As the provinces anxiously await doses from the country's first vaccine shipment, Ontario is planning to issue some kind of proof-of-vaccination card to those who receive their shots. "That will be very important for people to have, for travel purposes and work purposes or going to theatres or cinemas...
Ontario reported 1,676 new cases of coronavirus on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 130,910. Tuesday’s case count is a decrease from Monday’s which saw 1,925 new infections and marked a record in the province. On Sunday, 1,924 cases were recorded and 1,859 on Saturday. According to Tuesday’s provincial report, 588...
Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital is tightening up on safety restrictions as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to soar in Quebec. As of Wednesday, in-person visits by patients and clients will be severely restricted or discontinued at all clinics, according to Carl Theriault, a spokesperson for the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal. Staff members...
Quebec health officials are reporting 1,564 new COVID-19 cases and 36 virus-related deaths. According to Santé Quebec, 12 virus-related deaths occurred over the past day; another 22 between December 1 and December 6, and two from earlier in November. The number of hospitalizations has increased by 17 since Monday to 835,...
As of the new year, you’ll no longer have to worry about putting an expiry sticker on your license plate, but the province will be issuing new plates. The Alberta government announced it will no longer use the stickers as it moves toward adopting reflective license plates. “By moving to reflective...
Toronto police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a hate-motivated incident after two nooses were found at a construction site in the summer. On June 10, police responded to a construction site in the area of Coxwell and Sammon avenues, which is near Michael Garron Hospital in East...
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit has announced 66 new cases of COVID-19 as of Monday, bringing the local total to 4,054. Cases increased from 3,988 on Sunday December 6th to 4,054 on Monday December 7th and 501 cases of COVID-19 are currently active in Windsor-Essex. The Health Unit says 10...
What will Christmas look like? Will COVID-19 restrictions be extended in B.C.? It’s been a month since B.C. tightened COVID-19 restrictions in its most populated regions, and now, we’re set to get some more clarity about how well those measures have worked. Last week, Dr. Bonnie Henry delayed a decision on...
Canada is expecting to receive up to 249,000 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in December, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday (Dec. 7). “The first shipment of doses is tracking for delivery next week,” Trudeau said at a morning press conference in Ottawa. “ “This will move us forward on...
Saskatchewan is now reporting more than 10,000 total cases of COVID-19. In Sunday's update, there were 415 new cases reported in Saskatchewan, bumping the province to 10,139 total cases. The update said there were 4,550 active cases of COVID-19, meaning nearly 45 per cent of the province's total cases...