Two people are in hospital with serious stab wounds and a man is in custody for attempted murder after an incident in a Nanaimo home Saturday night, RCMP said Sunday. The stabbings occurred around 7:15 p.m. in the victims' home, according to a news release from Nanaimo RCMP. The victims, both...
Quebec health officials announced 137 new cases on Thursday, the most in a single day since June 25. It’s also the first time since July 4 that the province has surpassed 100 daily cases. Of the six COVID-19-related deaths reported on Thursday, two of the victims passed away in the...
British Columbians will be required to have both a federal vaccine passport and BC Vaccine Card if they want to eat at a restaurant and travel by airplane. Premier John Horgan acknowledged the rollout of the federal vaccine passport will lead to “confusion” in British Columbia. He did not explain why...
Quebec is reporting 267 new cases Thursday as the province continues to slowly reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The latest daily tally of new infections is the fourth consecutive day that it is under the 300 mark, a number not seen since last September. There are six more deaths, including one...
Businesses and organizations can begin using the free AB Covid Records Verifier app to quickly and easily confirm their patrons’ vaccination status. The AB Covid Records Verifier app is available for download on Apple and Android devices through the respective app stores. Albertans can get their enhanced vaccine record with...
If you wanted to design a pandemic reopening plan that didn’t do much actual reopening, it would look exactly like the steaming mess Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his skilled team of advisers deposited on long-suffering Ontarians Thursday. Ford’s so called “Roadmap to Reopen” describes an epic journey that doesn’t...
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta’s chief medical officer of health, said there are three schools that have at least two infected individuals, but there is currently no evidence of broader transmission. "While we are calling these outbreaks, this is a very cautious use of the term," said Hinshaw on Thursday. "We...
Toronto police say they are looking for a suspect after an American man died following a stabbing in Toronto’s east end. Police and paramedics were called to an apartment building on Eglinton Avenue East, just west of Midland Avenue, at around 5:10 p.m. on Jan. 13. The victim was identified by...
Total COVID-19 cases in Canada: 106,107 diagnoses, 8,709 deaths and 69,954 recoveries (as of July 7 5:00 p.m. ET) Alberta - 8,389 cases, including 155 deaths (7,532 resolved) British Columbia - 2,978 cases, 183 deaths (2,608 resolved) Manitoba -...
Quebec recorded 1,448 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, a record one-day high. The provincial government attributed 25 new deaths to the virus, bringing the Quebec total to 6,611. “Among these 25 deaths, four have occurred in the last 24 hours, 17 occurred between Nov. 7 and Nov. 12 and four occurred...