Canada, Britain and the United States denounced Russian hackers on Thursday for trying to steal research on COVID-19 vaccines from organizations in all three countries and around the world. Thursday's joint declaration, led by Britain, said the hackers were almost certainly working for Russian intelligence and accused them of disrupting...
Two Yukon residents have tested positive for COVID-19 while travelling in another province, according to a press release by Dr. Catherine Elliott, the territory's acting chief medical officer of health. The individuals acquired the virus outside Yukon and currently have mild symptoms as they recover in self-isolation. They will...
Alberta health officials have identified 105 new cases of COVID-19, which marks the second straight day that it has recorded triple-digits. Before the recent stretch it had surpassed 100 daily cases since May 1. It’s also the sixth straight day that the province has recorded more than 80 cases....
Among British Columbia’s 28 latest cases is an infant who is linked to an outbreak at a Vancouver hospital, St. Paul’s, in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Dr. Bonnie Henry said the infant is not exhibiting symptoms at the moment. Vancouver Coastal Health is still investigating how the virus...
On Friday, Quebec health officials started to implement new guidelines for defining recoveries, which is in line with what other provinces have followed. Instead of requiring a negative test to declare a recovery, cases will now be marked resolved 14 to 28 days after the patient was initially diagnosed....
Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador have announced the province now has no active cases of COVID-19. All of its 262 cases have been resolved; 259 people have recovered, while three have died. It’s the second time throughout the pandemic that all of its cases have been marked resolved....
British Columbia health officials have identified 28 new daily cases of COVID-19 — the most since May 8 — as COVID-19 infections linked to parties in Kelowna continue to increase. Over the last nine days, the province has recorded at least 20 cases on eight different occasions. Before the recent...
Quebec health officials have announced 158 new daily cases of COVID-19, the most since June 19. It’s now the third straight day that it has recorded over 140 cases, and the seventh straight day it has surpassed 100. Before the recent stretch, it had not recorded at least 140...
Ontario has reported 166 new cases, two fatalities and 132 resolved cases in its latest 24-hour stretch. The 166 patients are the most the Ministry of Health has reported since July 9. They were identified after 28,849 tests for COVID-19 were completed, which is above its current seven-day average...
The province reported on Thursday that 111 more cases of COVID-19 had been recorded. There were also five more deaths. This brings the total number of COVID-19 cases and related deaths up to 37,163 and 2,737 respectively. It’s the third time in the past month that Ontario has recorded 111...