Health officials in Waterloo Region logged 11 new COVID-19 cases on Monday as hospitalizations increased slightly. The 11 latest infections bring the region's total caseload since the pandemic began to 18,291, including 17,867 resolved cases, 123 active infections and 282 deaths. Hospitalizations increased by three in the past 24 hours, now...
Homicide detectives are investigating the death of a 46-year-old woman in central Edmonton they deem to be “suspicious.” According to the Edmonton Police Service, officers responded to assist EMS at a multi-unit residence in the area of 104 Street and 106 Avenue on Sunday at approximately 1:10 a.m. When officers arrived,...
Saskatchewan reported 36 new COVID-19 cases along with 114 additional recoveries on Sunday. The new cases are located in the Far North West (13), Far North East (two), North West (two), North Central (two), Saskatoon (nine), Regina (four), South West (one), and South Central (one) zones, Two cases have pending...
The federal government is expecting to receive about 7.1 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, as it adjusts its distribution strategy amid waning vaccination rates and substantial supply. The new deliveries will include about 3.1 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine and four million doses of Moderna. "In the...
Ontario reported 146 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday along with seven additional deaths, as the number of people who have received two doses of an approved vaccine hit seven million. The seven-day rolling average of new cases now stands at 170 down from 184 on Monday. The province reported 114 new...
The Saskatchewan government reported 27 new cases of COVID-19 Tuesday, along 47 recoveries. The 27 new cases are in the Far Northwest (five); Far Northeast (10); Northwest (three); Saskatoon (two); Central East (two); Regina (one); Southwest (one); and Southeast (three) zones. There are 57 COVID-19 patients in hospital; 10 are in...
Ontario is reporting just over 100 new COVID-19 cases today as more than a dozen public health units in the province logged no new infections over the past 24 hours. Officials confirmed 114 new COVID-19 cases today, down from 166 on Sunday and 179 on Saturday. It is the lowest single-day...
There are reports of several injuries after a crane collapsed at a construction site in downtown Kelowna, B.C., on Monday. Kelowna RCMP said the block of Bernard Avenue/St. Paul St/Doyle Ave/ Bertram Street is now closed to the public until further notice. The area has been evacuated. “If you are in...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that Canada has no plans to open its borders to unvaccinated tourists in the foreseeable future because the pandemic isn't over yet. "That's not going to happen for quite a while," Trudeau told a news conference in Coquitlam, B.C. "We're not quite out of...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he strongly condemns the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise at his home. Trudeau says in a Twitter post that he denounces the "appalling assassination," adding that Canada is ready to support the people of Haiti and offer any assistance they need. A group of gunmen...