BCApr 23, 2020
Evacuation alert issued for village in central B.C. affecting 400 people
An evacuation alert has been issued for people who live in a small village in central British Columbia as flood water levels rise.Wendy Coomber, communications director for the Cache Creek Emergency Operation Centre, says about 400 people in 160 residences along the Bonaparte River have been told they may have to leave on short notice.She says people in at least 10 properties were evacuated Wednesday, including two motels and one campground.Coomber says there are other properties along the river that are not yet included in the alert but that could change depending on water levels.Cache Creek
IndiaApr 23, 2020
71 Delhi Police personnel sent to quarantine
As many as 71 Delhi Police personnel were on Wednesday directed to be in quarantine after they came in contact with a head constable who tested positive for COVID19, police said. The head constable was posted with Delhi Police Special Cell.Earlier, on April 21 three police personnel posted in the Nabi Karim area of the national capital tested positive for COVID-19. As per the Union Health Ministry, 2,248 people in Delhi have tested positive for COVID-19, including 47 deaths. 611 persons have been cured in the national capital. The number of COVID-19 cases in India reached 20,471 on Wednesday,
BCApr 23, 2020
John Horgan: Public can expect an announcement before the middle of May about how the province will start to open up
Premier John Horgan says he wants to make sure the province isn't getting ahead of itself before any decisions are made about lifting COVID-19 restrictions. Horgan told reporters after a cabinet meeting that the public can expect an announcement before the middle of May about how the province will start to open up. But he says his government will be guided by science to ensure an early start doesn't jeopardize successes in containing the virus. Horgan says two recent outbreaks at the federal prison in Mission and a Vancouver poultry processing plant are a warning that people can't be complace
CanadaApr 23, 2020
Total number of COVID-19 cases in Canada rise past 40,000
There are 40,190 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. Quebec: 20,965 confirmed (including 1,134 deaths, 4,291 resolved) Ontario: 12,245 confirmed (including 659 deaths, 6,221 resolved) Alberta: 3,401 confirmed (including 66 deaths, 1,310 resolved) British Columbia: 1,795 confirmed (including 90 deaths, 1,079 resolved) Nova Scotia: 772 confirmed (including 12 deaths, 338 resolved) Saskatchewan: 326 confirmed (including 4 deaths, 261 resolved) Manitoba: 246 confirmed (including 6 deaths, 154 resolved), 11 presumptive Newfoundland and Labrador: 256 confirmed (including 3 deaths, 199 resolv
BCApr 23, 2020
Largest single day increase of COVID-19 cases in B.C. since March
The number of COVID-19 cases diagnosed in B.C. has jumped by 71, a surge that Health Minister Adrian Dix says reflects the outbreak in workers at the United Poultry Co. Ltd. Twenty eight workers at the Vancouver plant have tested positive for COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says employers are expected to pay attention to the health of their staff, without penalizing them for calling in sick. Three more people have died in the province, all from long-term care homes, for a total death toll of 90. There have been 1,795 cases in the province, while 1,079 people have fully re
CanadaApr 22, 2020
RCMP confirm gunman acted alone when he killed 22 people over a 12 hour period
Nova Scotia RCMP says a key element of their investigation in the mass killing over the weekend is how did the gunman get an authentic Mountie uniform. Police have said the uniform along with a vehicle made to look like an RCMP cruiser allowed the shooter to escape detection. The RCMP say they have confirmed the gunman acted alone when he killed 22 people over a 12 hour period before being killed by police. But they are still looking into whether he had help leading up to the rampage.
CanadaApr 22, 2020
Dr. Theresa Tam: 576,000 people tested, 6.5% resulted positive
Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam says over 576,000 people have now been tested for COVID-19 in Canada. She says 6.5 per cent of those tests were positive. Tam says as Canada continues to make progress in slowing the spread, there are bumps in the road that mean the country can't let down its guard. She says a focus must be placed on stopping outbreaks in places like seniors homes and other places where vulnerable populations live together in close quarters.
BCApr 22, 2020
Air ambulance on a night flight from Nanaimo, deliberately targeted by someone shining a green laser
Transport Canada confirms an air ambulance on a night flight from Nanaimo, BC to Victoria General Hospital was deliberately targeted by someone shining a green laser from the ground. The incident happened Saturday night as the helicopter was on its final approach. The company has filed a police report. Aiming a laser at an aircraft is a federal offence under the Aeronautics Act that is punishable by fines of up to 100 thousand dollars and five years in prison.
CanadaApr 22, 2020
Canada: Medical officers of health are at work setting criteria on when physical distancing restrictions can ease up
The country's medical officers of health are at work setting criteria that from a health perspective could provide guidance on when physical distancing restrictions can ease up. Several provinces are now considering loosening their lockdowns. Chief Public Health Officer Teresa Tam says criteria that might be included are the rate of hospitalizations, new cases being reported daily and how the virus appears to be reproducing. She says the special advisory committee on COVID-19 is actively at work on the details of that guidance now.
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