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Canada sees 2,046 new coronavirus infections as global cases top 38 million

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Canada added 2,046 new novel coronavirus infections on Tuesday, bringing the country’s total case count to 186,691.

Provincial health authorities also said another 24 people have died after contracting COVID-19.

However, only some of these deaths occurred over the last few days.

The new fatalities bring Canada’s death toll to 9,654.

The new cases come as health officials work to stave off a second wave of the pandemic.

Speaking at a press conference on Friday, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, urged the public to reduce their contacts in order to slow the transmission of the virus.

“We can reduce our rate of contact with other people through a combination of individual practices and population-based measures,” she said. “However in some areas, individual actions have not been enough to realize low levels of transmission and additional measures including strategic business closures have been required in order to put the brakes on the epidemic growth.”

In Ontario, 746 new cases were reported on Tuesday, and health officials said nine more people had died after contracting the respiratory illness.

The new infections bring the province’s case count to 60,692. However, 51,729 people have recovered from COVID-19.

A total of 4,462,167 tests have been administered in Ontario.

Meanwhile in Quebec — the province hit hardest by the pandemic — 815 new cases were detected.

Health officials also said five more people had died after testing positive for COVID-19.

The province has conducted 2,677,474 tests for the virus, while 73,734 people have recovered from infections.

Thirty-four new COVID-19 cases were reported in Saskatchewan, but health authorities there said the provincial death toll remained at 25 on Tuesday.

So far, 1,911 people have recovered from the virus, while 218,959 tests have been conducted. 

Manitoba saw 124 new cases of the virus on Tuesday, and health officials said one more person had died.

The province has now reported a total of 2,779 cases and 35 deaths associated with COVID-19. However, 1,496 people have recovered after falling ill, and 213,669 tests have been administered.

In New Brunswick, six new cases of the virus were reported, but no new deaths have occurred.

The province has now seen 274 COVID-19 infections, 200 of which are considered to be resolved.

Since the pandemic began, 86,723 people have been tested for the novel coronavirus in New Brunswick.

No new cases or deaths were reported in Nova Scotia.

The province has not seen a new case of the virus since Friday.

Thus far, Nova Scotia has reported a total of 1,092 infections, however, 1,023 people have recovered. 

Health officials have administered 102,842 tests for COVID-19.

Prince Edward Island, which has seen 63 cases of the novel coronavirus, did not report any new infections or deaths either.

To date, 60 people have recovered from COVID-19 on the island, while 35,378 tests have been conducted.

Newfoundland did not report any new infections or deaths either, meaning the province’s case count remained at 283.

So far, 271 people have recovered from the virus, while 47,065 have been tested.

Further west in Alberta, 220 new infections were detected, and health officials said four more deaths had occurred.

The new infections bring the total case count in Alberta to 20,956, however, 18,055 people have recovered. 

Since the pandemic began, 1,556,275 tests have been administered in the province.

In British Columbia, 101 new cases of COVID-19 were reported, and health authorities said five more people had died since Friday.

A total of 10,543 people have now contracted the virus in B.C., while 8,974 have recovered.

Thus far, 678,085 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted.

No new cases in the territories

No new cases or deaths associated with COVID-19 were detected in Canada’s territories.

In the Northwest Territories, all five confirmed cases of the virus are considered to be resolved.

A total of 3,636 people have been tested in the territory.

Similarly, in Yukon, all 15 people who have become infected with the novel coronavirus have recovered.

However, on Sunday, one new potential case was identified. Health officials in the territory are now awaiting results from a laboratory in British Columbia.

Nunavut still considers itself to be free of COVID-19 cases.

A number of cases have been detected at mines within the territory, however, those infections have each been tied to employees from outside Nunavut and have been counted in their home regions.

The latest data released on Friday said 3,278 people have been tested for the virus.

Global cases top 38 million

The number of coronavirus cases around the world topped 38 million on Tuesday.

By 7 p.m. ET, a total of 38,006,121 cases were reported worldwide, according to a tally from John’s Hopkins University.

Since the virus was first detected in Wuhan, China late last year, it has claimed 1,083,875 lives worldwide.

The United States remained the epicentre of the virus on Tuesday, with more than 7.8 million cases.

So far, 215,702 people have died in the U.S. after testing positive for COVID-19.

