Category Archives: COVID-19 Coronavirus

Two N.W.T. communities under containment order after new COVID-19 cases
YELLOWKNIFE - Two communities in the Northwest Territories are under a containment order after cases of COVID-19 were identified over the weekend. There is one confirmed case and five probable cases i...
Aug 16, 2021

Paralympics follow lead of Olympics: No fans during pandemic
TOKYO (AP) - All fans will be barred from the Paralympics in Japan because of the coronavirus pandemic, just as they were from the recently-completed Tokyo Olympics, organizers said Monday. There were...
Aug 16, 2021

Province reports 143 new COVID-19 cases, most in Sask. since May 31
There are now over 1,000 active COVID-19 cases in Saskatchewan after the province provided their Sunday update.There are 1,043 active cases, an increase of 85 from Saturday's report. There are 143 new...
Aug 15, 2021

Nursing grads say pandemic experience pushing them out of Quebec hospitals
MONTREAL - Nursing students and recent graduates from nursing programs in Quebec say working conditions in the province's public health-care system are pushing them into the private sector, further ex...
Aug 15, 2021

Trudeau expected to visit Governor General, trigger early, pandemic-era election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to set the gears in motion today for a federal election. He's set to visit Gov. Gen. Mary Simon to ask her to dissolve Parliament and call a vote for...
Aug 15, 2021

Canada to buy 40 million Moderna COVID-19 doses in next two years: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will buy another 40 million doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine over the next two years. Trudeau tweeted about the agreement with the Massachusetts-b...
Aug 14, 2021

122 new COVID-19 cases reported in province
For the third consecutive day, the Government of Saskatchewan reported more than 100 new COVID-19 cases. Saturday's COVID-19 update shows 122, similar to Friday's 125 total and the 141 recorded on Thu...
Aug 14, 2021

Another 125 new cases of COVID-19 in province, 893 cases currently active
The province is reporting a second day of triple digit new COVID-19 cases in the province. There are 125 new cases confirmed today, bringing the total to 51,034 reported cases; 893 cases considered ac...
Aug 13, 2021

COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory for federal employees, many travellers
Ottawa will require federal employees, workers in federally regulated industries and many travellers to be vaccinated against COVID-19, marking an "evolution" in the government's position on vaccine m...
Aug 13, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Alberta keeping COVID-19 measures for another six weeks
EDMONTON - The Alberta government is walking back its decision to eliminate isolation requirements for people who test positive for COVID-19 after weeks of pressure from local leaders, physicians and ...
Aug 13, 2021