Health officials in Manitoba have identified 38 new COVID-19 patients, which marks the third largest spike the province has recorded throughout the pandemic. On two different occasions Manitoba has recorded 40 new cases, with the most recent time being Aug. 14. Of the 38 newly identified patients, one involves an individual...
Fifty people with COVID-19 have now died in British Columbia, after health officials reported two new fatalities on Thursday. One death was reported in both the Vancouver Coastal Health and Fraser Health regions. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced 34 new patients, increasing their case count to 1,370. Of...
Health officials in Quebec have announced 92 new cases of COVID-19 and nine fatalities related to the virus, increasing the province’s totals to 54,766 and 5,417, respectively. The 92 cases matches the same increase the province recorded June 16, according to Quebec’s health department. It’s the second time...
Officials in Wasaga Beach are working hard to maintain physical distancing on the town’s namesake beaches, after hoards descended onto them over Canada Day. The large crowds, most of whom were not wearing masks or staying two metres apart, made national headlines and were the hot topic on social media,...
Environment Canada says Isaias has been downgraded from a tropical storm, but tens of thousands of people across southern Quebec are still in the dark due to power outages it caused. The agency says maximum sustained winds now sit at about 56 kilometres per hour, down from 74 klicks early...
The Ministry of Health reported 412 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario, after performing 11,028 tests in its latest 24-hour stretch. It now marks the sixth straight day that the province has failed to meet its goal of 16,000 tests a day, or its max capacity of 21,000. It’s...
Evidence suggests Martin Carpentier broke into a camping trailer in the same area where his daughters were found dead. The Sûreté du Québec believes Martin Carpentier, the 44-year-old man who vanished after the deaths of his two daughters, may still be alive and is stealing supplies in order to survive...
A third case of COVID-19 has been identified in Newfoundland and Labrador this week. The news comes after the last of the region’s previous cases were marked resolved on July 17. Throughout the pandemic, the province has recorded 265 cases. Three of them now remain active. The latest patient, a female...
There are now 114 people in British Columbia who have passed away after contracting COVID-19, after health officials recorded two more fatalities in the past 24 hours. One of the victims was in the Vancouver Coastal Health region, the other in Fraser Health. Twenty-six new cases were also announced, for a...
Alberta has identified 47 new cases of COVID-19 in its latest 24-hour stretch, increasing its total to 7,276. Of the new patients, 22 were identified in the Edmonton zone and 23 in the Calgary zone. No new fatalities were reported, as the death toll remains at 151. Dr. Deena...