In New Brunswick, 17 new cases were detected, but officials said the death toll remained at two.
So far 81,696 people have been tested for COVID-19 in the province, while 198 have recovered after contracting the virus.
Nova Scotia did not report any new cases or deaths associated with the novel coronavirus on Tuesday.
The province has seen 1,089 confirmed cases, and 65 deaths related to the respiratory illness to date.
A total of 1,021 cases are considered to be resolved and 99,793 tests have been administered.
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Newfoundland did not report any new cases or deaths either.
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So far, 269 of the province’s 277 cases are considered to be resolved. More than 45,100 people have been tested.
Since the pandemic began, Newfoundland has seen four deaths.
Prince Edward Island did not report any new COVID-19 data on Wednesday.
However, the latest numbers released Tuesday said the province’s case count remained at 61. Fifty-eight of those infections are considered to be recovered.
The island has not yet seen a fatality linked to the virus, and has administered 35,378 tests.
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No new cases in the territories
None of Canada’s territories reported a new case of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday.
Health officials say all 15 cases of COVID-19 in the Yukon are resolved.
The territory has administered 3,542 tests to date.
Similarly, in the Northwest Territories, all five confirmed cases are considered to be recovered.
Thus far, the territory has conducted 5,491 tests for COVID-19.
On Monday, health officials said nine cases of the virus had been confirmed at a gold mine in western Nunavut.
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Last week, the territory declared eight presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 at the mine.
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The government is still working to determine whether the cases at the mine will count as the first in Nunavut.
Global cases top 36 million
The number of COVID-19 cases around the world topped 36 million on Wednesday.
By 7:30 p.m. ET, a total of 36,026,644 people had been infected with the virus, according to a toll from John’s Hopkins University.
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Since the virus was first detected late last year, it has claimed 1,053,357 lives around the world.
The United States remained the epicentre on Wednesday, with more than 7.5 million infections.
COVID-19 has killed 211,694 people in the U.S. so far.
LONGUEUIL, Que. – People in a part of Longueuil, Que., were being asked to stay indoors with their doors and windows closed on Thursday morning after a train derailed, spilling an unknown quantity of hydrogen peroxide.
Police from the city just east of Montreal said it didn’t appear anyone was hurt, although a CN rail official told a news conference that three employees had been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure.
The derailment happened at around 9 a.m. in the LeMoyne area, near the intersection of St-Louis and St-Georges streets. Mathieu Gaudreault, a spokesman for CN rail, said about eight cars derailed at the Southwark rail facility, including four that toppled over.
“As of this morning, the information we have is it’s hydrogen peroxide that was in the rail car and created the fumes we saw,” he said, adding that there was no risk of fire.
François Boucher, a spokesman for the Longueuil police department, said police were asking people in the area, including students at nearby schools, to stay indoors while experts ensure the air is safe to breathe.
“It is as a preventive measure that we encourage people to really avoid exposing themselves unnecessarily,” he told reporters near the scene.
Police and fire officials were on site, as well as CN railworkers, and a large security perimeter was erected.
Officers were asking people to avoid the sector, and the normally busy Highway 116 was closed in the area. The confinement notice includes everyone within 800 metres of the derailment, officials said, who added that it would be lifted once a team with expertise in dangerous materials has given the green light.
In addition to closing doors and windows, people in the area covered by the notice are asked to close heating, ventilation and air exchange systems, and to stay as far from windows as possible.
Gaudreault said it wasn’t yet clear what caused the derailment. The possibilities include a problem with the track, a problem with a manoeuvre, or a mechanical issue, he said.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2024.
HALIFAX – Nova Scotia’s Liberal party is promising to improve cellphone service and invest in major highways if the party is elected to govern on Nov. 26.
Party leader Zach Churchill says a Liberal government would spend $60 million on building 87 new cellphone towers, which would be in addition to the $66 million the previous Progressive Conservative government committed to similar projects last year.
As well, Churchill confirmed the Liberals want to improve the province’s controlled access highways by adding exits along Highway 104 across the top of the mainland, and building a bypass along Highway 101 near Digby.
Churchill says the Liberals would add $40 million to the province’s $500 million capital budget for highways.
Meanwhile, the leaders of the three major political parties were expected to spend much of today preparing for a televised debate that will be broadcast tonight at 6 p.m. local time.
Churchill will face off against Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston and NDP Leader Claudia Chender during a 90-minute debate that will be carried live on CBC TV and streamed online.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2024.
TORONTO – A group of hotel service workers in Toronto is set to hold a rally today outside the Fairmont Royal York to demand salary increases as hotel costs in the city skyrocket during Taylor Swift’s concerts.
Unite Here Local 75, the union representing 8,000 hospitality workers in the Greater Toronto Area, says Royal York employees have not seen a salary increase since 2021, and have been negotiating a new contract with the hotel since 2022.
The rally comes as the megastar begins her series of six sold-out concerts in Toronto, with the last show scheduled for Nov. 23.
During show weekends, some hotel rooms and short-term rentals in Toronto are priced up to 10 times more than other weekends, with some advertised for as much as $2,000 per night.
The union says hotel workers who will be serving Swifties during her Toronto stops are bargaining for raises to keep up with the rising cost of living.
The union represents hospitality workers including food service employees, room attendants and bell persons.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2024.
