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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, April 5, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:00 p.m. ET on Monday April 5, 2021. There are 1,014,373 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,014,373 confirmed cases (58,673 active, 9...

Apr 05, 2021

Oxygen cutoff that killed one at Quebec COVID ICU last summer blamed on human error

MONTREAL - A Montreal-area health authority is blaming human error after oxygen was cut off to nine intensive care COVID-19 patients last spring, leaving one dead. The news about the incident that occ...

Apr 05, 2021

Saskatchewan city plans $25M tribute centre to mark deadly Broncos bus crash

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan city says it has a plan to permanently commemorate the deadly Broncos bus crash. The announcement by the City of Humboldt comes on the eve of the third anniversary of ...

Apr 05, 2021

Authorities in Ontario, Quebec scramble to contain rapid COVID-19 spread

Ontario and Quebec are continuing to report high numbers of new COVID-19 cases, leaving officials in both provinces scrambling to contain the spread of the virus. Ontario today reported nearly 6,000 n...

Apr 05, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 5, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:45 a.m. Toronto Mayor John Tory says the city is working on a plan to vaccinate high-risk people at their places of work. Tor...

Apr 05, 2021

Survey shows seniors happier with COVID-19 vaccine rollout in Quebec than in Ontario

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests seniors in Quebec are much happier about their province's vaccine rollout than their neighbours are about how things are going in Ontario. The survey by Leger and the As...

Apr 05, 2021

'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row

RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...

Apr 05, 2021

Navy submarine suffered long-term damage to ballast tank from errant test: Report

OTTAWA - An internal Defence Department report has pulled back the curtain on the damage caused by an errant test on one of Canada's four submarines last year, suggesting some of the damage is permane...

Apr 05, 2021

Keep your guard up, Tam urges Canadians as COVID-19 disrupts Easter for second year

Canada's chief public health officer is urging people to keep their guard up as COVID-19 disrupts Easter celebrations for a second year. Theresa Tam wrote on Twitter that Canadians need to be careful ...

Apr 04, 2021

Former bank governor Mark Carney among featured speakers at Liberal convention

OTTAWA - Mark Carney, long touted as a potential Liberal leader one day, will be a keynote speaker at the federal party's convention later this week. It's a political coming out party of sorts for the...

Apr 04, 2021