Canadians will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine for free when one is developed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in the House of Commons Wednesday (Oct. 7)
The prime minister was answering a question from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who was asking for a commitment that the vaccine would...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today his government is bracing for potential "disruptions" if the U.S. election results are not clear.
During an event to announce funding for electric vehicle production today, Trudeau said he watched only "clips" from the televised presidential and vice-presidential debates.
He said his focus is squarely...
The Canadian government could pre-order doses of the COVID-19 vaccine that’s furthest along in Health Canada’s authorization process before the end of the year, if the vaccine continues to show promising results in its clinical trials.
The vaccine, produced by pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca in partnership with the University of Oxford,...
A high school in Campbellton, N.B., has confirmed a positive case of COVID-19.
Sugarloaf Senior High School principal Michael O'Toole reported the case in a message to parents and guardians Thursday night. The information was posted on the school's Facebook page at 9:30 p.m.
Classes have been cancelled...
Quebec health officials announced 1,078 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday.
It’s now the sixth time in the past seven days that it has eclipsed 1,000-daily cases, a mark no other province has done. Before the recent stretch, Quebec had not reported a 1,000-case increase since May 3.
Since then,...
Ontario reported a record-high 797 new cases of COVID-19, four deaths and 695 recoveries.
It’s the 11th straight day the province has exceeded the 500-case mark and during which Ontario broke its own record on three occasions. Before the recent stretch, the province had not reported at least 500 cases...
Saskatchewan reported 10 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 11 recoveries.
The new cases — four in the Saskatoon area, three in the Regina region and one in each of the central-west, central-east and southeast zones — increased the provincial total to date to 1,994.
The recoveries reported Wednesday...
New Brunswickers could find out this afternoon whether masks will become mandatory in indoor public spaces, regardless of whether physical distancing can be maintained.
The COVID-19 cabinet committee and cabinet were scheduled to discuss the issue at 9 a.m. and Premier Blaine Higgs said Wednesday he expected a decision to...
One person who showed up at an indoor wedding in Ottawa with mild COVID-19 symptoms kicked off a chain reaction of transmission that saw 22 people infected and more than 200 people forced to self-isolate in just 15 days, according to the local public health unit.
Ottawa Public Health (OPH)...
A man and a woman have died after a car went into Lac Saint-Louis, in the Lachine borough, Tuesday evening.
Witnesses told Montreal police they noticed a parked vehicle suddenly accelerate toward the water at around 6:30 p.m. at the corner of St-Joseph Blvd. and 34th Avenue.
The vehicle was pulled...
