The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. There are 797,756 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 797,756 confirmed cases (46,417 active, 730,730 resolved, 20,609 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 4,022 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 122.13 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 26,963 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 3,852. There were 96 new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 808 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 115. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.3 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 54.23 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Newfoundland and Labrador: 412 confirmed cases (17 active, 391 resolved, four deaths). There was one new case Friday. The rate of active cases is 3.26 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there has been four new case. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 0.77 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Prince Edward Island: 113 confirmed cases (three active, 110 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 1.88 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of two new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Nova Scotia: 1,584 confirmed cases (eight active, 1,511 resolved, 65 deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 0.82 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of seven new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 6.64 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ New Brunswick: 1,325 confirmed cases (229 active, 1,078 resolved, 18 deaths). There were seven new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 29.3 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 107 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 15. There were zero new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there has been one new reported death. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is zero. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.02 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 2.3 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Quebec: 267,773 confirmed cases (12,461 active, 245,339 resolved, 9,973 deaths). There were 1,101 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 145.33 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 7,780 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,111. There were 32 new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 256 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 37. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.43 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 116.31 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Ontario: 275,330 confirmed cases (15,722 active, 253,170 resolved, 6,438 deaths). There were 1,670 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 106.71 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 11,030 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,576. There were 45 new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 366 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 52. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.35 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 43.69 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Manitoba: 30,078 confirmed cases (3,353 active, 25,887 resolved, 838 deaths). There were 110 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 243.1 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 798 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 114. There was one new reported death Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 15 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.16 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 60.76 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Saskatchewan: 24,946 confirmed cases (2,299 active, 22,315 resolved, 332 deaths). There were 266 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 195.05 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,580 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 226. There were three new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 40 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is six. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.48 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 28.17 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Alberta: 126,068 confirmed cases (6,407 active, 117,968 resolved, 1,693 deaths). There were 396 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 144.89 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,704 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 386. There were nine new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 73 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 10. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.24 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 38.29 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ British Columbia: 69,716 confirmed cases (5,903 active, 62,567 resolved, 1,246 deaths). There were 471 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 114.67 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,937 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 420. There were six new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 57 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is eight. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.16 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 24.2 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Yukon: 70 confirmed cases (zero active, 69 resolved, one deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 2.38 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Northwest Territories: 32 confirmed cases (one active, 31 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 2.21 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of one new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Nunavut: 296 confirmed cases (14 active, 281 resolved, one deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 35.58 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 13 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is two. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 2.54 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. This report was automatically generated by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published Feb. 6, 2021. The Canadian Press
TORONTO – Roots Corp. may have built its brand on all things comfy and cosy, but its CEO says activewear is now “really becoming a core part” of the brand.
The category, which at Roots spans leggings, tracksuits, sports bras and bike shorts, has seen such sustained double-digit growth that Meghan Roach plans to make it a key part of the business’ future.
“It’s an area … you will see us continue to expand upon,” she told analysts on a Friday call.
The Toronto-based retailer’s push into activewear has taken shape over many years and included several turns as the official designer and supplier of Team Canada’s Olympic uniform.
But consumers have had plenty of choice when it comes to workout gear and other apparel suited to their sporting needs. On top of the slew of athletic brands like Nike and Adidas, shoppers have also gravitated toward Lululemon Athletica Inc., Alo and Vuori, ramping up competition in the activewear category.
Roach feels Roots’ toehold in the category stems from the fit, feel and following its merchandise has cultivated.
“Our product really resonates with (shoppers) because you can wear it through multiple different use cases and occasions,” she said.
“We’ve been seeing customers come back again and again for some of these core products in our activewear collection.”
Her remarks came the same day as Roots revealed it lost $5.2 million in its latest quarter compared with a loss of $5.3 million in the same quarter last year.
The company said the second-quarter loss amounted to 13 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended Aug. 3, the same as a year earlier.
In presenting the results, Roach reminded analysts that the first half of the year is usually “seasonally small,” representing just 30 per cent of the company’s annual sales.
Sales for the second quarter totalled $47.7 million, down from $49.4 million in the same quarter last year.
The move lower came as direct-to-consumer sales amounted to $36.4 million, down from $37.1 million a year earlier, as comparable sales edged down 0.2 per cent.
The numbers reflect the fact that Roots continued to grapple with inventory challenges in the company’s Cooper fleece line that first cropped up in its previous quarter.
Roots recently began to use artificial intelligence to assist with daily inventory replenishments and said more tools helping with allocation will go live in the next quarter.
Beyond that time period, the company intends to keep exploring AI and renovate more of its stores.
It will also re-evaluate its design ranks.
Roots announced Friday that chief product officer Karuna Scheinfeld has stepped down.
Rather than fill the role, the company plans to hire senior level design talent with international experience in the outdoor and activewear sectors who will take on tasks previously done by the chief product officer.
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, are set to resume today as a strike that has stopped most services drags into a second week.
No timeline has been set for the length of the negotiations, but Joe McCann, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1724, says they are willing to stay there as long as it takes, even if talks drag on all night.
About 600 employees of the door-to-door transit service for people unable to navigate the conventional transit system have been on strike since last Tuesday, pausing service for all but essential medical trips.
Hundreds of drivers rallied outside TransLink’s head office earlier this week, calling for the transportation provider to intervene in the dispute with Transdev, which was contracted to oversee HandyDART service.
Transdev said earlier this week that it will provide a reply to the union’s latest proposal on Thursday.
A statement from the company said it “strongly believes” that their employees deserve fair wages, and that a fair contract “must balance the needs of their employees, clients and taxpayers.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2024.
MONTREAL – Travel company Transat AT Inc. reported a loss in its latest quarter compared with a profit a year earlier as its revenue edged lower.
The parent company of Air Transat says it lost $39.9 million or $1.03 per diluted share in its quarter ended July 31.
The result compared with a profit of $57.3 million or $1.49 per diluted share a year earlier.
Revenue in what was the company’s third quarter totalled $736.2 million, down from $746.3 million in the same quarter last year.
On an adjusted basis, Transat says it lost $1.10 per share in its latest quarter compared with an adjusted profit of $1.10 per share a year earlier.
Transat chief executive Annick Guérard says demand for leisure travel remains healthy, as evidenced by higher traffic, but consumers are increasingly price conscious given the current economic uncertainty.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 12, 2024.
