Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19, including three epi-linked cases, have been identified in British Columbia’s latest 24-hour stretch. It marks the seventh day of the last eight that the province has recorded at least 20 cases. Before the recent stretch, it had not surpassed the 20-daily case mark since...
Alberta health officials have identified 120 new cases of COVID-19, which marks the most cases and the first time it has recorded triple-digits since May 1. It’s also the fifth straight day that the province has recorded more than 80 cases. Before the recent stretch, it had not...
Quebec health officials announced 142 new cases of COVID-19, which is the most it has reported since the province also recorded the same amount of daily cases on June 25. On Thursday, ten fatalities were added to its death toll of 5,646. Nine of the deaths occurred in the...
Health officials have identified 42 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, marking the biggest single day increase to its total case count since the start of the pandemic. Previously, the most daily cases Saskatchewan had reported was on May 4 with 32 infections. Of the most recent patients, 31...
Evidence suggests Martin Carpentier broke into a camping trailer in the same area where his daughters were found dead. The Sûreté du Québec believes Martin Carpentier, the 44-year-old man who vanished after the deaths of his two daughters, may still be alive and is stealing supplies in order to survive...
Statistics Canada and the country’s police chiefs have agreed to help collect and report data about Indigenous and ethnocultural groups when compiling information on victims and accused people. The national statistics agency and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police say the demand for this information has never been greater. The...
Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer, said she had hopes back in March that COVID-19 would be managed worldwide before it became a widespread global pandemic. “I had some hopes then, and they have been dashed, that we might be able to actually control it globally and stop the...
The Nunavut government is planning on opening schools with no physical distancing measures this fall, as long as the territory continues to be COVID-19 free. the Nunavut government outlines a four-stage plan for how schools will operate depending on the risk of COVID-19. In the documents dated July 3,...
After talking about coming to Essex County for several weeks, Ontario Premier Doug Ford will make the trip today. Local officials plan to press him to appoint a co-ordinator to oversee the different agencies involved in responding to COVID-19 outbreaks on farms in Leamington and Kingsville. Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald...
Twenty-one new cases of COVID-19, including two epi-linked cases, have been identified in British Columbia’s latest 24-hour stretch. It marks the sixth day of the last seven that the province has recorded at least 20 cases. Before the recent stretch, it had not surpassed the 20-daily case mark since...