The new cases come as health officials across the country work to vaccinate those most vulnerable to the respiratory virus.
On Monday, the federal government published a vaccine delivery list, featuring forecasted shipment dates that outline exactly how many doses of each vaccine provinces and territories can expect, and when.
So far, Canada has approved two vaccines against the virus for use, one from Pfizer-BioNTech, the other made by Moderna.
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According to Health Canada, a total of 548,950 doses of the vaccines have been distributed across the country.
The federal government says enough vaccines to inoculate the entire population will be available by September.
In the meantime, Canada’s chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said “more than ever” people must abide by the public health measures in place to stem the spread of the virus.
“The next months will be difficult as we continue on a trajectory of strong resurgence with emergence of new variants of concern,” she said in a series of tweets on Monday.
For months, public health experts have urged Canadians to limit their number of contacts, avoid all non-essential travel, and continue to abide by other public health measures including practicing physical distancing and good hand hygiene.
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“A year of consistent, persistent, collective effort, has given us this light at the end of the tunnel,” Tam said. “We are still in the tunnel, but we are in it together and together we have what it takes to see things through.”
Saskatchewan added 412 new cases of the virus, and eight more deaths, bringing the total number of infections and fatalities to 18,522 and 199 respectively.
Health officials in Manitoba reported 133 new coronavirus infections and three more fatalities on Monday.
To date, the province has seen 26,450 cases and 741 deaths associated with the virus.
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In Atlantic Canada, 26 new cases of the virus were detected.
Health authorities in New Brunswick said 21 more people have fallen ill, bringing the total case load to 800.
However, no new deaths mean the provincial death toll remained at nine.
Meanwhile, five new cases were reported in Nova Scotia, but health officials said no one else had died.
Since the pandemic began the province has seen 1,533 confirmed cases of the virus and 65 deaths.
No new cases or deaths were reported in Newfoundland and Labrador, meaning the total number of infections and fatalities remained at 393 and four respectively.
Prince Edward Island did not release any new COVID-19 data on Monday, but the latest numbers suggest the province has seen 104 cases of the coronavirus, 94 of which are considered to be resolved.
In Alberta 639 more cases have been detected meaning to date, 112,091 people have contracted the respiratory illness.
Another 23 more people have also died, health officials confirmed, pushing the death toll to 1,307.
British Columbia added 430 new cases on Monday, bringing the total number of infections in the province to 57,597.
Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry also announced 22 more people had died from the disease since Friday, bringing the total since March to 1,010.
The province has also reported 510 epidemiologically-linked cases, meaning they have not yet been confirmed by a laboratory.
No new cases in Canada’s territories
No new cases or deaths associated with the virus were reported in Canada’s territories on Monday.
To date, Nunavut has seen 266 infections, while the Yukon has reported 70 infections, both regions have reported one death.
The Northwest Territories did not report any new cases or fatalities either.
So far, the region has seen 24 confirmed cases of the disease.
Global case count
Since the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China in late 2019, it has infected 90,833,894 million people around the world, according to a tally from Johns Hopkins University.
As of 8 p.m. ET, the virus had claimed 1,942,974 lives globally.
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The United States remained the viral epicentre on Monday, with more than 22.5 million confirmed infections and over 375,000 deaths.
EDMONTON – RCMP say a second suspect has been arrested in the killing of an Alberta county worker.
Mounties say 28-year-old Elijah Strawberry was taken into custody Friday at a house on O’Chiese First Nation.
Colin Hough, a worker with Rocky View County, was shot and killed while on the job on a rural road east of Calgary on Aug. 6.
Another man who worked for Fortis Alberta was shot and wounded, and RCMP said the suspects fled in a Rocky View County work truck.
Police later arrested Arthur Wayne Penner, 35, and charged him with first-degree murder and attempted murder, and a warrant was issued for Strawberry’s arrest.
RCMP also said there was a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Strawberry, describing him as armed and dangerous.
Chief Supt. Roberta McKale, told a news conference in Edmonton that officers had received tips and information over the last few weeks.
“I don’t know of many members that when were stopped, fuelling up our vehicles, we weren’t keeping an eye out, looking for him,” she said.
But officers had been investigating other cases when they found Strawberry.
“Our investigators were in O’Chiese First Nation at a residence on another matter and the major crimes unit was there working another file and ended up locating him hiding in the residence,” McKale said.
While an investigation is still underway, RCMP say they’re confident both suspects in the case are in police custody.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
RICHMOND, B.C. – The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team says the 26-year-old son of a man found dead on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast has been charged with his murder.
Police say 58-year-old Henry Doyle was found badly injured on a forest service road in Egmont last September and died of his injuries.
The homicide team took over when the BC Coroners Service said the man’s death was suspicious.
It says in a statement that the BC Prosecution Service has approved one count of first-degree murder against the man’s son, Jackson Doyle.
Police say the accused will remain in custody until at least his next court appearance.
The homicide team says investigators remained committed to solving the case with the help of the community of Egmont, the RCMP on the Sunshine Coast and in Richmond, and the Vancouver Police Department.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
VANCOUVER – Mediated talks between the union representing HandyDART workers in Metro Vancouver and its employer, Transdev, have broken off without an agreement following 15 hours of talks.
Joe McCann, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724, says they stayed at the bargaining table with help from a mediator until 2 a.m. Friday and made “some progress.”
However, he says the union negotiators didn’t get an offer that they could recommend to the membership.
McCann says that in some ways they are close to an agreement, but in other areas they are “miles apart.”
About 600 employees of the door-to-door transit service for people who can’t navigate the conventional transit system have been on strike since last week, pausing service for all but essential medical trips.
McCann asks HandyDART users to be “patient,” since they are trying to get not only a fair contract for workers but also a better service for customers.
He says it’s unclear when the talks will resume, but he hopes next week at the latest.
The employer, Transdev, didn’t reply to an interview request before publication.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2024.
