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BC has highest number of COVID-19 cases in Canada, 77 new cases bring the total to 348

British Columbia still has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Health Minister Adrian Dix is reporting 77 new cases bringing the total to 348. That surpasses the 318 being reported in Ontario today. Dix says 22 p...

COVID-19: 1,085 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada

There are 1,085 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. British Columbia: 348 confirmed (including 8 deaths, 5 resolved) Ontario: 318 confirmed (including 2 deaths, 5 resolved) Alberta: 195 confirmed (including 1 death) Quebec...

Vancouver: Restaurants to stop offering dine in services at midnight

Liquor stores in British Columbia are adjusting their hours but will remain open as Vancouver ordered restaurants to stop offering dine in services at midnight. The provincial government says hours are changing at BC Liquor Stores so that staff can do additional cleaning to minimize the risk to employees and customers from COVID-19. When necessary, the number of customers allowed in stores will also be limited to maintain self-distancing. The government says there are no shortages of beer, wine or spirits but the stores have not been able to keep shelves stocked because of an increase in sale...

WHO wants young people to know they are not invincible from coronavirus

The head of the World Health Organization wants young people to know they are not invincible when it comes to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says older people are hardest hit by COVID-19, but data from...

Saskatchewan plans to open daycares for children of workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Saskatchewan government plans to open daycares for children of workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than 23-hundred spaces will be made available and the change will take effect starting Monday. Meantime, Ontario is rolling out an online learning plan while the province's schools are closed amid the outbreak of COVID-19. The resources offer interactive activities for elementary students and a focus on STEM courses for high school students. ...

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PM Trudeau: Canada and the United States have reached a reciprocal agreement to send back migrants who attempt to cross illegally

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada and the United States have reached a reciprocal agreement under which they will now be sending back migrants who attempt to cross illegally anywhere at the border. Trudeau called...

Regional airline that connects 16 airports around BC, suspending all operations

A regional airline that connects 16 airports around BC, from Cranbrook to Prince George, Massett and Tofino is suspending all operations effective Tuesday because of concern about COVID-19. Pacific Coastal Airlines says the delay until Tuesday gives travellers a chance to get home or make other plans, and the suspension will continue until at least May 3rd, when it will be reassessed, if conditions allow. President Quentin Smith says there was no other choice, given the rapidly deteriorating situation and the need to be socially responsible about halting the spread of the new coronavirus. Pac...

Italy sees biggest day to day rise in coronavirus deaths

Italy has recorded its highest day to day rise in the number of deaths of people infected with the new coronavirus. Civil Protection Chief Angelo Borrelli said Friday the country recorded 627 more deaths in the 24 hours since Ita...

Feds boost efforts to secure medical gear supplies as COVID-19 cases multiply

The federal government is unveiling a plan to have companies quickly produce supplies of needed medical equipment to cope with the rapidly multiplying cases of COVID-19 across Canada.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the plan wil...