Timeline
2021
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4 FebruaryCOVID-19: Union alleges at least 2 St. Albert fire chiefs vaccinated before firefighters
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3 FebruarySkip The Dishes adds $0.99 ‘B.C. Fee’ after province caps what it can charge restaurants
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3 FebruaryOshawa, Ont., one of the fastest-growing areas in the country, according to Statistics Canada
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3 FebruaryCOVID Cooking: A shift for entrepreneurs in Winnipeg for more at-home meals – Winnipeg
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3 FebruaryAHS warns Albertans over 75 of scam offering vaccine appointments for money
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3 FebruaryBooze and no shoes: Inside the Vancouver ‘makeshift nightclub’ that flouted COVID-19 orders
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3 FebruaryLethbridge College researchers working on homegrown solution to potential antibiotics crisis
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3 FebruaryB.C. COVID-19 recovery funds tagged to hire 200 in battle against invasive species
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3 FebruaryCanada adds 3,235 new coronavirus cases, 142 deaths as total infections near 790K – National
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus: Coffee shops battle to stay in business amid pandemic
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3 February‘No basis in reality’: NDP decries Saskatchewan premier’s COVID-19 response
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus testing on the decline in Saskatchewan
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3 FebruaryMoose Jaw tourism video pokes fun at politicians who travelled during COVID-19 pandemic
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3 FebruaryFeds warn of more possible disruptions to Moderna COVID-19 vaccine deliveries in Feb – National
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3 FebruaryFront-line workers awaiting guidance regarding COVID-19 variant now in New Brunswick – New Brunswick
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3 FebruarySixteen new COVID-19 deaths, 414 new cases, as variant confirmed at B.C. high school
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus: Orange alert level could become new baseline for New Brunswick – New Brunswick
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3 FebruaryKahnawà:ke community members find comfort in beading challenge – Montreal
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus: Riverview winter carnival gets creative amid COVID-19 – National
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3 FebruaryAir Canada to pause Rouge operations, cut 80 employees amid new COVID-19 travel rules – National
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3 FebruaryCOVID-19 ads have had varying effects, with some ‘super cringeworthy’: marketers
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3 February39 new cases of COVID-19 U.K. variant confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka – Barrie
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3 FebruaryNew COVID-19 outbreak declared at Burnaby Hospital
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus: In-class learning to resume in Simcoe Muskoka schools on Feb. 8 – Barrie
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3 FebruaryKingston youth with eating disorders struggling more during COVID-19 pandemic: expert – Kingston
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3 FebruaryOntario cottage rentals already in high demand for spring and summer
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3 FebruarySaskatchewan jumps over 320 total coronavirus deaths
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3 FebruaryCOVID-19 variants leave less ‘room for error’ in loosening restrictions: experts
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3 FebruaryGuelph reports 17 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
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3 FebruaryNew COVID-19 cases in Waterloo Region remain at low number
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3 February36 coronavirus fines laid in Guelph during stay-at-home order – Guelph
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus: 1 death, 38 cases in London-Middlesex; 3 outbreaks declared over in region – London
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3 FebruaryQuebec won’t roll out COVID-19 checkpoints to curb travel between regions as reopening looms
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3 FebruaryQueen’s plans for in-person Homecoming events dependent on coronavirus pandemic – Kingston
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3 FebruaryManitoba health officials give coronavirus update – Winnipeg
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3 FebruaryAlberta premier, health officials to speak about COVID-19 support for continuing care operators
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3 FebruaryDr. Deena Hinshaw to provide COVID-19 update Wednesday afternoon
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3 FebruaryCity of Barrie to start tracking coronavirus in municipal wastewater – Barrie
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3 FebruaryFort Qu’Appelle Elementary School moves to online learning due to new COVID-19 cases
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3 FebruaryQuebec’s coronavirus hospitalizations continue to drop as province adds 1,053 new cases, 37 deaths
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3 FebruaryLondon, Ont., COVID-19 vaccine clinic to reopen Monday – London
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3 FebruarySummer Olympics to move ahead ‘regardless’ of coronavirus pandemic: Tokyo 2020 president – National
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Feb. 3
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3 FebruaryOntario reports 1,172 new coronavirus cases, 67 more deaths
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3 FebruaryNova Scotia issues exposure warning for WestJet flight from Toronto to Halifax
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3 FebruaryAdvocates push for priority COVID-19 vaccines for homeless, shelter staff
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3 FebruaryCanada could get 1.1M more vaccine doses by March through COVAX sharing program – National
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3 FebruaryEconomy vs. health: Experts say COVID-19 has put Alberta in ‘disproportionate’ balance
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3 FebruaryDrugmakers partner to develop COVID-19 vaccines aimed at new variants – National
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3 February‘Imperative’ COVID-19 vaccines prioritized for homeless, shelter staff: advocates – National
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3 FebruaryConfused about the new travel restrictions? Expert breaks it down – National
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3 FebruaryCoronavirus: Ontario government expected to announce school reopening plan Wednesday
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3 FebruaryExperts warned of new COVID-19 variants. Why did Ottawa wait for stricter travel rules?
