There are 180 new COVID-19 cases in Manitoba on Saturday and two more people have died from the illness, the province says in a news release. The latest deaths are two men: one in his 70s from the Southern Health region and one in his 80s...
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Ontario records 3,056 new cases of COVID-19 as vaccination plan faces roadblock | CBC News
Ontario is tweaking its vaccination plan to deal with a looming shortage of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine as the province recorded 3,056 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. To add to the concern, there are now a record 420 COVID-19 patients in the province’s intensive care units, new data from...
N.L. heading to the polls on Feb. 13 as Andrew Furey seeks Liberal majority | CBC News
Newfoundland and Labrador voters will head to the polls Feb. 13, a Saturday — a first for an election in the province. Liberal Leader Andrew Furey, at a kickoff rally at Confederation Building Friday evening, referenced the province’s ballooning debt, struggling oil industry and vast public...
2,000 more Canadians could die from COVID-19 in the next 10 days: PHAC | CBC News
New modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests the number of daily COVID-19 cases could more than triple to 30,000 if people increase their contacts at a time when there’s widespread community transmission. The report also projects that if Canadians simply...
Here’s what a heavily reinforced U.S. Capitol Hill looks like | CBC News
The FBI has warned that armed protests by violent Donald Trump supporters were being planned in all U.S. state capitals as well as in Washington, D.C., in the days before the inauguration of president-elect Joe Biden on Jan. 20. More than 7,000 National Guard soldiers from multiple...
Winter weather closes highways, schools in southern Manitoba | CBC News
It may seem relatively calm and mild in Winnipeg, but many other parts of Manitoba woke up to winter weather warnings that forced some schools and highways to close. An intense low-pressure system will continue to work its way east today, CBC meteorologist John Sauder forecasts. Ahead...
Supreme Court of Canada rejects Catholic archdiocese appeal over Mount Cashel abuse case | CBC News
The Archdiocese of St. John’s is liable for the abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1950s, after Canada’s highest court declined to hear one last appeal from the Catholic Church. The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision Thursday, simply saying it rejected the application...
Supreme Court of Canada rejects Catholic archdiocese appeal over Mount Cashel abuse case | CBC News
The Archdiocese of St. John’s is liable for the abuse at Mount Cashel Orphanage in the 1950s, after Canada’s highest court declined to hear one last appeal from the Catholic Church. The Supreme Court of Canada released its decision Thursday, simply saying it rejected the application...
St. Theresa Point man sentenced to 18 years for beating death of his wife | CBC News
A man from St. Theresa Point has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for manslaughter in the death of his wife. Jonathan Wood was sentenced Tuesday in Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench for the 2018 death of his wife, 35-year-old Kathleen Wood. She died after...
‘Too early to start a victory lap,’ health official says as Manitoba reports 158 COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths | CBC News
A daily case tally below 200 and Manitoba’s lowest test positivity rate since early November made for another “encouraging” COVID-19 update on Wednesday, but the province isn’t in the clear yet, the acting deputy chief public health officer says. “The actions taken by Manitobans [are]...