Provincial and territorial health authorities also reported another two deaths associated with COVID-19.
Since the pandemic began, the virus has claimed 9,155 lives in Canada.
The new cases mark a small decrease from the 608 new cases reported on Tuesday.
In Ontario, 149 new cases of the respiratory illness were reported, but health authorities said no new deaths had occurred.
More than 3,188,600 tests for COVID-19 have been conducted in Ontario, and 39,332 have recovered after falling ill.
Meanwhile, in Quebec, 180 new infections were detected, bringing the provincial case count to 64,056.
Health authorities also confirmed one more person had died, pushing the death toll to 5,771.
So far 1,799,623 have been tested for the virus in Quebec, and 56,400 have recovered.
Sixteen new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Manitoba, but health authorities said the death toll remained at 16.
More than 149,100 tests for the respiratory illness have been administered, and 945 of the province’s confirmed cases are considered to be resolved.
Saskatchewan recorded one new case of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday, but no new deaths.
Since the pandemic began, 152,529 people have been tested for the virus and 1,587 have recovered after falling ill.
Further west in Alberta, 98 new COVID-19 infections were reported, and officials said one more person had died.
The new fatality brings Alberta’s death toll to 248.
Thus far, the province has tested 1,052,446 people for the virus, and 13,154 have recovered.
British Columbia saw 100 new cases of the virus on Wednesday, but no new deaths.
The province has administered 408,306 tests for COVID-19, and so far 5,086 people have recovered after becoming infected with the virus.
In Prince Edward Island, two new cases of the virus were identified, marking three straight days of new infections for the province.
The island has now seen 55 confirmed cases of the virus and more than 28,400 have been tested for COVID-19.
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland did not report any new cases of the virus on Wednesday, and health authorities in each province said no new deaths had occurred.
Nova Scotia, which has seen 1,086 cases of the novel coronavirus, has conducted 82,178 tests.
Since the pandemic began 1,018 people have recovered in Nova Scotia.
In New Brunswick, health officials have administered 64,761 tests, and 188 cases are considered to be resolved.
Of the 270 confirmed cases in Newfoundland, 266 are considered recovered.
Thus far, the province has administered 33,892 COVID-19 tests.
Health officials in the Northwest Territories did not report any new cases of the novel coronavirus on Wednesday.
All 15 of the territory’s confirmed cases have been resolved, and 4,101 tests have been administered.
Nunavut remains the only region in Canada that has yet to see a confirmed case of COVID-19.
The pandemic reached another grim milestone on Wednesday as the total number of COVID-19 related deaths world-wide surpassed 900,000.
According to a tally from John’s Hopkins University, by 9 p.m. ET the virus had claimed a total of 900,239 lives.
Since the pandemic began 27,699,112 cases of the virus have been confirmed.
The United States remained the epicentre of the virus on Wednesday with more than 6.3 million infections and 190,763 fatalities.
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PORT ALBERNI, B.C. – RCMP say the body of a second person has been found inside their vehicle after a road washed away amid pouring rain on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Police say two vehicles went into the Sarita River when Bamfield Road washed out on Saturday as an atmospheric river hammered southern B.C.
The body of the other driver was found Sunday.
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The B.C. Greens say Sonia Furstenau will be staying on as party leader, despite losing her seat in the legislature in Saturday’s provincial election.
The party says in a statement that its two newly elected MLAs, Jeremy Valeriote and Rob Botterell, support Furstenau’s leadership as they “navigate the prospect of having the balance of power in the legislature.”
Neither the NDP led by Premier David Eby nor the B.C. Conservatives led by John Rustad secured a majority in the election, with two recounts set to take place from Oct. 26 to 28.
Eby says in a news conference that while the election outcome is uncertain, it’s “very likely” that the NDP would need the support of others to pass legislation.
He says he reached out to Furstenau on election night to congratulate her on the Greens’ showing.
But he says the Green party has told the NDP they are “not ready yet” for a conversation about a minority government deal.
The Conservatives went from taking less than two per cent of the vote in 2020 to being elected or leading in 45 ridings, two short of a majority and only one behind the NDP.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2024.
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Toronto FC captain Jonathan Osorio is making a difference, 4,175 kilometres away from home.
The 32-year-old Canadian international midfielder, whose parents hail from Colombia, has been working with the Canadian Colombian Children’s Organization, a charity whose goal is to help disadvantaged youth in the South American country.
Osorio has worked behind the scenes, with no fanfare.
Until now, with his benevolence resulting in becoming Toronto FC’s nominee for the Audi Goals Drive Progress Impact Award, which honours an MLS player “who showed outstanding dedication to charitable efforts and serving the community” during the 2024 season.”
Other nominees include Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Sebastian Berhalter and CF Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois.
The winner will be announced in late November.
The Canadian Colombian Children’s Organization (CCCO) is run entirely by volunteers like Monica Figueredo and Claudia Soler. Founded in 1991, it received charitable status in 2005.
The charity currently has four projects on the go: two in Medellin and one each in Armenia and Barranquilla.
They include a school, a home for young girls whose parents are addicted to drugs, after-school and weekend programs for children in a disadvantaged neighbourhood, and nutrition and education help for underprivileged youth.
The organization heard about Osorio and was put in contact with him via an intermediary, which led to a lunch meeting. Osorio did his due diligence and soon got back to the charity with his decision.
“It was something that I wanted to be a part of right away,” said Osorio, whose lone regret is that he didn’t get involved sooner.
“I’m fortunate now that to help more now that I could have back then,” he added. “The timing actually worked out for everybody. For the last three years I have donated to their cause and we’ve built a couple of (football) fields in different cities over there in the schools.”
His father visited one of the sites in Armenia close to his hometown.
“He said it was amazing, the kids, how grateful they are to be able to play on any pitch, really,” said Osorio. “But to be playing on a new pitch, they’re just so grateful and so humble.
“It really makes it worth it being part of this organization.”
The collaboration has also made Osorio take stock.
“We’re very fortunate here in Canada, I think, for the most part. Kids get to go to school and have a roof over their head and things like that. In Colombia, it’s not really the same case. My father and his family grew up in tough conditions, so giving back is like giving back to my father.”
Osorio’s help has been a godsend to the charity.
“We were so surprised with how willing he was,” said Soler.
The TFC skipper has helped pay for a football field in Armenia as well as an ambitious sports complex under construction in Barranquilla.
“It’s been great for them,” Figueredo said of the pitch in Armenia. “Because when they go to school, now they have a proper place to train.”
Osorio has also sent videos encouraging the kids to stay active — as well as shipping soccer balls and signed jerseys their way.
“They know more about Jonathan than the other players in Colombia,” Figueredo said. “That’s the funny part. Even though he’s far away, they’ve connected with him.”
“They feel that they have a future, that they can do more,” she added. “Seeing that was really, really great.”
The kids also followed Osorio through the 2022 World Cup and this summer’s Copa America.
Back home, Osorio has also attended the charity’s annual golf tournament, helping raise funds.
A Toronto native, he has long donated four tickets for every TFC home game to the Hospital for Sick Children.
Vancouver’s Berhalter was nominated for his involvement in the Whitecaps’ partnership with B.C. Children’s Hospital while Montreal’s Sirois was chosen for his work with the Montreal Impact Foundation.
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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 21, 2024.
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