It's been four days since Nova Scotia reported any new cases of COVID-19. The Department of Health is reporting there are four active cases of the virus in the province, down by one from Wednesday's update. No one in Nova Scotia is hospitalized with the virus. The Nova Scotia Health Authority completed...
Two more Toronto hospitals have declared outbreaks of COVID-19. The Scarborough Health Network says six patients are infected in one unit at its general hospital at McCowan Rd. and Lawrence Ave. E. A spokeswoman for the health network says the unit has been closed to admissions in order to protect patients...
Ottawa Public Health is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, the ninth straight day with less than 100 new cases in the capital. There is also one new death linked to COVID-19 in Ottawa. Since the first case of COVID-19 on March 11, there have been 6,296...
For the second day in a row, British Columbia has announced a record-breaking number of new COVID-19 cases. At a Thursday briefing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 274 new cases — shattering the previous record, announced Wednesday, of 203. B.C. is now facing 1,920 active cases, nearing the previous...
Samantha Chalifoux carries a bouquet of fresh flowers and lays them on a memorial in front of the group home where her son Traevon Chalifoux-Desjarlais died. "I'm not dealing with it well at all," she says. Her 17-year-old Cree son died in a government-run Abbotsford, B.C., group home on Sept....
The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec’s North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard. A non-profit organization that had been overseeing a plan to give the ferry new life as a diving destination and aquatic habitat...
Beginning in November, RCMP officers in Iqaluit will be equipped with body-worn cameras as part of a national pilot project. The news comes after an increasing number of calls for the devices were made by all levels of government within the territory and beyond. “I’m very excited about this program,” said...
How can anti-Black racism be addressed in our society? One way is through education. This upcoming webinar will discuss the current context of continued racial stereotyping and chronic under-representation of Black populations in academia. Two leading Canadian Black scholars will also discuss the potential for Black studies programs as a solution...
Fresh off surviving a confidence vote on a Conservative motion to look into the government's ethics and pandemic spending, a relaxed-looking Justin Trudeau held a virtual town hall at Memorial University in St. John's. For a little over an hour, the prime minister answered 15 questions from staff and...
In the deadliest day of the pandemic in Manitoba, health officials announced Thursday four more people have died of COVID-19. These most recent deaths include a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s, which are both linked to the outbreak at Parkview Place long-term care home in...