Former prime minister John Turner, whose odyssey from a “Liberal dream in motion” to a political anachronism spanned 30 years, has died at the age of 91. Marc Kealey, a former aide speaking on behalf of Turner’s relatives as a family friend, says Turner died peacefully in his sleep at...
The City of Winnipeg is advising that a Winnipeg Transit passenger has tested positive for COVID-19. The city said the individual took the Route 412 on Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15 from the Headmaster/Mildred stop to John Pritchard School from approximately 8:15 a.m. to 8:40 a.m., and the...
As of today, Sept. 20, Nova Scotia has no active cases of COVID-19. No new cases were identified Saturday, Sept. 19. Nova Scotia Health Authority's labs completed 858 Nova Scotia tests on Sept. 19. To date, Nova Scotia has 87,428 negative test results, 1,086 positive COVID-19 cases and 65 deaths. No...
Quebec health officials announced 462 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the most in a 24-hour stretch since 530 cases were announced May 30. It comes a day after Canada’s worst-hit province announced 427 new cases, while it’s now the ninth straight day that it has reported more than...
Ontario voters in two electoral ridings will head to the polls on Oct. 26, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has officially called the byelections for Toronto Centre and York Centre. The Prime Minister’s Office announced the byelections in a Friday press release. The news comes just one day after Trudeau appointed...
The Region of Waterloo is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19, and three new outbreaks in the community. Public Health added 13 cases to the region’s total on Saturday. Eight of those cases are considered new, while the remaining five are part of a revision to the previous tally. The total...
Members of the federal government’s COVID-19 vaccine task force are casting worried eyes at the Trump administration’s political push to get a vaccine approved before the U.S. presidential election in November. Dr. Joanne Langley, the task force co-chair, and member Alan Bernstein say they are concerned about “vaccine hesitancy” in...
Toronto Public Health (TPH) is warning of a potential COVID-19 exposure for patrons and staff who visited a popular nightclub venue in the city. Four patrons who were at NOIR inside REBEL Entertainment Complex on Sept. 11, between 10:30 p.m. and 2 a.m., have tested positive. Anyone who was at...
Premier Doug Ford announced on Saturday that the entire province of Ontario will now have to abide by new restrictions, which limit gatherings to 10 people indoors and 25 people outdoors for the next 28 days. The restrictions were first put in place for Toronto, Peel and Ottawa on Friday,...
The Grey Bruce Health Unit reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Friday. Both are residents of Owen Sound and bring the cumulative number of confirmed cases for the two counties to 132. Owen Sound now has had 56 confirmed cases. Grey-Bruce Medical Officer of Health Dr. Ian Arra said that...