Police are continuing to search for a 14-year-old girl reported missing in Eskasoni, N.S. Police say Mary (Molly) Martin is believed to be travelling around Cape Breton with a man she knows. Martin was last spotted in Eskasoni around 4 p.m. Thursday. Martin and the man were also identified on video surveillance...
Ontario reported 99 new COVID-19 cases in its latest 24-hour reporting period. It has now reported fewer than 100 daily cases on 13 of the last 15 occasions. The province also reported 83 recoveries, bringing the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 in Ontario to 37,036, while...
Health officials in Manitoba have identified 38 new COVID-19 patients, which marks the third largest spike the province has recorded throughout the pandemic. On two different occasions Manitoba has recorded 40 new cases, with the most recent time being Aug. 14. Of the 38 newly identified patients, one involves an individual...
British Columbia health officials announced that they’ve identified 236 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. That includes 100 daily cases that were identified in the 24-hour stretch between Friday and Saturday, which is a record-high one-day spike. The previous daily record was 95 cases on April 25. The latest update...
For only the second time in 12 years, Marc-Andre Bernier and his underwater archeology team at Parks Canada will not be heading north this month to explore the wrecks of the doomed Arctic expedition of Sir John Franklin and his crew. Bernier said last summer was the team’s most successful...
A doctor who is suspected of triggering a COVID-19 outbreak in northern New Brunswick is facing a charge of violating the province's Emergency Measures Act. Dr. Jean Robert Ngola has been issued a notice to attend Campbellton provincial court on Oct. 26 for failing to comply with a direction or...
Public health officials announced 36 new cases on Sunday as the province’s active caseload continued to fall. Manitoba’s total caseload since the pandemic began in early March now sits at 697 after 66 cases were reported over the weekend. Two cases were taken off the province’s total on Sunday, including...
Two biological sons of Canadian fashion designer Peter Nygard have alleged that the Lyford Cay billionaire orchestrated his long-time girlfriend to have sex with them as minors in separate incidents in Canada and The Bahamas. The sons, referred to as Joe Doe Number 1 and Joe Doe Number 2, have...
As of August 14, 2020, there have now been been 339 confirmed cases of Salmonella Newport illness linked to this outbreak in the following provinces: British Columbia (78), Alberta (208), Saskatchewan (19), Manitoba (19), Ontario (8), Quebec (6) and Prince Edward Island (1). Individuals became sick between mid-June and late...
A worker at Surrey’s Czorny Alzheimer Centre has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the health authority to send almost 500 personnel to the long-term care home to respond. The staff member is self-isolating at home and residents and family members are being informed of the case, according to Fraser Health. “Fraser...