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,...
The Ford government has announced a three-stage reopening plan tied to vaccination rates that could allow patio dining to resume and non-essential retail stores to reopen for in-person shopping as early as mid-June. Under the plan announced on Thursday afternoon the Ontario government will begin permitting outdoor gatherings of up...
After more than a month under a stay-at-home order, Ontario is turning a corner in the COVID-19 pandemic, but the province’s science advisory table says public health measures are still needed to ensure a “good summer.” The table released the findings during a news conference Thursday, in which they said...
Canada is expected to move ahead of the United States today in at least one of the markers in the race to herd immunity against COVID-19. By the end of the day nearly 49 per cent of all Canadians should have their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, pushing slightly...
Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in the Vancouver Island region Wednesday. The new cases were among 521 cases found across the province over the past 24 hours. There are currently 167 active cases of COVID-19 in the Vancouver Island region, including 11 people in hospital and three more...
Three fully vaccinated residents of an Ottawa long-term care home have died of COVID-19 in recent weeks, the company that operates the long-term care home has confirmed. “We are saddened to confirm that three residents at Extendicare Medex recently passed away,” said Extendicare spokesperson Laura Gallant. The three residents of the...