A 40-year-old man from Prince Albert, Sask. faces two charges following an investigation into the alleged firing of a slingshot at wildlife in Banff National Park. According to Parks Canada officials, park wardens and conservation officers responded to a location along the Trans-Canada Highway near Lake Louise on May 31...
The COVID-19 outbreak that started at the end of March at Winnipeg's Health Sciences Centre infected more than two dozen people and two people died as a result, public health officials admitted Tuesday. This was revealed in an epidemiology report which was completed in July but made public last week...
Ontario is reporting a combined 375 new COVID-19 cases over the last two days as students return to class for the first time since March. The number of cases includes 190 infections logged, but not released, on the holiday Monday and 185 recorded on Tuesday. The last time the daily infection...
A global analysis reveals for the first time that across almost all tree species, fast-growing trees have shorter lifespans. This international study further calls into question predictions that greater tree growth means greater carbon storage in forests in the long term. Currently, forests absorb large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Collision Investigation Unit are seeking witnesses following a fatal collision in the City of Markham. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at 10:24 a.m., officers responded to a collision on Woodbine Avenue in the area of Idema Road. The adult male driver in a...
Two more cases of COVID-19 on P.E.I. have been confirmed, says Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Heather Morrison. Morrison made the announcement at her regular weekly briefing Tuesday morning. It is the fourth announcement of new cases in the last six days, and brings the total number of active cases...
Sarnia-Lambton’s COVID-19 figures are unchanged over the previous 24 hours. On its website Monday night, Lambton Public Health said 314 of the 341 confirmed cases locally have been deemed resolved, and there are two active cases of the virus. The death toll stands at 25, unchanged in just over three...
Ontario health officials said that they won’t provide a statistical update on the province’s COVID-19 situation on Labour Day. The province will have an update on Tuesday for its two latest 24-hour reporting periods. One new case has been identified in Nova Scotia, the first since Aug. 31. The most...
Health officials in Québec have identified 216 new cases of COVID-19 in their latest 24-hour stretch, the most since June 7. It comes a day after the province recorded 205 cases. It’s now the 10th straight reporting period that the province has recorded over 100 cases. Before the recent stretch,...
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, expressed “concern” over the country’s rising case trend. Instead of holding a press conference Monday, Tam released a statement to warn Canadians of their COVID-19 situation. Over the last week (Aug.30- Sept. 6), Canada reported an average of 545 cases a day,...