coronavirus update

Ontario reported 258 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 550,436. “Locally, there are 53 new cases in Toronto, 33 in York Region, 28 in the Region of Waterloo, 27 in Hamilton and 26…

Quebec recorded 138 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, the most daily cases since mid June, and no additional virus-related deaths. This is the second day in a row that the province reports more than 130 new cases as Health…

Ontario is reporting 218 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, jumping back into the 200s for the first time in three weeks. The provincial case total now stands at 549,952. The last time a daily case count reached above 200 was on…

The Middlesex-London Health Unit says it has 21,300 doses of Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccine that need to be used in the next two weeks. The health unit is urging anyone who has yet to receive a first or second dose of COVID-19…

Quebecers are showing enthusiasm for the province’s Loto-Québec COVID-19 vaccine lottery with 644,029 people registering since Sunday, the Health Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. Registration got off to a rocky start on…

Quebec is once again relaxing public health rules provincewide as the number of new daily COVID-19 cases remains stable and a greater proportion of the population is vaccinated. The new measures, coming into effect Aug. 1, will…

Ontario reported 170 COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 549,156. “Locally, there are 44 new cases in Toronto, 26 in Peel Region, 17 in Hamilton, 15 in the Region of Waterloo and 13…

Ontario is reporting 192 new COVID-19 cases on Friday, bringing the provincial total to 548,986. According to Friday’s report, 43 cases were recorded in Toronto, 25 in Peel Region, 18 York Region and Waterloo and 11 in Hamilton…

Quebec recorded 101 new COVID-19 cases and one additional death Friday amid a slight uptick in infections in the province. The latest daily tally marks the third consecutive day that the caseload is above 90, which is higher…

The Health Department’s messaging during the pandemic has led to confusion and mistrust among residents of Quebec’s Beauce region — and could help explain low vaccination rates, according to a local mayor. About 65 per cent of…