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As the volume of travellers entering Canada through the U.S. has increased in recent weeks, public health officials are being placed at land borders to bolster screening for COVID-19. The Public Health Agency of Canada is adding on-site employees at 36 points of entry, including New Brunswick crossings in St. Stephen, Woodstock and Edmundston. Tammy Jarbeau, a Health Canada spokesperson, said…

A Saskatchewan mom says she was alarmed to see dozens of people crowding together at a local beach on the weekend. Rylene Moosomin took her daughter on a day trip to Pike Lake Provincial Park just outside Saskatoon Saturday. She said it was a hot, sunny day. When they finally found a parking spot, they walked to the small beach. It was packed, she said. Moosomin…

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed life for everyone — from physical distancing to new rules and regulations in place to prevent the virus from spreading further. But for those in care homes, social options have been further reduced. Visits were outright prohibited for a period of time in some care homes in Saskatchewan, and residents' movements were severely…

TORONTO -- The World Health Organization (WHO) reported another record single-day number of COVID-19 cases on Sunday as the total topped 200,000 for the fourth day in a row. The United Nations health agency said Sunday afternoon that it had recorded 230,370 cases of the novel coronavirus over the past 24 hours, narrowly beating the previous record number from two days earlier. There had not…

BUDAPEST, HUNGARY -- Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus infections, leading to new restrictive measures such as the mandatory use of face masks in Croatia and travel bans or quarantines to be imposed by Hungary. Hungarian authorities said Sunday that they would put countries in three categories -- red, yellow and green -- based on their rate of new coronavirus…