Two teenage boys are in serious condition in hospital after the Porsche sedan they were in skidded off the road and split into pieces in Toronto early on Wednesday morning. Toronto police say that at about 3 a.m. they were called to College Street and Lansdowne Avenue for a report...
There are now 803 active cases in Manitoba, with 25 people in hospital. Manitoba is reporting three more COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, making it the province's largest single-day jump in fatalities connected with the illness. Another 32 COVID-19 cases were also announced Wednesday. That brings the total number of active cases...
New Brunswick is reporting 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, all in the Moncton region (Zone 1). There are now 22 active cases in the province. The 17 new cases are a single-day high in the province, surpassing the 15 new cases reported on March 28. On Tuesday, the province...
Montreal public health authorities announced Wednesday that 269 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours bringing the total number of cases on the island to 36,207. There were no new deaths reported on the island for the second day, and the total number of deaths...
Quebec's premier is repeating a refrain by the health minister in recent days as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to worry officials. "My message is clear and simple today. Please stay home," said Francois Legault in an afternoon press briefing. "You can go to school or to work but otherwise,...
Premier Doug Ford is touting Ontario's "robust" testing record, which has now surpassed four million tests, just days after eliminating walk-in testing in favour of a by-appointment system. "We have eliminated the long lineups," Ford said at a news conference Tuesday, saying the province cleared its testing backlog by 40...
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit reported six new cases of COVID-19 in the region on Tuesday. Among the new cases are three close contacts, one community case and one agri-farm worker. One case remains under investigation. There are no outbreaks to report at any long-term care facility, workplace, or school. Since...
The federal government announced today that Health Canada has approved the first antigen rapid test for use by Canadians. In its the announcement, the government said the approval is part of an agreement it has signed with Abbott Rapid Diagnostics to purchase up to 20.5 million Panbio COVID-19 Antigen rapid...
A retired city engineer from Penticton intends to plead guilty to multiple murder charges after a shooting rampage left four people dead last year, according to the BC Prosecution Service and his lawyer. John Brittain, 69, was initially charged with three counts of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree...
COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region have now topped 1,800 since March. 19 new cases were added to the health department's COVID-19 summary dashboard on Tuesday morning, with the majority linked to close contact with another positive case, although the transmission type of 61 cases is currently under investigation. Active cases increased...