Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens asked Ontario Premier Doug Ford for "stronger intervention" from the province when it comes to testing migrant workers, as the agricultural sector makes up the most COVID-19 cases in the region. The city's mayor said he spoke with the premier and the Minister of Agriculture...
Ontario is reporting 181 new cases of COVID-19, and eight more deaths. It's the lowest number of new daily cases since late March. Health Minister Christine Elliott said in a tweet that 126 of the 181 new cases are from the Toronto and Peel regions. The new cases bring the province...
As COVID-19 restrictions begin to relax around Newfoundland and Labrador, people might start to notice a new fee tacked on to some of their bills: a COVID-19 surcharge. The fee came as a surprise to Jackie Hartley when she booked an appointment at her physiotherapy clinic after suffering a back...
The QEII Health Sciences Centre's microbiology lab completed 569 tests on Saturday, but no new cases were identified. On Sunday, the province said there are three active cases remaining out of 1,061 total positive tests. Two of the active cases are currently in hospital, with one of those in intensive...
Ontario reported 197 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, the second day in a week that the province has reported fewer than 200 new cases. The 0.6 per cent increase brings the total number of cases in the province to 32,189, with 83.8 per cent of those cases classified as...
Quebec’s police watchdog will investigate a fatal RCMP shooting involving a Mi’kmaq man in New Brunswick on Friday night. In a statement issued in French, the Bureau des enqutes Indepantes (BEI) said that RCMP officers were responding to a report of a “disturbed person” who was possibly armed with a...
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has confirmed Americans are permitted to travel through Canada by car if they’re heading to Alaska. Recent social media posts have claimed Americans have been visiting popular tourist destinations including Banff. One post on Facebook claims a server at a restaurant in the resort town...
Two new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Manitoba, increasing the total to 303. Among those patients are 289 who have recovered, leaving seven active cases in the province. The death toll remains at seven. Health officials in Manitoba did not hold a press conference Saturday to discuss...
Quebec announced 158 new cases of COVID-19 and 47 related fatalities, increasing its totals to 53,824 and 5,195, respectively. Of the recent victims, 16 died in the past 24 hours, while the remaining 31 people passed away before June 5, according to a press release by Quebec officials. The...
One new case of COVID-19 has been identified at the Northwood long-term care facility in the Halifax region, after all of its residents and staff had recovered earlier this week On June 10, the province had announced that the facility had no more active cases. Throughout the pandemic, 53 of...