There are now 290 positive and probable cases of COVID-19 in the province, health authorities reported on Tuesday. Thirty-two cases are considered active, and four individuals are currently in hospital. The case reported today is related to the workplace cluster of cases in Prairie Mountain health region. There are a...
A total of 3,131 people have died in Quebec due to COVID-19, authorities reported on Tuesday. There are also now 39,225 cases of COVID-19 that have been identified in the province. The majority of cases in the province have been in the Montreal area; 19,878 cases have been identified in...
The province announced on Tuesday that it had identified one more case of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases in Nova Scotia to 1,020. While the provincial press release didn’t state it explicitly, the most recent case appears to be linked to the Northwood long-term care home. The facility...
With Quebec schools outside of Montreal resuming on Monday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked at a press conference about his confidence in reopening plans across Canada. “I think we’re all feeling pressure from Canadians to get this right,” Trudeau said, adding that being “cautious and gradual and vigilant” is...
Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, and Minister of Health Patty Hajdu responded to questions on Monday about Canada’s ability to produce a vaccine, once one has been discovered. Dr. Tam said there are about 100 different vaccine candidates being looked at and some are going into...
Health officials in British Columbia responded to concern about people in the province going outside over the past weekend and not maintaining the two metre physical distancing measure. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, said she saw most people following the rules. “I did see lots of people but...
In advance of the beginning of Alberta’s reopening plan, initially set to begin on May 14, the provincial government has launched a new webpage to provide information on health and safety guidelines for businesses to follow. Some of the measures outlined for retail businesses include: Minimize the risk of ‘trying-on’...
Health officials for the province reported on Tuesday that there were 361 more cases of COVID-19 diagnoses in the province, and 56 more deaths. This pushes the total number of cases in Canada to 70,342, and the total number of deaths to 5,049. More than 20 per cent of Ontario’s...
The province announced on Monday that four more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19, brining the total number of cases in the province to 568. The death toll remains at six. All four cases were in the Far North region of the province, in the La Loche area. There are...
There have now been 48 deaths in Nova Scotia related to COVID-19. Authorities in the province reported one more death and one more case of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total number of cases to 1,019. The fatality was a resident of the Northwood long-term care facility. Of the 48 deaths...