On the same day that schools reopened across British Columbia, health officials announced a record-high 139 new daily cases of COVID-19.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said moving forward we can expect cases in schools — which has happened in other provinces across the country — but a system-wide...
Manitoba’s chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said Thursday that the province has identified its first case in a school setting.
The unidentified Grade 7 student at Churchill High School in Winnipeg had been tested for COVID-19 before the first day of school Tuesday, even though they had no...
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said there are three schools that have at least two infected individuals, but there is currently no evidence of broader transmission.
"While we are calling these outbreaks, this is a very cautious use of the term," said Hinshaw on Thursday. "We...
At least 20 Alberta schools have reported cases of COVID-19 since students across the province started returning to classrooms a week ago.
Support Our Students Alberta, a non-partisan, non-profit public education advocacy group, has a COVID-19 tracker for kindergarten to Grade 12 schools on its website.
It suggests 22 schools have...
Cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Tla’amin Nation.
One case was announced by Tla’amin chief administrative officer Rod Allan in a notice to staff and community members in the morning of Tuesday, September 8.
“Unfortunately, we have a confirmed case of COVID-19 in the community,” stated Allan. “As a result,...
Region of Waterloo Public Health is reporting five new cases of the coronavirus from Tuesday.
All are the result of community transmission.
There have been 1,480 cases here since March.
Active cases increased by two to 34, but no one is currently receiving treatment in hospital for the virus.
Here are some other...
Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health says the most recent case of COVID-19 in Nova Scotia was a home-care nurse in the province's central health zone.
The new case was announced Monday.
In a news briefing Wednesday, Dr. Robert Strang said the individual tested positive for COVID-19 in early May...
B.C.'s nightclubs and stand-alone banquet halls have been ordered to close immediately to help stop the spread of COVID-19, health officials announced Tuesday.
The sale of alcohol in all bars, pubs and restaurants must also cease nightly at 10 p.m. Venues must also close at 11 p.m., unless they are...
A Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear in court wearing a hijab apologized on Tuesday, more than five years after the incident occurred.
A letter of apology from Quebec court Judge Eliana Marengo was read out at a hearing of the province's judicial council as...
