British Columbia’s provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry provided a COVID-19 update for a four-day stretch, which includes a record-high increase for one of those 24-hour periods. Between Friday and Saturday, there were a record-high 170 new cases that were identified among people in B.C. Between Saturday and Sunday, there...
Ontario reported 164 newly confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, as well as 80 older cases from 2020 that were included today as part of a data review by Toronto Public Health. Today's count is down from last Tuesday when the province saw 209 further cases, suggesting that the pandemic...
Canadians will be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine for free when one is developed, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in the House of Commons Wednesday (Oct. 7) The prime minister was answering a question from NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, who was asking for a commitment that the vaccine would...
The Ontario government is extending all emergency orders currently in force until July 10. The current order was in place until June 30. The Province says the extension of the emergency orders will allow key measures needed in the fight against COVID-19 to continue, including allowing frontline healthcare providers and public...
The Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit says there is 1 new COVID-19 case locally as of today (Mar 3), which is in Kawartha Lakes. And there are 958 new cases reported in Ontario today and 17 more deaths from the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 249 cases...
Quebecers won’t be lining up to bargain hunt on Boxing Day, as most stores are shuttered during a coronavirus lockdown that will last at least until Jan. 11. Rather, the traditional post-Christmas sales day will take place mainly online. Grocery stores, pharmacies, garages and pet stores will remain open, as will...
Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph reports that 13 new COVID cases were confirmed in Guelph on Monday, which includes data collected over the weekend. There was one new case reported in Wellington County. Public Health does not identify the location of its cases for privacy reasons. It does list outbreaks at hospitals, retirement and long-term...
Manitoba reported 245 new probable cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus) on Monday, bringing the provincial total to 19,376. 13 additional deaths were also announced: • A man in his 40s from the Winnipeg health region • A man in his 70s from the Winnipeg health region, linked to the outbreak at the Charleswood...
A 35-year-old man is dead after a two-vehicle collision on Highway 427 in Etobicoke Thursday afternoon. Emergency crews were called to the northbound collector lanes of the highway near Burnhamthorpe Road just after 5 p.m. Ontario Provincial Police initially reported the crash as a single-vehicle vehicle rollover involving a cube truck. Despite...
Winnipeg police have arrested two people in connection to an assault of a ridesharing driver last week. The incident happened Wednesday outside a restaurant in the 600 block of St. James Street. The Major Crimes Unit continued with their investigation and identified a man and woman as suspects in the case. Police...