COVID-19 Coronavirus

Military called in to help N.W.T. as territory sees surge of COVID-19 cases

Public Safety Canada says it has approved a request for help from the Northwest Territories as the territory deals with a surge in COVID-19 cases. The territory says there are 198 active cases, with t...

Aug 21, 2021

Though young and healthy, unvaccinated father dies of COVID

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Healthy and in their 30s, Christina and Josh Tidmore figured they were low-risk for COVID-19. With conflicting viewpoints about whether to get vaccinated against the virus fill...

Aug 21, 2021

No mask or vaccination mandates for schools as health ministry updates COVID-19 plan

The provincial health ministry has released a statement with some updated guidelines for school divisions on future vaccination plans, contact tracing and self-isolating measures.For the last several ...

Aug 20, 2021

B.C. may not move to Step 4 by Sept. 7 as COVID-19 case counts increase: top doctor

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's top doctor says the province may not advance as expected to the next step in its COVID-19 restart plan as case counts surge in the Interior Health region. As provincial ...

Aug 20, 2021

Over 200 new cases reported today in province, no new deaths

For the first time since May 14, the province is reporting over 200 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. The 244 new cases brings the total to 52,065 reported cases in the province; 1,381 ...

Aug 20, 2021

Yukon sets out its path from pandemic to endemic for COVID-19 infections

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has set out its framework for moving from the pandemic to an endemic approach, treating COVID-19 much like the flu. Premier Sandy Silver says the territory is schedul...

Aug 20, 2021

Province reports 190 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday

COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Saskatchewan. The province reported 190 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, which is the most one-day total of cases reported since May 15 (199). Just 22 cases were rep...

Aug 19, 2021

COVID-19: Quebec minister slams anti-vaccine passport protesters wearing yellow star

MONTREAL - Quebec's minister for the fight against racism is denouncing protesters who he said wore yellow stars at a protest earlier this week against the government's vaccine passport system. People...

Aug 19, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase, the provinces and territories have been releasing their reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational facilities. Most of the plans are based on each ...

Aug 19, 2021

Half of new cases once again in Northern Saskatchewan; 131 new cases reported across province

The provincial government is reporting another 131 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 today, 61 of which are in Saskatchewan's northern zones.This brings the total to 51,630 reported cases; 49,978 cases ...

Aug 18, 2021