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2 FebruaryCOVID-19: Alberta school boards set to receive another round of federal funding
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: WHO team visits research lab in Wuhan, China – National
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2 FebruaryArtists create COVID-19 Valentine’s cards: ‘You’re not in my bubble, but you’re in my heart’
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2 FebruaryCity of Edmonton ramps up enforcement of COVID-19 health rules – Edmonton
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2 FebruaryCanada sees 2,828 new coronavirus cases as feds ink deal to produce vaccines at home – National
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Okanagan retirement home outbreak declared over, but 51 new cases for Interior Health – Okanagan
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2 FebruaryCOVID-19 crisis slowly easing in Winnipeg’s personal care homes – Winnipeg
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2 FebruaryKelowna Special Olympian stays physically and mentally fit amid COVID-19 pandemic – Okanagan
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2 FebruaryB.C. adds 429 new COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths as hospitalizations rise again
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2 FebruaryTam warns of coronavirus variants as new cases emerge across Canada – National
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2 February‘A selfless hero’: Calgary health-care aide dies from COVID-19
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Data system migration affecting Ontario’s COVID-19 case count
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2 February32 new COVID-19 U.K. variant cases confirmed in Simcoe Muskoka, total now at 51 – Barrie
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2 FebruaryA tale of two provinces: New Brunswick and Nova Scotia’s pandemic fortunes have diverged in 2021
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Groundhog Day provides boost during winter pandemic
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Quebec reopens non-essential businesses but curfew maintained
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2 February8 COVID-19-related deaths, 223 new cases reported in Saskatchewan
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Manitoba partnering with doctors, pharmacists for future vaccine delivery – Winnipeg
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2 FebruarySix Nations marks 2nd death related to COVID-19, links positive cases to midwinter ceremonies – Hamilton
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2 FebruaryNHL to name front-line worker ‘stars’ along with monthly player award – Edmonton
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2 February4 patients dead at Waypoint mental health centre amid COVID-19 outbreak – Barrie
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2 FebruarySudbury mayor wants highway checkpoints to discourage non-essential travel amid COVID-19
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2 FebruaryCOVID-19: 2 new cases, 2 resolved for Peterborough and area – Peterborough
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2 FebruarySaskatchewan government confirms 2 cases of the U.K. COVID-19 variant
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2 February‘Kids are not all right’: Mental health among Ontario children deteriorating during COVID-19
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Upcoming school break will go ahead in Quebec, education minister says
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2 FebruaryCOVID-19 vaccinations begin in Ontario fly-in First Nations
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2 FebruaryLowest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in Waterloo Region since mid-November
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: 2 deaths in City of Kawartha Lakes, 2nd outbreak declared at Lindsay jail – Peterborough
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Ottawa adds 27 new COVID-19 infections, active cases continue to drop – Ottawa
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: CCMA Awards in London, Ont., pushed to November
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2 February‘Data reset’ leads to no new coronavirus deaths reported in Manitoba, 83 new cases Tuesday – Winnipeg
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: 33 cases, 20 recoveries reported Monday and Tuesday in London-Middlesex: MLHU – London
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2 FebruaryMore than $1.2M in coronavirus fines given out in Manitoba since April, province says – Winnipeg
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2 FebruaryManitoba Families Minister holds coronavirus update – Winnipeg
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2 FebruaryGuelph reports 23 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
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2 FebruaryPaid sick leave key to reducing COVID-19 spread: Ottawa Public Health – Ottawa
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2 FebruaryCities across Ontario call for clarity on rules around pet grooming services under COVID-19 lockdown
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2 February14 active cases of COVID-19 at Laval elementary school
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2 FebruaryNew Brunswick to provide update on COVID-19 – New Brunswick
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2 FebruaryBritish WWII veteran Capt. Tom Moore dies at 100 after contracting coronavirus – National
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2 FebruaryCoronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Feb. 2
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2 FebruaryPfizer expects US$15 billion in sales from coronavirus vaccine this year – National
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2 FebruaryQuebec expected to ease some restrictions as province reports fewer new COVID-19 cases
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2 FebruaryOntario reports 745 new coronavirus cases, notes underestimation from data system migration
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2 FebruaryThreats made against Woolwich church that ignored COVID-19 lockdown
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2 FebruaryCOMMENTARY: Could Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine supply be key to an early election call?
2020
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31 DecemberNo plans to delay B.C. students’ return to class, despite new COVID-19 variant
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31 DecemberCOVID-19: RCMP charge Alberta care home worker for allegedly failing to isolate after visit to U.S.
