As COVID-19 continues to affect more Canadians, many parents are not just worried about themselves — but also their children. In Ontario, there are 17 new COVID-19 cases, including a baby boy. Health officials said the baby is under the age of one and is listed as having contracted the...
There are now 17 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Quebec, according to the province's health ministry. Officials note each of the new cases are people who recently returned from trips outside of Canada. In addition, there are over 250 cases under investigation and 798 people have so far tested negative for...
One hundred and fifty-eight people in Canada have tested positive for COVID-19 or are presumed to be positive, and one death has been recorded. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, wife to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. In a statement Thursday night, Trudeau’s office said: “Following medical recommendations,...
Canada has now surpassed 100 cases of the novel coronavirus disease, COVID-19, according to tallies from the provinces. Ontario has had a total of 42 cases. British Columbia has 46, Quebec has eight and Alberta has reported 19 cases. One other person, a former passenger of the Grand Princess cruise...
Here’s the latest news Tuesday from across Canada and around the world on the novel coronavirus: 10:30 p.m.: The first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Sudbury by the city’s medical officer of health. Dr. Penny Sutcliffe said a man in his 50s presented himself to the emergency department at...
The heads of Canada's prison service, as well as its parole board, were forced to answer to members of parliament in Ottawa Tuesday about the death of 22-year-old Marylène Levesque. The case has raised numerous questions about the parole board's decision to release convicted killer Eustachio Gallese on day parole,...
After health officials in BC identified six new cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) over the weekend, including two residents of a long-term care facility on Vancouver’s North Shore, BC Provincial Health Officer Bonnie Henry said on Monday morning that one of those residents has now passed away as a result...
In a Sunday morning news conference, Alberta chief medical health officer Dr. Deena Hinshaw confirmed the latest presumptive case involves a man in his 60s from the Edmonton zone who was onboard a Grand Princess cruise ship and returned to the province Feb. 21. The second latest presumptive is a...
Two people are dead and two others are injured after a shooting at a bar in Hamilton early Sunday morning. Hamilton police were called to the Sam's Hotel and Tavern on Barton Street East near Birch Avenue at around 5 a.m. Paramedics initially took all four victims to a hospital. However,...
Bell, Telus, and Rogers have been told by the federal government to lower mobile data rates by 25 per cent in the next two years. If they don’t, the government will step in to see that it’s done. The government expects Bell, Telus, and Rogers to reduce the cost of 2...