Ontario is reporting 530 new COVID-19 infections and seven more deaths today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 102 of the new cases are in Toronto, 97 are in Waterloo, 81 are in Peel Region, and 68 are in the Porcupine health unit. Hamilton and Ottawa also recorded 24 new cases each. She...
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...
Alberta is offering $3 million in cash to encourage more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Premier Jason Kenney announced Saturday the launch of the "Open for Summer" vaccine lottery. Three $1-million prizes will be available for Albertans aged 18 and over who have had at least one dose. Kenney...
Const. Shelby Patton of the Indian Head RCMP detachment was killed while on-duty on Saturday morning, according to Saskatchewan RCMP. Speaking at a press conference, Rhonda Blackmore, the assistant commissioner of the Saskatchewan RCMP, confirmed Patton was killed during a traffic stop. Blackmore said Patton initiated the stop with a stolen...
Representatives have returned to Ontario's legislature for an emergency weekend debate on election finance law with implications for free speech that experts warn may backfire on Premier Doug Ford's government. Debate was scheduled to start overnight into Saturday morning and continue over the next several days on the bill tabled...
British Columbia is reporting 180 new cases of COVID-19 for the entire province with one additional death in that span. Of the 180 new cases, 13 are linked to the Island Health region. This marks the fourth straight day that new cases have reached double digits within Island Health after...
There are 106 new cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan, bringing the provincial total to 47,875 cases. Notable case numbers come from Saskatoon with 29, the North West with 19, the North Central with 17, and Regina with 10. Five cases tested out of province were added: Far North East, 4;...
New Brunswick is reporting one new COVID-19 related death Saturday, as it inches towards its vaccine target. Public health says 74.2 per cent of residents aged 12 and older have now received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Another 5,871 people need to receive their first dose to reach the...
Alberta has identified 170 new COVID-19 cases following nearly 6,700 tests. It’s a positive numbers report to cap off a week that was filled with positive announcements on the COVID-19 front in the province. Alberta’s positivity rate hovered around 2.8 per cent over the last day. Hospitalizations also saw a drop, with...
Manitoba announced five new deaths due to COVID-19 on Saturday with all but one linked to a variant of concern. As well, the province reported 294 new cases, the highest single-day tally since last Friday when there were 329 new cases. The deaths of a man in his 60s from...