Quebec has 90 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest number of new infections since August 25. That brings the total number of people infected to 374,011 since the start of the pandemic. The province's health officials state there were no new deaths; the total since March 2020 is 11,191. Hospitalizations are down by...
Ontario is reporting 270 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, the smallest single-day increase since mid-September. The provincial case total now stands at 542,468. Monday’s case count is the seventh straight day cases are below 400. On Sunday, there were 318 new cases with 355 on Saturday and 345 on Friday. According...
The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) is reporting a fourth day in a row of single-digit COVID-19 cases, with three new infections and no deaths. Over the weekend, the MLHU reported a two-day total of 13 new cases. It has been nearly a week since there was a death in the...
Health officials in Waterloo Region logged 61 new COVID-19 infections Monday, continuing the trend of an alarming spike in cases and hospitalizations in the community. The new batch of cases brings the region's total caseload since the pandemic began to 17,089, with 16,275 considered resolved, 530 considered active and 260...
The homicide unit is investigating after two people were found dead inside a home in Richmond Hill Sunday afternoon, York Regional Police say. Officers were called to a residence on Emmanuel Drive in the area of Bayview and 16th avenues around 5:45 p.m. When they arrived, they located the bodies of...
More Ontarians become eligible for an earlier second dose of COVID-19 vaccine this week. Starting at 8 a.m. Monday morning, any Ontarians who received their first dose of an mRNA vaccine (Pfizer of Moderna) on or before May 9 can book their second shots through the province’s booking system. The province is...
Two people were treated for minor injuries after a duplex caught on fire early Sunday morning in southeast Calgary. The Calgary Fire Department received multiple calls for a blaze in the 200 block of Cranston Drive S.E. around 2 a.m. When crews arrived they found smoke and fire coming from...
Saskatchewan government officials announced on Sunday that all COVID-19 public health measures, including the province-wide masking mandate and limits on events and gatherings, will be removed on July 11. In the province’s roadmap, 70 per cent of residents 12 and older had to be vaccinated with their first dose before...
B.C. premier John Horgan says he’s received a second dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. Horgan shared a photo of himself to social media on Friday afternoon holding a completed vaccination card. In the post on Twitter, he says the best vaccine is the first vaccine offered. The news comes as more...
With fiscal spending booming and households flush with cash, investors are betting that the Bank of Canada's next tightening cycle, expected to begin in 2022, will result in interest rates climbing above the previous peak for the first time in decades. In four major tightening cycles since the early 1990s,...