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31 DecemberB.C. to say whether Canucks will play in Vancouver ‘soon,’ says health minister
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31 DecemberCanada adds 8,400 new coronavirus cases, shattering national single-day record – National
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31 DecemberCOVID-19: Alberta NDP calls for UCP cabinet minister to step down over report of Hawaii vacation
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31 DecemberTravellers must take a COVID-19 test before flying to Canada. Here’s what you need to know – National
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31 DecemberUSask team studying how mask wearing doesn’t affect oxygen intake during a workout – Saskatoon
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31 DecemberMidnight is your last chance to get a 2020 tax credit for your charitable donation
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31 DecemberExperts worry about overconsumption on New Year’s Eve despite Quebec COVID-19 restrictions – Montreal
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: 84 new cases announced for Interior Health region – Okanagan
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: Listuguj First Nation reporting 6 new cases
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: Nova Scotia issues exposure warnings for 4 flights, Mic Mac Mall – Halifax
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: Okanagan establishments reeling after COVID-19 restrictions placed for NYE – Okanagan
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: Unique celebrations in Saskatoon to ring in the new year
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31 DecemberFirst Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses coming to Manitoba First Nations this week: province – Winnipeg
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31 DecemberVancouver man jailed on Christmas Day for allegedly hosting parties ignored repeated warnings, police say – BC
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: Hamilton reports 200 COVID-19 cases, 4 deaths – Hamilton
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31 DecemberAHS receives 1,515 COVID-19-related complaints over the holidays, issues 4 public health orders
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31 DecemberNew border testing rules could be confusing for enforcers, passengers: Airlines – National
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31 DecemberCOVID-19 outbreak declared at Ridge Meadows Hospital – BC
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31 DecemberWHO approves Pfizer vaccine for emergency use, paving way for rollout to countries in need – National
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31 DecemberSask. NDP demands Joe Hargrave resign after Palm Springs trip; Moe says he will stay
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31 DecemberB.C. health officials to provide New Year’s Eve COVID-19 update
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31 DecemberNo snow means savings for New Brunswick snow contractors — for now – New Brunswick
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31 DecemberCoronavirus vaccinations expected to ramp up in London and Middlesex in the new year – London
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: 214 cases reported for Central Okanagan during week of Christmas – Okanagan
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31 DecemberOrthodox Jewish group says its Quebec schools aren’t breaking law by staying open – Montreal
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: 155th COVID-19-related death reported in Saskatchewan, 190 new cases
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on Dec. 31
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: looking back on how Quebec responded to COVID-19 in 2020 – Montreal
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31 DecemberMore details expected on Canada’s plan for negative COVID-19 tests for air travellers – National
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31 DecemberManitoba ends 2020 with 187 new coronavirus cases, 6 additional deaths – Winnipeg
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31 DecemberLast call for alcohol: Frustration over B.C. order halting New Year’s Eve liquor sales at 8 p.m
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31 DecemberInmate, 2 staff test positive for COVID-19 at Willow Cree Healing Lodge
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31 DecemberCoronavirus: Record 119 cases in London-Middlesex; December saw more cases than rest of pandemic – London
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31 DecemberAlberta records an estimated 1,200 new cases of COVID-19 on New Year’s Eve
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31 DecemberQuebec passes 200,000 COVID-19 case mark after reporting a record 2,819 infections – Montreal
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31 DecemberFirst doses of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine arrive in Nova Scotia – Halifax
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31 DecemberTwo coast guard vessels in N.S. under lockdown after exposure to COVID-19
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31 DecemberWinnipeg concert venues looking for light at the end of COVID-19 tunnel – Winnipeg
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31 DecemberWill COVID-19 become endemic? Experts aren’t all convinced – National
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31 DecemberLooking back at the online Nova Scotia kitchen party – Halifax
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31 DecemberOntario reports over 3,300 new coronavirus cases, setting single-day record
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31 DecemberNDP leader thinks Saskatchewan voters have ‘buyer’s remorse’ after COVID-19 response
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31 December2020 year-end interview with Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil
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31 DecemberOntario finance minister arrives back in Canada after much-criticized vacation abroad
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31 DecemberU.S. confirms 2nd case of coronavirus variant – National
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31 DecemberCanada’s pharmacies ‘ready and willing’ to join coronavirus vaccination effort
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31 DecemberA look back at Saskatchewan’s top news stories of 2020
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31 DecemberDelayed coronavirus vaccine in Africa risks ‘moral catastrophe,’ CDC chief says – National
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31 DecemberWhatever happened to… SARS? – Toronto
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31 December2020 finally coming to an end, but pandemic restrictions mute New Year’s Eve
