Ontario reported 2,964 new COVID-19 cases and 25 additional deaths on Sunday. The provincial health ministry said Sunday's figure includes 786 cases in Toronto, 346 in Peel Region, 187 in Windsor-Essex, 308 in York Region, 172 in Hamilton and 197 in Durham Region. There are currently 23,611 active infections of...
The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China's Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use. It is the second Chinese vaccine to receive the green light from the WHO, after Sinopharm. It opens the door for the jab to be used in the Covax programme, which aims to ensure fair access to...
As Quebecers start 2021, many are scratching their heads or voicing frustrations about what they're allowed to shop for until Jan. 11 when the province's "circuit breaker" lockdown is set to end. Frustrated voices are growing about the arbitrariness of what is deemed essential or not. While shops deemed non-essential have...
There are now 74 cases of coronavirus in Alberta after the province announced another 18 Monday. COVID-19 has now reached every health zone in Alberta with two of the new cases confirmed in the north and south zones. There are also 52 cases in the Calgary zone, 18 cases in...
Everyone flying into Canada is now required to provide proof of a recent negative test result for COVID-19 as of 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday. This new stipulation, which was announced last week, brings Canada in line with dozens of other countries, including France, Portugal, Brazil and Russia. Some airlines have...
Ontario is reporting more than 3,300 new COVID-19 cases as the number of patients in intensive care hits 900 for the first time in the pandemic. Health officials reported 3,369 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, which is down from the 3,887 new cases on Friday. With 46,803 tests completed in the...
Manitoba reported 491 new COVID-19 cases and no additional deaths from the virus Friday, as modelling numbers show daily case counts and ICU numbers likely to rise in the coming weeks. Dr. Jazz Atwal, the deputy chief public health officer, says the current spike in case numbers and hospitalization rates...
A four-step plan in British Columbia to ease out of the COVID-19 pandemic could mean people can attend live concerts, watch sports in person and choose whether to wear a mask by Sept. 7. The launch of the restart program Tuesday began with the relaxing of some restrictions on gatherings,...
British Columbia is reporting 180 new cases of COVID-19 for the entire province with one additional death in that span. Of the 180 new cases, 13 are linked to the Island Health region. This marks the fourth straight day that new cases have reached double digits within Island Health after...
Ontario COVID-19 daily cases were recorded at 3,480 cases Wednesday as the province announced new measures to allow hospitals to transfer patients to long-term care and retirement homes without their consent but only if their condition allows. The number marks the fourth day in which case numbers are below 4,000...