Health officials in Waterloo Region added 32 more COVID-19 cases Wednesday as the health unit logged its first confirmed cases of the B.1.617 variant first detected in India. The Region of Waterloo Public Health's COVID-19 dashboard shows 15,741 confirmed cases since the pandemic began. Of those, 15,088 are considered resolved. Public...
The Alberta government has unveiled its three-stage "open for summer" plan, a strategy tied directly to vaccination and hospitalization numbers that could see all public-health restrictions lifted by July. The province will enter Stage 1 on June 1 and is expected to be fully open by the beginning of July...
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,...
New Brunswick is expanding its vaccination program to include youth aged 12 to 17. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Dominic Cardy said at a news conference on Wednesday afternoon that the Pfizer vaccine will be available to this age group, with kids younger than 16 will requiring a parent's...
Throughout the province, the long weekend saw nothing but a steady decline in active cases of COVID-19. That decline continued today as active cases fell below 1500 for the first time since March. Also, there were no deaths to report for the second day in a row. The Saskatchewan...
Manitoba is expanding eligibility for second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Manitobans who got their first dose of either Pfizer or Moderna vaccine on or before March 29 can start booking their second shot as of 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, officials say. Johanu Botha, co-lead of Manitoba’s vaccine implementation taskforce, said health...
Two COVID-19 patients from Manitoba were admitted to the North Bay Regional Health Centre over the weekend. Kim McElroy, hospital spokeswoman, said the health centre is continuing to assess its bed situation on a daily basis. The North Bay Regional Health Centre has taken several COVID-19 patients from overwhelmed southern Ontario...
Quebec is reporting 308 new cases and four additional deaths Wednesday as the COVID-19 health crisis continues across the country. The latest case count is the lowest daily tally of new infections since last September in the province. It also marks the fourth consecutive day it is under the 500...
Alberta is the most miserable province in Canada when it comes to its handling of the pandemic. The Provincial COVID Misery Index, by the MacDonald-Laurier Institute, showed Alberta was the most miserable overall when looking at three misery factors: disease, response, and economics. Looking at those factors individually, Alberta ranked the...
Ottawa Public Health says 63 more people in Ottawa have tested positive for COVID-19 and three more people have died. The new figures bring the city's pandemic totals to 26,754 laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 561 resident deaths since March 2020. OPH reported the deaths of two men and one...