Saskatchewan’s active COVID-19 cases have decreased and now sit at 1,965. This is the lowest number reported since April 1, when there were 1,949 active cases in the province. In the daily update, the death toll rose by two. There have now been 519 COVID-19-related deaths in Saskatchewan since the...
Ontario is reporting 2,584 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday as well as 24 deaths. That's up from 2,362 new cases reported on Friday and 26 deaths. The new case count includes 689 cases in Toronto, 584 in Peel Region, 252 in York Region, 157 in Durham, and 115 in Hamilton....
Ontario will no longer offer first doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to an increase in reports of rare blood clots. The announcement was made by Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams on Tuesday afternoon. “This decision was made out of an abundance of caution,” Williams said. The...
COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at two Saskatoon schools. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority(SHA) informed Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) of two new COVID-19 cases, according to a news release from the division. The cases were identified in an individual at St. Nicholas Catholic School and St. Mary’s Wellness and...
Alberta’s record surge of COVID-19 infections reached new heights Saturday, as the province reported 2,433 new cases. It’s by far the most cases logged in Alberta in a single day, a significant step up from the 2,048 and 2,007 infections reported Thursday and Friday, respectively. The cases came from 20,457 tests,...
Eight people were taken to hospital after a serious collision involving pedestrians in London, Ont., Tuesday evening, officials say. London police said they were called at around 6:45 p.m. to the crash on Riverside Drive. “We received a call in relation to multiple pedestrians struck just west of Wonderland Road on...
Two more Manitoba school divisions are moving to online learning this week. The Garden Valley and Red River Valley School Divisions will move to remote learning, effective Tuesday and continuing until May 30. The addition of those divisions means 373 schools in the province have now moved to remote learning, out...
Public health restrictions loosened in three Ontario regions with low rates of COVID-19 on Wednesday, with local officials warning that visitors from other areas weren't welcome at reopened businesses. The provincial government is gradually rolling back a stay-at-home order as regions move to a colour-coded pandemic restrictions system in the...
A man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after being stabbed multiple times in North York. Police were called to the area of Sheppard Avenue and Highway 400 shortly before 8 p.m. Officers responded to an address on Leila Jackson Terrace and located an adult male victim. Toronto Paramedic Services...
A taxi driver is dead after being shot in Scarborough Sunday night. The shooting occurred near Pharmacy Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East just before 9 p.m. Police say they received calls about a taxi that crashed into a fence. When officers arrived at the scene, they located the driver injured and...