CanadaJul 08, 2020
232 COVID-19 cases and 18 new deaths reported in Canada
There are 106,167 confirmed cases in Canada. Quebec: 55,997 confirmed (including 5,590 deaths, 25,458 resolved) Ontario: 36,060 confirmed (including 2,691 deaths, 31,603 resolved) Alberta: 8,436 confirmed (including 157 deaths, 7,659 resolved) British Columbia: 2,990 confirmed (including 183 deaths, 2,645 resolved) Nova Scotia: 1,065 confirmed (including 63 deaths, 998 resolved) Saskatchewan: 806 confirmed (including 15 deaths, 737 resolved) Manitoba: 314 confirmed (including 7 deaths, 307 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 261 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 258 resolved) Ne
BCJul 08, 2020
B.C. renews state of emergency, 12 new COVID-19 cases reported
British Columbia health officials announced 12 new infections of COVID-19 on Tuesday as the government extended the provincial state of emergency for two more weeks. The government says the province has had 2,990 cases of COVID-19 in total. The province has 162 active cases and 2,645 people who tested positive have recovered from the illness. The statement says there have been no new COVID-19 related deaths and the number of people who have died stands at 183. One of the new cases announced on Tuesday is epidemiologically linked, which means public health investigations have shown that it mee
CanadaJul 07, 2020
Photos surface of Andrew Scheer failing to wear mask while travelling
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer was spotted Tuesday in a Toronto airport lounge not wearing a mandatory mask.Two separate photos of the bare-faced party leader sitting comfortably in a waiting area circulated online but his office says he was wearing a mask for his trip.A spokesperson said the photos must have been taken after he doffed the covering to take a call but before he put it back on.Toronto's Pearson airport currently has a policy that masks must be worn at all times to curb the spread of COVID-19, with limited exceptions that include being at a food or beverage service location.Th
WorldJul 07, 2020
Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro says he has tested positive for COVID-19 after months of downplaying the virus' severity. Bolsonaro confirmed the test results while wearing a mask and speaking to reporters in the capital of Brasilia. ``I'm well, normal. I even want to take a walk around here, but I can't due to medical recommendation,'' Bolsonaro said. After months of downplaying the virus' severity, Brazil's president says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Wearing a mask, Jair Bolsonaro told reporters he is already taking hydroxychloroquine, an anti-malarial medicine un-proven to treat
BCJul 07, 2020
Two dead in multi-vehicle crash just south of Whitehorse
A motorcyclist from Whitehorse and a Manitoba woman travelling in Yukon have died in a multi-vehicle crash just south of Whitehorse. RCMP and the coroner say an eastbound vehicle tried to pass another but clipped it and veered into the path of the oncoming motorcyclist. 43 year old Travis Adams died at the scene along with 47 year old Nicole Sanderson of Winnipeg, who was a passenger in the vehicle. Police say the driver of the car carrying Sanderson and a passenger in the vehicle were seriously hurt but are expected to recover.
BCJul 07, 2020
Inmate death in Vancouver Island jail prompts coroners service investigation
The BC Coroners Service is investigating the death of an inmate at the Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre in Greater Victoria. 26 year old David Gordon Ivany was found dead in his jail cell on June 21. He had been arrested by West Shore RCMP three days earlier on probation-related charges and was being held in custody while awaiting his next appearance in provincial court in Victoria. A statement from the Public Safety Ministry says BC Corrections is completing a review of the death while the coroners service will examine how, when and by what means Ivany died. The ministry has not
BCJul 07, 2020
Vancouver police investigate double homicide on the city's east side
Two people have been found dead in a home in east Vancouver.A statement from Vancouver police says the two men had been shot.Officers were called to the home near Commercial Drive and East 11th Avenue just after midnight.They say the unnamed victims were deceased, but have released no further details.The slayings are Vancouver's sixth and seventh homicides of 2020.
CanadaJul 07, 2020
Budget officer pegs cost of basic income as calls for it grow due to COVID-19
The parliamentary budget office says it could cost more than $98 billion to provide almost all Canadians with a basic income for six months beginning this fall.That figure is the upper range of the scenarios the budget watchdog was asked to research as part of a report out this morning.The idea of providing a basic income to Canadians has taken on more steam as millions have watched their jobs or earnings evaporate in the COVID-19 pandemic, and the federal spending of about $174 billion to provide a financial floor for individuals and businesses.The cost for the federal government could range
IndiaJul 07, 2020
Kanpur encounter: 3 cops suspended after their suspicious activities linked to Vikas Dubey surfaced
The Inspector General (IG) of Kanpur Range, Mohit Agarwal spoke on Kanpur police encounter case. He said, "Today, three police officers have been suspended after their suspicious activities linked to Vikas Dubey surfaced." "25 teams of 40 police stations have been formed to carry out searches to arrest people involved and very soon we will arrest all," Kanpur Range IG added. Cops put up posters of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey in UP's LakhimpurPolice officials put up posters of history-sheeter Vikas Dubey in UP's Lakhimpur district on July 06. He is the main accused in Kanpur encounter which too