Clinics across Ontario doled out a record number of COVID-19 vaccine doses yesterday as the province uses newly flush supply to accelerate its vaccine rollout. Ontario reported Wednesday that it administered more than 200,000 vaccine doses for the first time on Tuesday, getting 202,984 jabs into arms. That’s roughly 18,000 more...
The Region of Peel is reporting 82 new COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday (June 16). Of Wednesday's new cases, 41 are in Mississauga, 38 are in Brampton, and just three are in Caledon. This brings the total for the Region to 110,910 cases. Of these, 109,648 have recovered, while 466 are...
The highly-contagious Delta COVID-19 variant is likely to become dominant in Alberta, says one of the province’s top doctors. Cases of this variant, which originated in India, are currently low in the province at 357 although they’re around twice as high now as they were a week ago. But Dr....
Green Leader Annamie Paul is facing a no-confidence motion that could ultimately oust her from her perch atop the party. The leader of the Greens’ Quebec wing, Alex Tyrrell, says the federal party’s governing body is poised to kick off a process tonight that aims to dethrone Paul less than...
Three of the four Atlantic provinces will begin allowing travellers from within the region as of June 23. On Tuesday, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador all announced some form of reopening for Atlantic Canadian travel as of June 23. Meanwhile, New Brunswick announced a partial reopening to...
New Brunswick will be moving into phase one of the province's 'Path to Green' reopening plan, after the province hit its 75 per cent vaccination target on Tuesday. "We can now take the first steps towards reopening our province and removing some of the public health restrictions that have been...
COVID-19 cases have been confirmed at two Saskatoon schools. On Monday, the Saskatchewan Health Authority(SHA) informed Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) of two new COVID-19 cases, according to a news release from the division. The cases were identified in an individual at St. Nicholas Catholic School and St. Mary’s Wellness and...
The deaths of two more Manitobans with COVID-19 have been linked to variants of concern, and 116 more people have been infected with the virus. The latest victims include a woman in her 90s linked to an unspecified variant and an outbreak at Carman Memorial Hospital, and a man in...
On Monday, June 14, Jason Kenney shared information about Alberta's COVID-19 vaccination lottery program which is aimed at increasing vaccine uptake in the province. The premier said Alberta needs to have 70% of the eligible population vaccinated with at least one dose "no later than this coming Thursday, June 17." The...
Quebec is reporting 105 new infections and six more deaths related to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis Tuesday. The most recent daily tally of new cases marks the 10th day that it is under the 200 mark as the situation improves. Health officials say another 91,732 shots of the novel coronavirus...