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31 DecemberAs coronavirus vaccine rolls out, majority of Canadian optimistic about 2021: Ipsos – National
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31 DecemberFauci predicts U.S. will gain control of coronavirus pandemic by next autumn – National
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30 DecemberChina gives conditional approval to coronavirus vaccine made by Sinopharm – National
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30 DecemberWisconsin health worker fired after ‘intentionally’ spoiling COVID-19 vaccine doses – National
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30 DecemberApple, TikTok remove Vybe Together party app amid coronavirus pandemic – National
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30 DecemberB.C. introduces emergency order to stop liquor sales at 8 p.m. on New Year’s Eve
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30 DecemberNova Scotia issues COVID-19 exposure warnings for locations on Dec. 23 – Halifax
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30 DecemberFamily goes public, questions treatment after LTC death at Niagara Falls home
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30 DecemberCoronavirus: Interior Health officials announce 57 new cases – Okanagan
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30 DecemberCanada shatters record for new coronavirus cases as new travel rules are announced – National
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30 DecemberBig White: 6 RCMP officers to be stationed on the mountain for New Year’s Eve – Okanagan
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30 DecemberComparisons of COVID-19 restrictions to Holocaust ‘disrespectful’: Jewish community – Lethbridge
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30 DecemberPush to shop local is working, Winnipeg business owners say – Winnipeg
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30 DecemberB.C. reports 485 new COVID-19 cases, 11 deaths
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30 DecemberOntario says paramedics will be included in 1st phase of COVID-19 vaccine distribution
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30 DecemberNearly 5k doses of Moderna vaccine to be shipped to far north central, west Saskatchewan
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30 DecemberCOVID-19: Masks encouraged in seating areas at Calgary outdoor skating rinks – Calgary
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30 DecemberCoronavirus: Listuguj First Nation reports 3 new COVID-19 cases
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30 DecemberManitoba will no longer hold back half of vaccine doses: premier – Winnipeg
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30 DecemberRepairing ‘fault lines’: Halifax MP Andy Fillmore sees opportunity in pandemic recovery – Halifax
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30 DecemberCOVID-19 vaccinations underway for staff at Hamilton seniors homes hit hard by outbreaks – Hamilton
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30 DecemberSaskatchewan cabinet minister in California to sell home, premier aware of trip
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30 DecemberTotal active coronavirus cases below 3K in Saskatchewan, 3 more deaths reported
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30 DecemberCOVID-19 drives up snowmobile sales in New Brunswick – New Brunswick
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30 DecemberCoronavirus: Hamilton reports 31 COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths at Shalom Village outbreak – Hamilton
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30 DecemberRegina Mayor Sandra Masters looks back on 2020, first couple of months on the job – Regina
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30 DecemberOntario to release order, timeframe for population groups to get COVID-19 vaccine
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30 DecemberCOVID-19: Alberta’s 1st Moderna vaccine dose given to Medicine Hat long-term care resident
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30 DecemberVancouver man spends Christmas in jail after repeatedly hosting parties – BC
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30 DecemberGuelph reports 21 new cases of COVID-19, surpasses 1,300 total cases
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30 DecemberCoronavirus: 2 deaths, 92 new cases in London-Middlesex; LHSC reports 11-patient jump – London
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30 DecemberNDP says Ontario finance minister should be removed from cabinet over holiday trip abroad
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30 DecemberToronto records 1,069 new coronavirus cases, top local doctor ‘not convinced’ of link to Christmas – Toronto
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30 December3 businesses given tickets as Manitoba reports 130 new coronavirus cases – Winnipeg
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30 DecemberCargill resumes work at Guelph, Ont., plant following COVID-19 outbreak
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30 DecemberPremier Scott Moe says he wouldn’t change a thing about coronavirus response
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30 DecemberToronto plans further restrictions on businesses as city braces for COVID-19 surge – Toronto
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30 DecemberNo active COVID-19 cases at Luther Special Care Home after outbreak
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30 DecemberQuebec Liberal vacationing in Barbados during coronavirus pandemic told to return home
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30 DecemberSaskatoon Mayor Charlie Clark discusses COVID-19 pandemic in year-end interview – Saskatoon
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30 DecemberCOVID-19 vaccinations to begin in Guelph on Jan. 4
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30 DecemberQuebec records 2,511 new coronavirus cases as health crisis deepens
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30 DecemberCOVID-19 pandemic nearly triples depression and anxiety in new moms: study
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30 DecemberCourt says ‘wisdom and efficacy’ of Ontario’s lockdown rules ‘open to question’
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30 DecemberOntario reports single-day record of nearly 3,000 new coronavirus cases
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30 DecemberWindsor hospital postpones elective surgeries after Jan. 4 due to COVID-19 surge
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30 DecemberWatch live as public health officials offer latest on COVID-19 situation in Canada – National
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30 DecemberNiagara grocery delivery services see spike in demand during pandemic – Hamilton