Environment Canada issues heat warning in Ontario
Jun 23, 2022, at 02:48 am
Toronto/IBNS: A heat warning remains in effect on Wednesday for southern and parts of northern Ontario, Environment Canada has said.
4 dead, massive blackouts as severe storms hit eastern Canadian provinces
May 22, 2022, at 04:43 pm
Montreal/IBNS: Four people have died and nearly 900,000 homes are without power after severe storms battered the eastern Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec, media reports said Saturday.
China blames mail from Canada to be the source of Omicron's arrival in Beijing: Reports
Jan 19, 2022, at 11:54 pm
Beijing: Chinese authorities believe that the Omicron variant of COVID-19 might have entered Beijing via contaminated mail from Canada.
Omicron variant causing increased hospitalisations, ICU admissions in Canada: Public health officer
Jan 12, 2022, at 05:20 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Large volume of Omicron cases driving hospitalisations in Canada in the wrong direction, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada's chief public health officer, has said.
Canada reports massive spike in Covid cases amid Omicron variant's spread worldwide
Jan 02, 2022, at 06:35 pm
Ontario/IBNS: As the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 is spreading across nations, Canada's Ontario recorded 18,445 fresh infections on Saturday, which is an increase from 16,713 new cases reported on New Year's Eve.
Canada sees rising daily Covid-19 count over past week
Nov 13, 2021, at 10:40 pm
Ottawa/UNI/Xinhua: Canada reported an average daily count of nearly 2,500 Covid-19 cases over the past week, up by 11 percent from a week before, the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said.
Canada: British Columbia health authorities declare COVID-19 outbreak in Central Okanagan region
Jul 30, 2021, at 06:04 am
Interior Health (B.C.)/IBNS: British Columbia declared a COVID-19 outbreak in the Central Okanagan region which accounts for more than half of the Canadian province's daily and active COVID-19 cases.
Record-breaking ‘pressure-cooker’ heatwave hits Canada, US northwest
Jun 30, 2021, at 05:14 pm
New York: A "pressure-cooker" heatwave that's broken temperature records twice in 48 hours in the US northwest and western Canada is being mirrored across large parts of the northern hemisphere, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday.
Canada registering unprecedented heatwave, several dead
Jun 30, 2021, at 03:43 pm
Ottawa: An unprecedented heatwave, which is smashing all temperature records, has left several people dead in Canada, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bharat Biotech to conduct clinical trials for Covaxin in US, Canada
Jun 14, 2021, at 02:31 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Bharat Biotech will conduct clinical trials for Covaxin in United States and Canada as its US partner Ocugen has said that it will apply for a full licence in the United States for the India-made vaccine.
Canada: Over 50 pct population administered at least 1 dose of vaccine
May 23, 2021, at 03:04 pm
Ottawa/UNI: More than half of Canada’s population has received at least one dose of a vaccine against COVID-19, a local TV channel said Sunday.
Canadian officials to study alternative COVID-19 vaccines amid AstraZeneca's rare side effects
May 12, 2021, at 05:34 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Considering the rare side effects of AstraZeneca vaccines, Canadian health officials are now studying mixing various COVID-19 shots.
Canada's Ontario starts inoculating people above 40 with AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine
Apr 21, 2021, at 04:32 am
Ontario/IBNS: Appointments for AstraZeneca's Covid-19 vaccines are being booked in Canada's Ontario for eligible people above 40 years by select pharmacies and primary care offices across the province starting Tuesday.
Moderna delays shipment of about 600,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Canada
Mar 26, 2021, at 11:48 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: Moderna pharmaceutical company has delayed the shipment of about 600,000 coronavirus vaccine doses to Canada due to a lag in the quality control procedure, Canada's Minister of Public Services and Procurement Anita Anand said.
US phase 3 trial data shows 79% vaccine efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19: AstraZeneca
Mar 23, 2021, at 03:39 am
Ontario/IBNS: Advanced trial data from a US study on AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine showed it is 79 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic COVID-19 and was 100 per cent effective in halting severe disease and hospitalization, said AstraZeneca in a statement on Monday.
