Skip to Main content

4.18°^C Vancouver

News Entertainment Videos Shows Podcast Contact Us

Apr 23, 2020 1:14 AM -

Total number of COVID-19 cases in Canada rise past 40,000

Share On

total-number-of-covid-19-cases-in-canada-rise-past-40-000

FILE - In this illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). This virus was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China. A woman in the San Francisco Bay Area who became ill after returning from a trip to China has become the ninth person in the U.S. to test positive for a new virus, health authorities said Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020. (CDC via AP, File)

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 resolved)

New Brunswick: 118 confirmed (including 104 resolved)

Prince Edward Island: 26 confirmed (including 24 resolved)

Repatriated Canadians: 13 confirmed

Yukon: 11 confirmed (including 8 resolved)

Northwest Territories: 5 confirmed (including 5 resolved)

Nunavut: No confirmed cases

Total: 40,190 (11 presumptive, 40,179 confirmed including 1,974 deaths, 13,994 resolved)

Latest news

langley-rcmp-investigate-robbery-during-facebook-marketplace-meeting

Langley RCMP investigate robbery during Facebook Marketplace meeting

Police in Langley say they are investigating a robbery that occurred during a meeting arranged through an online marketplace. According to a news release from the Langley RCMP, officers received a report at about 6:28 p.m. on March 9 from a woman who said she was robbed while attempting to sell a designer handbag she had listed on Facebook Marketplace. Police say the victim arranged to meet a prospective buyer at a residential building in the 20000 block of 85 Avenue at about 6:20 p.m. The suspect initially viewed the handbag inside the building, then asked the victim to bring it outside so he

Fire displaces about 100 residents from Mission retirement home

About 100 residents of a Mission retirement residence were displaced after a large fire broke out at the building Monday evening, according to the City of Mission. Emergency crews from the Mission Fire and Rescue Service, Mission RCMP and BC Emergency Health Services responded to Chartwell Carrington House shortly before 6 p.m. on March 9 after a fire started inside the retirement residence on 7th Avenue. First responders entered the building and helped elderly residents evacuate as flames spread. Residents were initially brought outside to the street, with some temporarily sheltered at a near

abbotsford-police-searching-for-suspects-after-woman-reports-sexual-assault

Abbotsford police searching for suspects after woman reports sexual assault

Police in Abbotsford say they are investigating after a woman reported she was taken to a rural area against her will and sexually assaulted by four men earlier this month. According to a release from the Abbotsford Police Department, the woman told investigators she was picked up by four men on Feb. 10 near the intersection of Cannon Avenue and Bevan Avenue in Abbotsford. Police say the woman reported that the men then drove her to the Sumas Mountain area and refused to let her leave the vehicle. Investigators say she was sexually assaulted at that location. The suspects are described as Sout

former-cbc-anchor-tells-mps-broadcaster-silenced-and-intimidated-him

CanadaMar 10, 2026

Former CBC anchor tells MPs broadcaster “silenced and intimidated” him

Former CBC television reporter and anchor Travis Dhanraj told a House of Commons committee Tuesday that the public broadcaster fostered a workplace culture where he says employees were “silenced and intimidated.” Dhanraj, who previously hosted the CBC program Canada Tonight, appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage as part of its study into the state of journalism and media in Canada. During his testimony, Dhanraj said the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation created what he described as a “toxic culture where intimidation went unchecked.” He said the b

conservatives-propose-bill-to-remove-barriers-on-interprovincial-alcohol-sales

Conservatives propose bill to remove barriers on interprovincial alcohol sales

Canada’s Conservative Party says it is pushing to remove federal barriers that limit the sale and delivery of Canadian alcohol between provinces. Conservative MP Dan Albas has introduced a private member’s bill that proposes amendments to the Canada Post Corporation Act. The changes would allow Canadian breweries, wineries and distilleries to ship products directly to consumers across provincial borders using Canada Post. Speaking at a news conference Tuesday morning, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said current rules make it harder for Canadian businesses to trade within the country

Related News

Former CBC anchor tells MPs broadcaster “silenced and intimidated” him

Former CBC anchor tells MPs broadcaster “silenced and intimidated” him

Former CBC television reporter and anchor Travis Dhanraj told a House of Commons committee Tuesday that the public broadcaster fostered a workplace culture where he says employees were “silenced and intimidated.” Dhanraj, who previously hosted the CBC program Canada Tonight, appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage as part of its study into the state of journalism and media in Canada. During his testimony, Dhanraj said the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation created what he described as a “toxic culture where intimidation went unchecked.” He said the b

Convicted serial killer Allan Legere, known as ‘Monster of the Miramichi,’ dies in prison at 78

Convicted serial killer Allan Legere, known as ‘Monster of the Miramichi,’ dies in prison at 78

Allan Legere, the convicted serial killer known as the “Monster of the Miramichi,” has died while serving a life sentence in federal custody, according to the Correctional Service of Canada. Legere, 78, died at the Edmonton Institution, the federal agency confirmed. No additional details about the cause of death were immediately released. Legere was serving a life sentence for a series of killings and violent attacks in New Brunswick in the late 1980s. In January 1987, he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a Miramichi-area shopkeeper and the sexual assault of the man’s wif

Toronto police investigate reported firearm discharge near U.S. Consulate; no injuries reported

Toronto police investigate reported firearm discharge near U.S. Consulate; no injuries reported

Toronto police say they are investigating reports that a firearm was discharged near the United States Consulate in downtown Toronto. Police said officers responded to the area of University Avenue and Queen Street West after receiving reports of gunfire. In a post on social media, Toronto police said evidence consistent with a firearm discharge was found at the scene. Authorities say there are no reports of injuries. Police have not released information about a possible suspect and say the investigation remains ongoing. The southbound lanes of University Avenue near the consulate have been cl

Legals

Journalism code of ethics

© 2021 AKASH Broadcasting Inc.

MANAGED BY STRATWIT

useful links

Accessibility Plan

BC Children's Hospital