Manitoba health officials have announced 36 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, throughout the Winnipeg (23), Southern (seven( Interlake-Eastern (five) and Prairie Mountain (one) health regions. Four cases were also recently removed from the tally. For the third day in a row, a Manitoban has died due to COVID-19 complications,...
Ontario reported 566 new cases of COVID-19 as its worrisome stretch continues. It’s now the seventh-straight day that Ontario has surpassed the 500-daily case mark, which it had not previously hit since May 2. The latest cases were identified after the province completed 39,661 tests, shrinking its backlog to 78,953....
Quebec reported 1,079 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday which marks the third straight day that it has surpassed the 1,000-case mark. A day earlier, Canada’s worst hit province reported 1,107 new cases— the second most ever in a 24-hour stretch — and on Friday there were 1,052 new cases....
Those wondering whether Indigenous women's rights are still being violated need only look to the death of Joyce Echaquan for their answer, advocates said Sunday as they participated in an annual vigil for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Echaquan, an Atikamekw woman, filmed hospital staff insulting her on...
An outbreak of COVID-19 at Simcoe Manor in Beeton has claimed the life of one, perhaps two, residents. Test results are pending on the second resident who died Sunday morning. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit declared the outbreak Friday. Four staff and four residents have tested positive for the virus....
Prince Edward Island has two new unrelated cases of COVID-19, Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison confirmed on Sunday. Both cases are men — one is in his 20s and one in his 50s — who work in unrelated non-health-care industries and recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada, according to...
The Grey Bruce Health Unit continues to receive reports of new COVD-19 cases. The most recent ones reported late Sunday include one in Owen Sound and the other in Huron-Kinloss. The active case count is currently 5 with one person currently hospitalized. Huron Perth Public Health is still tracking 2 cases with...
Plan ahead to make sure this year's Thanksgiving holiday is safe during the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada's top public health officer urged on Sunday as case counts continued to soar in several parts of the country. Dr. Theresa Tam said indoor holiday gatherings of family or friends should be kept small,...
The daily number of new COVID-19 cases in Ottawa has fallen for a second day in a row after a record-breaking one-day peak of 142 cases on Friday. Ottawa Public Health's COVID-19 count, issued Sunday afternoon, showed an increase of 82 new cases. Ontario health officials reported 81 new cases...
Green Party of Canada members have chosen Toronto's Annamie Paul as their new leader. Paul won a bare majority of votes in the eighth round, defeating Dimitri Lascaris. Paul, who is Black and Jewish, took the microphone in an Ottawa art gallery after her win was announced and declared herself the...