Ontario is reporting 821 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday, and so is Quebec.... Ontario says it counts 10 new deaths from the virus, while Quebec reports three new deaths. Ontario says the deaths include someone under 19 – a 10-year-old child whose death was reported by health authorities in Waterloo Region on Friday. The region’s top doctor said Friday that the child had underlying health conditions and had been hospitalized before their death. Health Minister Christine Elliott says Saturday’s n

Saskatchewan is asking other provinces if they have health-care workers they could send, if needed, in the coming days to help its struggling intensive care units. Marlo Pritchard, head of the government’s emergency operations centre, says half of the provinces contacted have indicated they are unable to help with Saskatchewan’s COVID-19 crisis.... He did not say which provinces might be able to provide workers. Saskatchewan is looking for people who typically work in ICUs, including nurses, re

British Columbia is reversing course on notifying parents about COVID-19 exposures at schools after the provincial health officer previously said reporting of single cases caused too much anxiety.Dr.... Bonnie Henry said Tuesday that parents and teachers from across the province have let it be known they need to be informed about the transmission of the virus and that a new system is expected to be in place by the end of the week.“ We have asked our team to get together right now to make sure t

Open this photo in gallery Traffic in both directions of the TransCanada Highway is stopped at checkpoints between the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick provincial borders in Fort Lawrence, N.S.on July 3, 2020.... Currently, 76.4 per cent of people eligible have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 20.1 per cent are fully vaccinated. The province also reported one new travel-related case of novel coronavirus involving a person in their 20s in the Saint John region.... There are now

Provinces in Atlantic Canada have had to dispose of thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in recent weeks after demand dried up and they expired. Prince Edward Island announced this week it had disposed of 3, 200 expired AstraZeneca doses, and Newfoundland and Labrador confirmed Thursday it has nearly 2, 900 doses that will go to waste. But an infectious disease specialist says the number of doses allowed to expire in Canada is a small price to pay to ensure there’s an adequa