As active coronavirus cases drop and vaccination rates rise, three more Quebec regions will relax their COVID-19 restrictions next week.
On Monday, June 21, Mauricie and Center-du-Québec, Bas-Saint-Laurent, and Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean will lower their alert levels to join Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Côte-Nord, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and Nord-du-Québec in the green zone.
Under the new rules, a...
Quebecers who received a first dose of the Moderna or the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines are now able to move up their booster shots.
Health Minister Christian Dubé made the announcement Tuesday, saying those aged 50 and up can now reschedule their appointments on the government’s Clic-Santé website.
Dubé said confirmed shipments...
Ontario health officials are reporting fewer than 300 new cases of COVID-19, which marks the lowest daily total since September.
The province confirmed 296 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Tuesday. The last time Ontario had a daily case total below 300 was on Sept. 17 when officials logged...
Nearly half of Ontario young people aged 12 to 17 have received their first COVID-19 vaccine shot.
The province opened up vaccinations to residents as young as 12 last month.
So far, 45.7 per cent of people in that age group have received their first dose.
The province says plans to offer...
Documents related to the firing of two scientists from the high-security laboratory in Winnipeg, and the transfer of viruses to a research facility in Wuhan are too sensitive to hand over to the special committee on Canada-China relations, Health Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday.
“In this particular case, the information...
Health officials in Nova Scotia say the province is comfortable moving into Phase 2 of its COVID-19 reopening plan on Wednesday, as expected.
"Given our cases are staying low, hospitalizations are decreasing, testing is steady and our vaccine coverage is going up we are comfortable moving into Phase 2 of...
There are 136 people in hospital with the disease, 42 of whom are in intensive care.
On Monday, B.C. health officials announced 277 new cases of COVID-19 and four more deaths over the last three days, hours after they held a press conference to tell British Columbians the province is...
Police say a Vaughan man is facing one charge of assault after trying to spit on the employees of a vaccination clinic.
According to York Regional Police, the suspect, 51-year-old Erez Harosh, also yelled anti-Black racial slurs at one employee when visiting the clinic on June 2.
"Investigators identified the suspect...
Any Albertan 18 and older who has received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine can now enter a province-wide lottery to win $1 million.
Premier Jason Kenney announced further details Monday afternoon about the province’s Open for Summer Lottery, which will hand out three separate $1-million prizes this summer.
“Now your...
Ontario and Quebec have each announced restrictions on non-essential travel between the two provinces will end at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.
The order banning non-essential travel between the two provinces went into effect in April.
Since then, provincial and local police have intermittently staffed checkpoints at interprovincial crossings and have issued tickets...
