If you wanted to design a pandemic reopening plan that didn’t do much actual reopening, it would look exactly like the steaming mess Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his skilled team of advisers deposited on long-suffering Ontarians Thursday. Ford’s so called “Roadmap to Reopen” describes an epic journey that doesn’t...
The Ontario government will be reopening outdoor recreation facilities this weekend and has announced its new provincial reopening plan, which includes a "gradual three-step road map." Earlier this week, a spokesperson for the premier's office confirmed the province would be getting rid of the former colour-coded framework in favour of...
Public Health confirmed seven new cases of COVID-19 today. The cases are split across four health zones. Two cases were linked to the Moncton, Fredericton, and Bathurst regions, while the other was in the Miramichi area. Six recoveries were announced, and the active case count rose to 117. The number of New...
Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, will provide an update today on efforts to further clamp down on the province's third wave of COVID-19. Hinshaw is expected to speak at 3:30 p.m. MT. Watch it live here. On Wednesday, the province announced a return to in-classroom instruction for...
Alberta Health Services says it is monitoring COVID-19 vaccination no-shows following claims on social media that some people are booking several times to try to stop others from getting a shot. The agency says in a tweet that it shared the information with police and is making sure participating pharmacies...
Manitoba’s premier says tighter COVID-19 restrictions will be announced going in to the May long weekend. At a Thursday morning press conference Brian Pallister said Manitoba’s chief public health officer will be announcing the new restrictions later in the day. “Case counts spiked after Thanksgiving, case counts spiked after Easter and...
Manitoba reported a single-day record of 603 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths linked to the illness on Thursday. A woman in her 40s from Winnipeg and a man in his 70s from the Southern Health region died due infections from the B117 coronavirus variant originally detected in the...
Quebec is reporting 662 new COVID-19 cases and eight more deaths Thursday as the health crisis continues. Authorities say one death attributable to the novel coronavirus took place in the past 24 hours, while six occurred between May 13 and 18. One fatality linked to the health crisis happened earlier...
Quebec is officially opening appointments to children aged 12 to 17 as the COVID-19 immunization rollout ramps up and restrictions are set to ease across the province. Health Minister Christian Dubé outlined during a news conference Thursday how and when shots will be administered, calling the initiative “good news” in...
Ontario is reporting another 2,400 COVID-19 cases and 27 more deaths, according to its latest report released Thursday morning. The seven-day average is at 2,131 cases daily, or 102 weekly per 100,000. Ontario’s seven-day average for deaths is at 21.0 daily. The province says 45,406 tests were completed the previous day,...