About 30 UVic students in varsity programs and in the Gustavson School of Business have tested positive for COVID-19 following two off-campus social events held last weekend. Island Health has considered these cases a cluster but not an outbreak. Dr. Richard Stanwick, the chief medical officer for the Vancouver...
Toronto police are searching for the driver of an SUV who left the scene after fatally striking a man in Scarborough Sunday evening. The collision happened in the area of Sheppard Avenue East and Allanford Road, east of Birchmount Road, around 7:30 p.m. Traffic Services Det. Zeeshan Dhukai said a vehicle...
The first significant snowfall of the season cancelled classes and services across Nova Scotia Thursday. All public schools are closed for the day, as well as schools in the Clare and Argyle region of Conseil Scolaire Acadien Provincial. Cape Breton University, Universite de Sainte-Anne, NSCAD and all NSCC campuses have...
A 16-year-old pedestrian who was struck in a marked crosswalk in Saanich Monday night has died from his injuries. At approximately 9:45 p.m. on December 6th, the pedestrian was rushed to the Victoria General Hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries after being struck by an oncoming car. Family identified the teen as...
An additional five schools in Toronto are experiencing an outbreak of COVID-19, Toronto Public Health officials say. In a message posted to social media, officials said that two or more infections have been found at Lanor Junior Middle School, Rosethorn Junior School, Seneca Hill Private School, St. Demetrius Catholic School...
BC health officials announced 379 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the province to 221,235. In a written statement, Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health Minister Adrian Dix said that there are 2,874 active cases of COVID-19 in the province. Of...
New Brunswick nurses have voted 92 per cent in favour of a strike to back demands for a new contract. The 9,000 registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse practitioners have been without a contract since the end of 2018. The members of the New Brunswick Nurses Union conducted the strike...
Brockville police say a youth has died after being hit by a train early Sunday morning. Police said they were called to the CN Rail tracks at Perth Street at around 1:15 a.m. after a freight train struck a pedestrian. The identity of the victim has not been released. "On behalf of...
Two people are in life-threatening condition after being shot while in a car in Brampton. Peel Regional Police said a man and a woman were transported to a trauma center after being shot in the Central Park Dr. -Graham Cres. area around 5 p.m. Sunday. A light-coloured vehicle was seen fleeing...
Two people are dead following a plane crash in western Labrador Saturday morning. In a news release issue Sunday night, Dec. 5, Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said it received a report the previous morning of a plane crashing in the Juniper Lake area. The two occupants of the plane were located...