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Canada’s death toll from the novel coronavirus has now surpassed 100 following an announcement of five more deaths in B.C. As of Tuesday, Canada’s COVID-19 death toll now sits at 101 while confirmed cases have now reached 8,579. The new numbers come amid a surge of cases in Quebec and Ontario. Quebec — the new epicentre of Canada’s outbreak — reported…

The Saskatchewan hotel industry is getting ready to offer up rooms in the event that COVID-19 overwhelms the number of beds available in the province’s hospitals. The Saskatchewan Hotel and Hospitality Association (SHHA) has created an emergency preparedness plan and shared it with the Ministry of Health and the Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA). Jim Bence, president of the SHHA, has…

A third COVID-19-related death has been confirmed at the McKenzie Towne Continuing Care Centre in Calgary. According to Alberta Health, the 80-year-old man died on Monday. “This is another tragic case of COVID-19 at its worst,” Alberta chief medical officer of health Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Tuesday. Hinshaw said totals for confirmed cases related to the outbreak at the…

Health-care workers are grateful to those organizing neighbourhood rallies across Saskatoon in their honour, says one nurse. Groups across Saskatoon sang and banged pots and pans Sunday at 7 p.m. from their front yards and balconies and are encouraging others to join them in the coming evenings. "We're just doing our jobs, but it's incredibly…

A small group of second-year medical students at the University of Saskatchewan aren’t letting the fact they can’t practise medicine stop them from helping during the pandemic. The students have spent the last couple of weeks juggling online courses and exams while developing a program to support front line physicians and other medical professionals in a range of ways. That…