On Saturday, Quebec health officials announced that they identified 419 new cases of COVID-19, marking the smallest daily increase the province has recorded since March 28. The update increased its total case count to 50,641, which now includes 4,439 fatalities, after officials announced 76 more victims on Saturday. Canada’s...
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry announced on Saturday that an outbreak at Haro Park long-term care home has been declared over. Haro Park was among the earliest COVID-19 outbreaks in a facility of its kind in British Columbia, with restrictions imposed March 18. According to Global News, the...
When Travis Paulson drove from his home in northern Minnesota to the Canadian border last month, he thought he'd have little trouble crossing over to buy his insulin. Paulson, a Type 1 diabetic, has made the trip many times for himself and others as the price of the lifesaving drug...
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 Newfoundland and Labrador announced on May 29 that "bubbles" that had been limited to two households could invite six...
A Toronto shelter for people experiencing homelessness has closed for two weeks after COVID-19 killed two men who were staying there and infected 18 others. Executive director Bob Duff says St. Simon's shelter, located near Bloor and Sherbourne streets, shut down last week after the results came in from...
British Columbians continue to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus in the province. In the past seven days, there have been 56 new cases, the lowest number of any week since a public health emergency was declared on March 18. The province is in its second phase of its...
Forty-one staff and students have tested positive for COVID-19 in Quebec since it opened its elementary schools on May 11, the province’s education department confirmed to The Canadian Press on Friday. A survey, conducted on May 25, revealed that 19 students and 22 staff members have been diagnosed with COVID-19....
Nova Scotia did not identify a new case of COVID-19 in its latest 24-hour stretch, which marks a first since March 15. Of its 1,055 total cases of COVID-19, 978 people have recovered (an increase of one since Thursday’s update). The death toll remains at 59. Of the 18...
Two of New Brunswick's six cases in Campbellton — believed to be linked to a doctor who defied social-distancing rules — are now in intensive care. Stephanie Anglehart-Paulin, Campbellton’s mayor, said it’s worrisome considering the region only has four ICU beds for its population of about 20,000. She, along...
For the second straight day, Ontario has surpassed its testing goal of 16,000, this time by recording its second highest output throughout the pandemic. Among 18,525 completed tests, the Ministry of Health was able to identify 344 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, setting a positive test rate of 1.9...