and airlines scaled back operations across the country, it’s only gotten harder and more expensive to fly to the Big Land. The problem isn’t unique to this province, and neighbouring...