The New Zealand city of Hamilton has removed a bronze statue of the British naval officer for whom it is named after a request by the country’s indigenous people. Captain John Fane Charles Hamilton is accused of killing indigenous Maori people in the 1860s, with the removal of the statue...
Eighteen of 49 foreign workers at a farm and food-processing company south of Montreal have tested positive for COVID-19, according to Radio-Canada. Quebec's public health director Dr. Horacio Arruda said Thursday that the situation is under control. The regional health agency was able to quickly respond when the first...
Health officials in New Brunswick have identified two new cases of COVID-19, involving employees of the Campbellton Regional Hospital. One of the individuals is in their 30s and the other in their 40s. New Brunswick health officials didn’t hold a press conference on Thursday to discuss the reason for transmission....
In its latest 24-hour stretch, Ontario health officials completed a record-high 24,341 tests for COVID-19. It’s the closest the province has come to hitting its max capacity of 25,000 tests in a day. Throughout that process, Premier Doug Ford and Health Minister Christine Elliott both tested negative for COVID-19,...
Quebec announced 156 new cases of COVID-19 and 52 related fatalities, increasing its totals to 53,341 and 5,081, respectively. Of the recent victims, 25 died in the past 24 hours, while the remaining 27 people passed away before June 2, according to a press release by Quebec officials. The...
For the first time since late March, Ontario has identified under 300 cases for four consecutive days. On Wednesday, the Ministry of Health reported 251 new patients after completing 19,941 tests for COVID-19. On Sunday, the province announced 415 confirmed cases of COVID-19, but that 223 of them “were impacted by...
Thirty-eight additional agri-food workers have tested positive for the virus in the Windsor-Essex public health region, bringing the total number of infections in the sector to over 200 since the start of the pandemic. Of those cases, about 90 per cent are temporary foreign workers, said the region's medical officer...
There are no active cases at the Northwood long-term care facility in Halifax, which has been home to 53 of the province’s 62 total deaths. The remaining 193 residents and staff members, who survived after contracting the respiratory virus, have now all recovered. With no cases among LTCs in the...
Saskatchewan has reported two new cases of COVID-19, increasing its total to 658. One of the cases was identified in the Saskatoon region and the other in the South region. Of its total cases, there are 624 people who have recovered. Of its 21 active cases, there is one...
Health officials in New Brunswick’s Campbellton region have identified four new cases of COVID-19, all linked to the Manoir de la Vallée long-term care facility in Atholville. Two of the people are in their 50s, while the other cases involve individuals in their 80s. Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer...