Canada

Saskatchewan Health Authority is warning the public of a potential COVID-19 exposure at Regina International Airport. An individual who tested positive for the virus visited the airport when they were “likely infectious” on Aug. 23 between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. “The individual was in several areas of the airport, including...

Three cases have been linked to a unit of the Brandon Regional Health Centre, according to a press release by Manitoba health officials. The unit is part of the second floor of the hospital’s Assiniboine Centre in Brandon, Man., where officials have implemented outbreak protocols out of an abundance of...

Days after returning to the classroom, the province has confirmed that two schools in Quebec City have had cases of COVID-19 cases. There are 81 students who are currently in isolation for 14 days after three cases of COVID-19 were identified within the schools. The province considers the cases...

On Monday, Ontario reported 114 new cases of COVID-19. The majority of cases were in Toronto, Peel, and Ottawa with 41, 16 and 21, respectively and another 12 in York Region. Ontario’s other 30 public health units saw five or fewer cases, with 18 reporting no new cases at...

Newfoundland and Labrador is no longer COVID-free, with health officials announcing one new patient on Friday. The case involves a female under the age of 19. It is believed her infections is related to international travel, having recently returned from an undisclosed country in Asia. According to a press release,...

Ontario announced that six more COVID-19 patients have died, which is the most in a 24-hour stretch since nine deaths were reported July 17. Of the most recent group of victims, one person was between 40-59 years old, while the other five were at least 80. Two of the fatalities...

Two new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in the Island Health region, bringing the total to date to 168. The number of new cases reported across B.C. was down significantly Tuesday at 58. An average of 90 new cases a day was reported over the weekend, with an all-time...

British Columbia reported 58 new cases of COVID-19 in its latest 24-hour stretch. It’s the first time since Aug. 17 that it has recorded fewer than 60 new cases. Despite the smaller increase compared to days prior, its active case count still hit a new record-high; there are now...

Saskatchewan health officials announced that for the first time since June 7, the province has not identified a new COVID-19 patient in a 24-hour testing period. Saskatchewan labs completed 388 new tests for the virus, all of which came back negative. It’s the fewest tests its labs have administered in...

Canada is the only member of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network that has not formally blocked Huawei from 5G networks, but it has effectively done just that, delaying a decision long enough to force telecom companies to exclude the Chinese gear maker. The strategy allows Canada to keep on the...