COVID-19 has claimed the life of another Windsor-Essex resident. On Sunday, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit reported an additional death bringing the region's total to 72. This is the first death in nearly a month with the last reported on July 29. Sunday also saw seven new cases of the virus —...
Manitoba health officials identified 72 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, breaking a new record for the largest single day spike the province has recorded throughout the pandemic. The previous record was 42 cases, set on Saturday. Of the 72 new cases, 45 are in the Prairie Mountain Health Region,...
The provincial health authority issued a possible COVID-19 exposure warning for two Prince Albert businesses on Friday. Someone who tested positive for COVID-19 visited the following locations when they were likely infectious: Friday, August 21 – Dollarama, 2nd Ave West from 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon Friday, August 21 – Safeway, 2nd...
Health officials announced a new case of COVID-19 on Vancouver Island Thursday, bringing the region's total caseload to 159 infections since the pandemic began. There are nine active cases of the coronavirus in the Island Health region Thursday. The newest case was discovered in the southern Vancouver Island region, according to...
Manitoba public health officials announced that 72 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba have been identified as of Sunday morning. Dr. Brent Roussin, the province’s chief public health officer, and Health Minister Cameron Friesen made the announcement at a news conference Sunday. The data shows there are: 45 new cases in Prairie...
Forty-two new cases of COVID-19 were announced in Manitoba on Saturday, marking the province's highest single-day increase in new cases of the illness. Twenty-four of Saturday's new cases are in the southwestern Prairie Mountain Health region, the province said in a news bulletin. Starting Monday, people in that area...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday to announce a deal aimed at ensuring Canada is never again at the mercy of unreliable foreign suppliers of personal protective equipment during a pandemic. Under the agreement, 3M Canada will increase capacity at its Brockville, Ont., facility so...
Canada reported 498 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, as well as 10 more deaths. The numbers now raise the country’s total COVID-19 cases to 124,314 and deaths to 9,064. As of Aug. 21, a total of 110,648 cases have recovered from the virus and over 5.86 million tests...
A zoo in Germany that just welcomed a newborn albino kangaroo says the critter has gone missing. Mila, the snow-white kangaroo baby, was born in the zoo last month. Now, officials are reaching out to the public for help in locating the ivory-furred bundle of joy. Back in July, the...
There are no more active cases in Newfoundland and Labrador, making it the only province in Canada to be COVID-19 free. Health officials announced that its two remaining patients have recovered from the virus in its latest 24-hour stretch. The last time the province had no active cases was...