B.C. health officials have identified 12 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, increasing its total to 2,680. Of those cases only 185 are active, since 2,328 people have recovered from the respiratory virus. Among those currently infected patients, 12 are in hospital, which includes four in...
Alberta has identified 47 new cases of COVID-19 in its latest 24-hour stretch, increasing its total to 7,276. Of the new patients, 22 were identified in the Edmonton zone and 23 in the Calgary zone. No new fatalities were reported, as the death toll remains at 151. Dr. Deena...
A 56-year-old man from Calgary has died in a paragliding crash in Kananaskis. Cochrane RCMP said they received a call that a paraglider was missing near Elbow Falls early Tuesday. Cpl. Troy Savinkoff, said it came from concerned friends of the man who hadn’t heard from him since Monday. “The vehicle that...
On Tuesday, the death toll from COVID-19 in Quebec rose to 5,029. There are also 138 new cases reported in the province, bringing the total number of cases to 53,047. The number of hospitalizations in the province has decreased. There are currently 961 people in hospital, 15 fewer than 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...
Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador The province entered "Alert Level 3" on June 8 in its five stage reopening plan. It means groups of...
Three committees of regular MLAs issued their recommendations to the N.W.T. government Tuesday after wrapping up a review of their response to COVID-19 — and mostly, they recommend to stay the course. The Standing Committee on Social Development recommended large subsidies for child care providers, public housing tenants, residents on...
There are now a total of 2,464 deaths related to COVID-19 in Ontario. The province also reported 230 new cases, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 31,090. The total number of cases that are residents in long-term care facilities is 5,274, or 17 per cent of...
A person between 20 and 29 in the Moncton region is the latest individual to test positive for COVID-19 in the province. The case is related to travel, and not to any of the outbreaks in New Brunswick at this time. The total number of cases in New Brunswick is...
A woman in her 70s is the latest person who has died for reasons related to COVID-19. She had underlying health conditions, and was not a resident of a long-term care home. She lived in the Central region. The death toll due to COVID-19 in Nova Scotia is now...