A total of 366,899 infections have now been confirmed in the province since the first one was reported in February of 2020. Quebec also announced that seven more fatalities had been attributed to the virus, bringing the province’s death toll to 11,081. The number of hospitalizations due to the virus now...
Ontario logged 1,794 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday, down from 1,890 cases on Friday. The province also reported 20 additional deaths. As of 8 p.m. on Friday, 7,925,277 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered, according to Health Minister Christine Elliott. The seven-day average for cases now stands at 1,951,...
Homicide investigators have been called to Surrey after human remains were found in a ditch. Mounties said they were called to the area of 48th Avenue west of 168th Street Friday morning. They were called to assist firefighters in the area, who'd arrived at around 4:20 a.m. after a report of...
Canada’s COVID−19 vaccine rollout continues to soar while daily cases decline, but as Canadians head into the Victoria Day long weekend, the country’s deputy chief medical officer is urging caution. We can’t risk a "post−holiday spike" that could threaten the progress we’ve made, Dr. Howard Njoo said Friday as Canada...
On Thursday, May 20, provincial health officials released Ontario's latest COVID-19 modelling, which says that delaying reopening until mid-June could will set the province up for just 500 cases a day by July. The data compared two scenarios — a June 2 and June 16 reopening date — based on...
The Saskatchewan government has lowered the COVID-19 vaccination age to include people age 12 and older as of 8 a.m. Thursday morning. This applies to all Saskatchewan residents including those who live in the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District, where age eligibility was previously 18 and older. Those eligible can visit a...
New Brunswick is reporting the death of a person in their 50s who passed away due to blood clot complications after getting the AstraZenca vaccine. According to the province, the person received the AstraZeneca vaccine in mid-April, and developed symptoms 17 days later. They went to an emergency room for...
The Manitoba government will be opening appointments for the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to eligible Indigenous residents starting on May 24. Dr. Marcia Anderson, public health lead for the First Nations Pandemic Response Coordination Team, and Dr. Joss Reimer, medical lead for Manitoba’s Vaccine Implementation Task Force, made...
Manitoba reported its second highest ever daily COVID-19 count Friday and health officials say another three Manitobans with the virus have died. Friday’s 594 new infections come just a day after Manitoba reported a record-setting 603 new cases. Health officials also say another two ICU patients with COVID-19 have been transferred...
Ontario is reporting fewer than 1,900 cases and 27 additional deaths on Friday, as virus-related hospitalizations continue to decline. Provincial health officials logged 1,890 new coronavirus cases, a notable drop from 2,400 reported on Thursday. The province’s seven-day rolling average of new infections now stands at 2,064, compared to 2,616 a...