Quebec is reporting 1,631 new COVID-19 cases and 88 deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus as hospitalizations dropped for a third consecutive day. The Health Department said today hospitalizations fell by 27, to 1,476, and 212 people were in intensive care, a drop of four. Hospitalizations have decreased by 74...
B.C. health officials announced another 435 cases of COVID-19 and four related deaths on Tuesday. The province has now re corded a total of 71,387 infections and 1,263 coronavirus fatalities since the start of the pandemic. In a joint written statement, provincial health story Dr. Bonnie Henry and B.C. Health Minister...
The Ile-aux-Tourtes bridge, one of two main connections linking the western tip of Montreal with everything across the river, including Ontario, has been closed suddenly after engineers found it was structurally unsound. The decision was made with no warning and was carried out immediately, with Quebec's transport minister announcing it...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will fund provinces' efforts to test people for COVID-19, track the contacts of those who test positive, and help different jurisdictions share data. Trudeau says the measures are essential because COVID-19 remains a serious health threat and the economy can't fully recover...
At a press conference on Friday, Quebec’s health minister Christian Dubé addressed a study from the Institut national de santé publique du Quebec (INSPQ), the province’s public health research institute, which indicates that if Quebecers can reduce their contacts by 25 per cent there will be a decline in...
St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto says it is dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak in its emergency department, but the hospital remains open to those needing care. “As of this morning (Oct. 20), there are five active COVID-19 positive staff related to this outbreak. No patient cases have been identified to...
Manitoba reported 487 new probable cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Saturday, bringing the provincial total to 16,118. 10 additional deaths were also announced: • A boy under the age of 10 from the Winnipeg health region • A woman in her 60s from the Winnipeg health region • A man in his 60s...
Manitoba reported 283 new probable cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Tuesday, bringing the provincial total to 17,107. 16 additional deaths were also announced: • A man in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region • A woman in her 70s from the Winnipeg health region • A woman in her 70s from the...
A new Canada-wide phone line aims to prevent deadly overdoses by connecting anyone who is alone and using drugs with peers who can quickly call for help if things take a bad turn. "People who have experience with overdose, or peers, have kind of a gut feeling or gut...
Newfoundland and Labrador officials are reporting 3 new cases of COVID-19 in the province Sunday, after the Department of Health took a two-day break from communicating caseload and testing numbers. According to Sunday's update, two of the new cases are in the Eastern Health region: a man in his 40s...