Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Vancouver Island region Wednesday. The new cases were among 521 cases found across the province over the past 24 hours. There are currently 167 active cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region, including 11 people in hospital and three more...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that $4 billion in financial support will be given to municipalities across the province, in partnership with the federal government. Up to $2 billion will be dedicated to support Ontario’s transit systems. “I fought for transit, I fought for municipalities and in a show on...
According to the Dec. 24 and 27 COVID-19 updates from the province, the number of hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients have been under-reported. Some who have remained in hospital after testing negative have been counted as recovered. Dec. 24’s report said, “With Saskatchewan updating definitions of the COVID-19 infectious period to...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday announced a $300-million fund to help the East Coast recover from post-tropical storm Fiona and rebuild to withstand future damage. Speaking to reporters in Dartmouth, N.S., Trudeau said the fund will provide assistance over the next two years to help repair critical infrastructure damaged...
Starbucks' revenue shrank 38% in its most recent quarter but the coffee giant says it’s recovering faster than expected as its stores reopen from coronavirus lockdowns. The Seattle-based company said Tuesday that it expects coronavirus-related losses to ease through the rest of this year. “We believe the worst is behind us,”...
Toronto is reporting nearly 800 new COVID-19 cases as the province’s death toll from the virus topped 4,000 on Wednesday. Provincial health officials logged 2,139 new cases of the novel coronavirus and 43 more deaths on Wednesday, a notable increase compared to the 20 fatalities recorded on Tuesday. The previous single-day...
When fully vaccinated Canadians might be able to safely resume international travel without quarantines, and whether Canada will only reopen its borders to vaccinated foreign nationals remain questions the federal government says it’s not ready to answer. According to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government is still looking “very...
Canadians should cancel any non-essential travel plans they might have, whether it’s abroad or even between provinces, as new restrictions are on the way, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday. “The bad choices of a few will never be allowed to put everyone else in danger,” he said at a...
In a rare occurrence, fishermen from Vancouver snagged a barracuda in Alberni Inlet when they were out on a salmon testing program for the Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO). Tyler Vogrig and his dad were on board their vessel Nita Maria last week when a barracuda was chased into their...
Alberta is cracking down on repeat offenders breaking COVID-19 health rules by better coordinating the responses of multiple government agencies, Justice Minister and Solicitor General Kaycee Madu said Wednesday morning. Madu said that, along with increasing fines for public health violations to $2,000 from $1,000, the government has created new...