New public health orders introducing vaccine requirements for a number of events and activities in Manitoba will go into effect this Friday, as the province adds gathering limits outdoors. On Thursday, Dr. Brent Roussin, the chief provincial public health officer, introduced the new set of health orders that will take...
Manitoba health officials reported three new deaths related to COVID-19 on Thursday, along with 36 new COVID-19 cases. The deaths included a man in his 70s from the Winnipeg Health Region linked to the Delta variant and a man in his 80s linked to an unspecified variant of concern, while...
Alberta reported 1,315 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, a nearly four-month high, as hospitalizations continue to spike. The last time the province saw new case numbers above 1,300 was on May 13, when 1,468 cases were reported. As of Sept. 2 there were 54 active cases reported in the County...
Quebec Premier François Legault is insisting employers have the right to oblige their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 upon returning to the workplace. "I want to be clear," he said. "Employers have the right to require that their employees are vaccinated." He points out public health officials are still recommending...
Quebec's vaccine passport system was launched on Wednesday, and while Montreal business owners said the day generally went well, they lamented the thought of turning potential clients away and increasing their employees' workloads. Hamid Kiani, the owner of bakery and café Vasconia Boulangerie in Le Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, said he had...
In Quebec, health officials reported 699 new cases and one additional death related to the COVID-19 health crisis Thursday. The latest daily tally marked the second consecutive day that new infections topped 600 in the province. There were 690 new cases reported on Wednesday. When it comes to active cases,...
Ontario is reporting 865 new COVID-19 cases Thursday and 14 deaths related to the virus. The Ministry of Health says four of the deaths happened in the last seven days and the remaining 10 occurred more than a week ago. The data is based on more than 27,293 tests completed on...
Doctors must be judicious about handing out medical exemptions to COVID-19 vaccines, the head of Ontario's medical regulator said, urging physicians to do their part to slow the pandemic's fourth wave. The message from the CEO of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario comes after the province announced...
Ontario’s vaccine passport system will come into effect for certain businesses Sept. 22. Premier Doug Ford made the announcement Wednesday afternoon, with the certificate system requiring people be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status to access a number of indoor public settings considered by the province to...
The Conservatives continue to run just ahead of the Liberals in ballot support, and have also all but erased the previous Liberal lead in projected seats, according to nightly tracking conducted by Nanos Research for CTV News and the Globe and Mail. With just three weeks to go until the...