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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 355,652 new vaccinations administered for a total of 19,444,304 doses given.
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A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 23,955,652 new vaccinations administered for a total of 43,044,304 doses given.
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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 19, 2021. There are 1,342,388 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,342,388 confirmed cases (61,608 active, 1,255,714 resolved, 25,066 deaths).
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Restrictions lifting as COVID infections slow; Ontario resumes non-urgent procedures

Restrictions lifting as COVID infections slow; Ontario resumes non-urgent procedures

TORONTO — A slowdown in new COVID-19 infections across much of the country along with rising vaccination numbers has political and health authorities easing restrictions put in place to curb the pandemic.
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Wednesday, May 19, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:30 p.m. Eight more people have died in British Columbia of COVID-19 even as the case counts fall. There were 521 new cases of COVID-19 reported Wednesday. More than 2.
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Evacuation order expanded to homes in rural municipality near Saskatchewan wildfire

Evacuation order expanded to homes in rural municipality near Saskatchewan wildfire

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. — The reeve of a Saskatchewan community threatened by a fast-moving wildfire says firefighters and farmers are coming together to slow down the blaze. "It's very smoky here.
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Fired Quebec orderly says her insults toward Joyce Echaquan were meant as motivation

Fired Quebec orderly says her insults toward Joyce Echaquan were meant as motivation

MONTREAL — A former Quebec orderly who was caught on video making derogatory comments about an Indigenous woman insisted she was trying to motivate the patient, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday.
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Talks between Enbridge, Michigan to continue over Line 5 standoff, mediator says

Talks between Enbridge, Michigan to continue over Line 5 standoff, mediator says

WASHINGTON — The mediator in the dispute between Enbridge Inc. and the state of Michigan over the controversial Line 5 pipeline says the two sides plan to keep talking. Retired U.S.
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Quebec's push to change Constitution could impact all Canadians, experts argue

Quebec's push to change Constitution could impact all Canadians, experts argue

OTTAWA — Nearly three decades after the failure of the Charlottetown accord, Quebec's status as a distinct society and hand-wringing over constitutional reform are back on the table.
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Investigation into military officer overseeing vaccines referred to Quebec prosecutor

Investigation into military officer overseeing vaccines referred to Quebec prosecutor

OTTAWA — Canada's military police have referred their investigation into the general who oversaw Canada's vaccination campaign to Quebec's prosecution service, which has responsibility for laying charges in the province.
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