Manitoba reported 221 new probable cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Thursday, bringing the provincial total to 22,047. 14 additional deaths were also announced: • A woman in her 30s from the Southern Health region • A man in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region • A woman in her 50s from the...
A man who was to face trial later this month in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic has died. Deng Mabiour, 54, was charged with first-degree murder in last year's death of Dr. Walter Reynolds at the Village Mall Walk-In Clinic in Red Deer. Mabiour...
Questions have been left unanswered after the Ragu pasta sauce brand has disappeared from grocery store shelves and left the Canadian market. Over Twitter, the company said it has made the hard decision to leave Canada. “We regret to inform you that RAGÚ® has made the hard decision to exit the...
The Manitoba government has fined someone nearly $1,300 for breaking a public health order regarding the use of masks. According to the province, it handed the person a $1,296 ticket on Nov. 17 in the Capital Region for breaking the orders that went into place on Nov. 12. “Namely, person failed...
The Ontario government announced Friday that the Peel region is moving into the red zone of restrictions. “The numbers that we’re seeing in Peel and specifically Brampton, they’re just going through the roof,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on Friday. “It’s out of control right now and we have react.” This...
Police in Brampton, Ont., are asking for the public’s help as they investigate the apparent kidnapping of a 23-year-old woman from a home early Sunday. Peel Regional Police said they were called to the townhome around 3 a.m. after receiving reports that a man was screaming and banging on a...
Quebec reported 1,033 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday. Eight coronavirus deaths occurred in the last 24 hours and another 12 deaths were confirmed to have occurred between Oct. 15 and Oct. 20. The province has confirmed 298 cases in Montreal, 168 in the Quebec City region and 138 in Montérégie. There...
Firefighters spent the morning of Victoria Day battling a serious blaze that tore through a commercial building in downtown New Westminster. The fire erupted at around 3:16 a.m. at a building on Columbia Street that houses the Heritage Grill, Happy Buddha Tattoo and other businesses. Chief Tim Armstrong of New Westminster...
The Province is tightening the COVID-19 safety guidelines in K-12 schools in B.C., implementing new mandatory mask rules and strict measures regarding “high-intensity” activities. “As the pandemic continues to evolve and as we learn more about its behaviour our school guidelines need to evolve as well,” said Jennifer Whiteside, Minister...
More than 450 cases of the COVID-19 variants have now been detected across Canada. On Friday, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer confirmed that there have been over 429 cases of the UK variant (B.1.1.7), 28 cases of the South African mutation (B.1.351), and one case of the Brazilian variant (P.1)...