 

 

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Commercial fishers seek $10 million in damages against ‘illegal’ N.S. lobster buyers

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HALIFAX – A commercial lobster fishing group in Nova Scotia has gone to court seeking $10 million in damages against companies it alleges are buying illegally caught lobster.

The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance filed notice in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia on Tuesday against Independent Fisheries Limited of Little Harbour, N.S., and its president Xiaoming Mao.

The alliance is also suing the owners and operators of Fisher Direct Ltd. and Seawell Holdings Ltd., both based in Shag Harbour, N.S.

The allegations have not been proven in court, and the defendants either declined to comment or were not immediately available to respond on Wednesday.

Commercial fishers allege the defendants are engaged in a conspiracy to violate the federal Fisheries Act and have diminished the lobster stock in St. Mary’s Bay, in southwestern Nova Scotia.

The statement of claim says the defendants receive the lobster at Saulnierville wharf and it is transported “by various means” to the fish plant owned by Independent Fisheries in Sable River, located on the other side of the province.

The alliance alleges in the court document that its investigation yielded “evidence linking each of the defendants to a conspiracy or conspiracies to transport, deliver, process and sell illegal lobster in Nova Scotia.” It says the alliance members’ livelihoods have been harmed by the defendants’ actions.

Michel Samson, a lawyer representing the alliance, said in an interview Wednesday the lawsuit is the result of “years of frustration” at what he said is inaction from the federal and provincial governments to address unauthorized lobster sales.

“We’re hoping that it’s going to have a chilling effect and send a warning to everyone else that they’re being watched,” he said.

The federal Fisheries Department has previously said in news releases that it is carrying out enforcement actions in southwest Nova Scotia.

For example, on Sept. 9 it issued a release saying, “fisheries enforcement activity in the Maritimes region is active — to suggest otherwise is false,” and said the department’s actions ranged from educating fishers about regulations to seizing unauthorized catch, equipment and vessels.

In an email sent Sept. 27, the department said its officers had seized over 800 lobster traps and three vessels in summer operations, and in 2023 it laid 86 charges for unauthorized lobster fishing.

In the lawsuit, the alliance says that illegal lobster fishing in southwest Nova Scotia has “threatened and will continue to threaten the stock of lobster available to fishers.”

According to statistics provided by the federal Fisheries Department, the amount of lobster caught in the southwestern region has fluctuated since 2019.

In 2018-19, about 20.5 million kilograms of lobster was landed in the zone known as lobster fishing area 34. That figure had risen to 21.3 million kilograms in 2020-21, but by 2022-23 it had dropped to about 16.7 million kilograms.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.

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Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok survives confidence vote after effort to oust him

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OTTAWA – P.J. Akeeagok is still the premier of Nunavut, after he survived a tight confidence vote in the legislature today.

In Nunavut’s non-party political system, MLAs elect the territorial cabinet and also have the power to remove them.

The motion to strip Akeeagok of his premiership and remove him from cabinet was defeated 10-8.

Three MLAs who are generally supportive of his leadership were absent from the legislature and unable to vote.

Akeeagok’s cabinet voted for him to stay on as premier.

His supporters said it was poor timing to make such a move, with less than a year before Nunavummiut head to the polls.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published November 6, 2024

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‘Should never have ended like that’: Inuk man killed by police in Quebec’s Far North

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MONTREAL – A remote northern Quebec community is demanding justice after a man was shot and killed and his twin brother seriously injured by police responding to a drunk driving call.

Joshua Papigatuk was killed and his twin, Garnet, is recovering in a Montreal hospital following an altercation with the Nunavik Police Service early Monday in Salluit, an Inuit fly-in community about 1,850 kilometres north of Montreal.

The pair were identified by Mosusi Tarkirk, a 24-year-old Salluit resident who says he grew up with the brothers in the Inuit village and was best friends with them. Other residents have been paying tribute to the brothers online and have been fundraising for their family.

Tarkirk says that since the shooting everyone is shocked and angry, adding that people don’t feel safe with the community’s police force, members of which largely come from Quebec’s south.

He says a protest movement has formed called “justice for the twins,” with marches held in a number of Far North communities, including Salluit.

Police say they were responding early Monday morning to a drunk driving call, but Tarkirk says the police operation “should never have ended like that.”

Quebec’s police watchdog has opened an investigation into the fatal shooting but a blizzard has prevented their investigators and provincial police from arriving in the northern community.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 6, 2024.

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