Mar 05, 2021, at 01:43 am
Toronto/IBNS: In response to the commitment made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to his Canadian counterpart Trudeau on Feb 10, a consignment of half-a-million doses of the India-made Covishield vaccines (AstraZeneca vaccines) were airlifted to Canada from the Asian country on a commercial cargo flight and arrived in Toronto Wednesday morning.
India commits to ship Covishield vaccines to Canada within a month
Feb 16, 2021, at 04:46 am
Canada/IBNS: Adar Poonawalla, the chief executive of Serum Institute of India (SII), confirmed on Monday that Covishield vaccines would be shipped to Canada within a month.
COVID-19 Situation: China suspends entry of foreigners travelling from Canada temporarily
Jan 31, 2021, at 10:18 pm
Ottawa/UNI: China has temporarily barred foreign nationals travelling from Canada, the Consulate General of The People's Republic of China in Toronto said.
Third case of new Coronavirus variant registered in Canada: Ontario authorities
Dec 28, 2020, at 03:46 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: A third case of the new coronavirus strain that emerged in the UK earlier this month has been confirmed in Canada, Ontario authorities announced in a statement.
Trudeau says Canada has COVID-19 vaccination plan contradicting critics who say otherwise
Dec 02, 2020, at 03:09 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: The Canadian government has a plan to vaccinate citizens against the novel coronavirus, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview that appears to contradict critics who have said otherwise.
COVID-19 cases continue spiking in Canada
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:40 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua: COVID-19 cases continued to spike on Friday in Canada with the two populous provinces Ontario and Quebec reported the largest single-day increase respectively.
Canada surpasses 114,000 COVID-19 cases, death toll exceeds 8,890 - Health Agencies
Jul 28, 2020, at 02:57 pm
Toronto/Sputnik: Newly released data on COVID-19 cases in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec indicate that the total number of infections for the whole country has surpassed 114,000 cases.
Canadian officials identify 354 confirmed coronavirus cases in indigenous communities
Jul 18, 2020, at 03:00 pm
Ottawa/Sputnik: Officials have identified 354 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Canadian First Nations communities, Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) said in a statement on Saturday.
Epidemic curve flattens while more COVID-19 cases, deaths expected in Canada
Jun 05, 2020, at 04:49 pm
Ottawa/Xinhua/UNI: Canada is finally flattening the curve of new cases of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data released on Thursday by the country's Public Health Agency.
Canada Surpasses 30,000 Confirmed COVID-19 Cases, 1,193 Deaths - Health Agency
Apr 17, 2020, at 12:43 pm
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: The number of Canadians confirmed to have contracted the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has increased to 30,092, updated data from the country’s Public Health Agency revealed.
Canada Reports 1,383 New COVID-19 Cases as Total Surges Past 27,000 – Health Authorities
Apr 15, 2020, at 12:37 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Health authorities in Canada have reported more than 27,000 cases of COVID-19 since the start of the outbreak as 1,383 new positive tests were confirmed in the preceding 24 hours.
Number of COVID-19 cases in Canada tops 7,400, death toll stands at 89 - Health Ministry
Mar 31, 2020, at 12:10 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Canada’s total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases has risen to 7,424, while the death toll stands at 89, the country's Health Ministry said.
Number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada passes 4,600 : Health Ministry
Mar 28, 2020, at 06:05 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of people who got infected with coronavirus in Canada has surpassed 4,600, and 53 of them have died from the disease, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
Ice storm pounds Canadian provinces forcing hundreds of flight cancellations
Dec 31, 2019, at 10:15 am
Toronto/Sputnik/UNI: An ice storm has grounded dozens of flights and left thousands without power in eastern Ontario and Quebec, according to flight monitoring data and local power authorities.
Ontario: Study finds one in five children have mental health problems
Apr 20, 2019, at 05:11 pm
Toronto, Apr 20 (IBNS): One in five Ontario children and youth have a mental disorder, but less than one-third have had contact with a mental health care provider, says the Ontario Child Health Study (OCHS).