EnglishApr 07, 2020
Alberta: 98 new COVID-19 cases take the provincial total to 1,348
Alberta is reporting 98 news cases of COVID-19. That brings the total number of cases in the province to 1,348. There has also been an additional death, bringing the number of those who have died due to the novel coronavirus in Alberta to 24. So far, a total of 361 people have recovered from the virus in the province. Premier Jason Kenney says he is planning to address the province in a televised address tomorrow night.
EnglishApr 06, 2020
British PM Boris Johnson in ICU for COVID-19 treatment
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is in the intensive care unit of St Thomas' hospital in London after his COVID-19 case worsened. Johnson's office says he is conscious and does not require ventilation at the moment. Johnson was admitted to St. Thomas' Hospital late yesterday. He was diagnosed with COVID-19 10 days ago. Johnson has asked Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to deputize for him.
EnglishApr 06, 2020
Dr. Theresa Tam: masks are a way for people who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to keep from spreading the illness
Canada's top public-health doctor says masks are a way for people who might have COVID-19 without realizing it to keep from spreading the illness. Dr. Theresa Tam says the change from previous advice is due to increasing evidence that people with the virus can spread it without knowing they're sick. She says masks worn this way protect others more than they protect the people wearing them, and she stresses that medical masks still need to be preserved for front-line health workers. She adds that wearing a mask doesn't exempt people from other measures they should take against COVID-19, includ
EnglishApr 06, 2020
PM Trudeau confident, shipments of medical gear from the U.S. will continue to arrive in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's confident shipments of personal protective medical gear from the U.S. will continue to arrive in Canada. He was responding to reports U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to keep U.S. made medical equipment on American soil. Trudeau says talks between the two countries are ongoing and have proven to be productive.
EnglishApr 06, 2020
Politicians in southeastern B.C. calling to close the B.C.-Alberta border to non-essential travel
Politicians in southeastern British Columbia are calling on the provincial health officer to close the B.C.-Alberta border to non-essential travel. A statement on the Regional District of East Kootenay website says people are not heeding the message from health officials in both B.C. and Alberta urging everyone to stay home. The regional district also wants all non-resident property owners to stay away and it is seeking closure of all private campgrounds, overnight and backcountry camping.
EnglishApr 06, 2020
COVID-19: 309 more cases in Ontario take the provincial total to 4,347, 13 more deaths reported
Ontario is reporting 309 new COVID-19 cases, including 13 additional deaths. There have now been a total of 4,347 cases in the province, including 1,624 resolved cases. The new cases represent a 7.7 per cent increase in the past 24 hours, but the number of resolved cases jumped by more than 37 per cent.
EnglishApr 06, 2020
Brian Pallister: Unanimous support from other premiers for a federal credit agency to help provinces
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he has received unanimous support from other premiers for a federal credit agency to help provinces deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Pallister says the premiers have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for financial help. The premier says he wants Ottawa to borrow on behalf of the provinces because the federal government gets a lower interest rate.
CanadaApr 06, 2020
Changes to emergency-relief program coming to expand eligibility : Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says 240,000 people successfully applied for emergency relief in the first few hours after Ottawa opened the process.Only people with birthdays in the first three months of the year can apply for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit today.The benefit offers $500-a-week payments for workers who have lost all of their income.Trudeau says changes to the program will come soon to offer help for people whose hours have been slashed but who are still working a little.
CanadaApr 06, 2020
Ferries, commercial vessels told to reduce passenger numbers to avoid COVID-19
Commercial vessels and passenger ferries face more restrictions in a government effort to clamp down on the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Transport Canada has ordered a stop on all non-essential vessels with a capacity of 12 or more passengers, such as recreation and tourism vessels.
BC Ferries and other essential vessel operators have been told to immediately cut in half the maximum number of passengers carried on their ships.
Over the weekend, BC ferries chopped its service after it said ridership was down by about 80 per cent.
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