Saskatchewan’s Health Minister says a measure of his government’s success in responding to COVID-19 is polling data. Paul Merriman was asked Thursday how the Saskatchewan Party government measures its success in dealing with the novel coronavirus. He said a recent poll released by the Angus Reid Institute shows favourable results for...
Newly released documents suggest the gunman behind the April mass shooting in Nova Scotia had planned to “get” a pair of people in Halifax during his rampage, but the Mounties were warned by his common-law spouse while he was on the loose north of the city. The partially redacted RCMP...
There were another 42 COVID-19 exposure notices issued at schools across the province in the past day. The bulk of them were in the Fraser Health region. https://twitter.com/LizaYuzda/status/1336902054271475712? At this point, a third of B.C. schools have had an exposure event. Some advocates have called for an extension to the winter break in...
If the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine goes as planned in B.C., British Columbians could be tossing out their masks and forgetting about physical distancing by next summer. On Wednesday, Health Canada announced the approval of the first COVID-19 vaccine in the country, and the first 4,000 doses are expected...
Ontario will administer its first COVID-19 vaccines next Tuesday at two hospitals in Toronto and Ottawa, the province confirmed Thursday as it recorded a record high number of new daily cases. The first vaccines will go to health-care workers at long-term care homes and other high-risk places, Premier Doug Ford...
Saskatchewan’s provincial court system is temporarily suspending some operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of Dec. 14, most trials, preliminary inquiries and in-person hearings will be suspended until Jan. 15, 2021. “The CMHO (chief medical health officer) has advised against unnecessary travel outside of home communities and reduced the maximum...
Nova Scotia reported four new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday. With 11 previously reported cases now considered resolved, the number of active cases in the province has dropped from 71 to 64. Nova Scotia Health says one of the new cases is located in the province's Eastern Zone and...
Manitoba has recorded 293 new coronavirus cases and 13 new deaths. The new deaths include: a man in his 70s from the Interlake–Eastern health region; a woman in her 70s from the Southern Heath health region, linked to the outbreak at Villa Youville personal care home; a man in his 70s from the...
Thousands of businesses throughout the province will have to close their doors on Sunday when Alberta’s newest COVID-19 restrictions take effect. Announced on Dec. 8, the new public health measures mean some businesses will be required to shut down as of Dec. 13, while others will have to reduce capacity...
On the day Ontario set a record for highest number of new cases of COVID-19 in a single day, 31 more Ottawa residents tested positive for COVID-19. Ottawa Public Health reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, along with one new death linked to the virus. The 31 new cases...