Canada

Three more people have died after contracting COVID-19, Saskatchewan health officials reported in their daily coronavirus update Sunday afternoon, as 222 new cases were added to the province’s growing total. Two of the deaths were in Saskatoon and one was in Regina, according to the update, which notes the individuals...

Thirty-five more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in Manitoba as of Sunday, bringing the total number of active cases in the province to 182 — the highest since the beginning of the pandemic. The previous peak in active cases was in early April, when there were at one...

For the second day in a row, British Columbia has announced a record-breaking number of new COVID-19 cases. At a Thursday briefing, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry reported 274 new cases — shattering the previous record, announced Wednesday, of 203. B.C. is now facing 1,920 active cases, nearing the previous...

The Toronto Police Service’s (TPS) dedicated COVID-19 enforcement teams laid over 200 charges against people breaking the Stay-at-Home order in their first week of operation. Since their launch on April 22, the 16 enforcement teams have laid 230 charges under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA). TPS said officers...

Four people were taken to hospital with stab wounds after a knife fight downtown early Saturday morning. Police were called to the southwest corner of Dundas and Sherbourne streets at around 2 a.m. for reports of a stabbing. They say that all four individuals who were injured appear to have been...

Two men are now facing criminal charges and the city has completely seized a building following a raucous three day-long dispute between police and city officials and a restauranteur who brazenly declared that he would open up to serve customers despite lockdown orders in effect to contain a deadly...

A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of a group of Hassidic Jews who had challenged the province's COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings. The ruling delivered today by Justice Chantal Masse says up to 10 people are allowed to gather in each room of a synagogue to pray...

A woman is dead after she was struck by the driver of a transport truck in North York, police said. Investigators were called to the area of Finch Avenue West near Highway 400 just after 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Police said that a 64-year-old woman was struck by the driver, a...

Some Ontarians who live in one of seven regions where the delta variant of concern is spreading will be able to book a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine earlier than scheduled, the province said Thursday. As of Monday, those who got a first shot of an mRNA vaccine on or...

The Ontario government will allow those who received an initial dose of Oxford-AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine to get a follow-up shot four weeks sooner than planned, bowing to mounting pressure from residents and experts alike. Ontarians who received a shot of AstraZeneca will now be able to get their second dose...