Canada

The Weyburn General Hospital will focus on the treatment of COVID patients, according to the Saskatchewan Health Authority. In a statement on Tuesday, the SHA said, “Should an admission to hospital be required, the health care workers at Weyburn General Hospital will be caring exclusively for COVID positive patients on...

Ottawa Public Health is reporting 139 more people in the city have tested positive for COVID-19 and one more person has died. Across Ontario, health officials reported 3,436 new cases of COVID-19, a drop compared to the more than 3,700 cases reported on Sunday. The province also reported 3,623 newly...

Both in Estevan and throughout the province, the long weekend saw nothing but a steady decline in active cases of COVID-19. That decline continued today as active cases fell below 1500 for the first time since March. Also, there were no deaths to report for the second day in...

Some Manitobans are now eligible for a third dose of vaccine. Those who are moderately to severely immunocompromised due to a medical condition or treatment will be eligible, as will individuals who need a third dose for travel purposes or people who received one or two doses of a vaccine...

B.C.’s top doctor hopes that 75 per cent of eligible British Columbians will be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of July. During a press briefing on Tuesday afternoon, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry was asked whether it was reasonable to expect that three-quarters of the population could...

Quebec is reporting 919 new cases and five more deaths attributable to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis Friday. It marks the fifth consecutive day that the daily tally of new infections has been under 1,000 as the province deals with the third wave of the pandemic. Montreal reported the most new...

Edward Siwicki was on the way to the store when he saw the officers and police tape — and spattered blood on the road. On Wednesday at about 2:30 p.m., just down the block from Siwicki's rental house on the 500 block of Sherbrook Street, two suspects attacked a man...

Ontario is reporting 554 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the third day in a row the count is below 600. The provincial case total now stands at 571,332. Of the 554 new cases recorded, the data showed 319 were unvaccinated people, 56 were partially vaccinated people, 136 were fully vaccinated...

Ontario will lower the minimum age for the AstraZeneca vaccine starting on Tuesday as the number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the province shows no sign of slowing down. The province will start offering the vaccine to anyone aged 40 and older at pharmacy and primary care settings, according...

Ontario reported more than 3,400 new COVID-19 cases and 22 deaths on Tuesday, as hospitalizations continue to rise sharply. Provincial health officials logged 3,469 new coronavirus infections today, a notable drop from 4,447 cases on Monday. The seven-day rolling average, however, now stands at 4,319, up from 3,868 a week ago. Ontario...