Ontario reported 1,940 new cases of coronavirus on Monday, marking the second highest single-day increase, to bring the provincial total to 142,121. Monday’s case count is a jump from Sunday’s which saw 1,677 new infections. On Saturday, 1,873 cases were recorded and 1,848 on Friday. On Thursday, 1,983 cases were...
The Ontario government has started administering its first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine today, one day ahead of schedule. Anita Quidangen, a personal support worker, got the shot first at the University Health Network in Toronto along with four of her colleagues from the Rekai Centre, a long-term care facility...
Quebec's first COVID-19 vaccinations will be administered Monday afternoon in Montreal, a public health official said, as health-care workers prepared for what is being called the "historic" rollout of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Francine Dupuis, associate CEO of the regional health authority for west-central Montreal, said residents of Maimonides Geriatric Centre...
Public health officials in Quebec plan to administer the first COVID-19 vaccines today. Residents of two long-term care homes in the province will be the first to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. Montreal's West Island health and social services (OIM-CIUSSS) president Francine Dupuis sat shortly before 9 a.m. that the first package...
Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 on two WestJet flights. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are now listed here. Anyone who was on the following flights in the specified rows/seats is asked to continue to self-isolate for the 14-days required,...
Three more people have died after contracting COVID-19, Saskatchewan health officials reported in their daily coronavirus update Sunday afternoon, as 222 new cases were added to the province’s growing total. Two of the deaths were in Saskatoon and one was in Regina, according to the update, which notes the individuals...
Nine schools in the city will now be closed until January after the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) announced six more school closures on Sunday due to COVID-19. The board said students and staff at City Adult Learning Centre, Humewood Community School, RH McGregor Elementary School, David Lewis Public School,...
An Amber Alert for two young girls allegedly kidnapped from Terrebonne was issued and quickly lifted on Sunday evening. The alert was initially issued at around 6:20 p.m. for a seven-year-old and two-year-old. Police said the pair had been kidnapped by a 34-year-old woman and the trio were last seen...
The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit is reporting 51 new COVID-19 cases in the region on Sunday. Windsor-Essex has had a total of 4,568 confirmed cases of the virus, including 3,836 people who have recovered. There are 21 outbreaks in the region, including nine workplace outbreaks, eight long-term care outbreaks, two hospital...
It could be argued that no economic sector has been hit harder by the COVID-19 pandemic than tourism. According to a report issued to Campbell River city council Nov. 30, the tourism industry’s contribution to Canada’s economy through jobs, gross national product (GNP) and tourism spending was down 72 per...