Coronavirus (COVID-19) National News

Nine more flights through B.C. have been flagged for possible COVID-19 exposure. The flights, including eight domestic and one international flight, were added to the BC Centre for Disease Control’s list of public exposures Saturday.

REGINA — Saskatchewan health officials reported four new COVID-19 infections on Saturday. The province has a total of 1,615 confirmed cases, and 1,548 people have recovered.

WINNIPEG — Manitoba health officials say a worker at a long-term care facility in Brandon has tested positive for COVID-19.

VANCOUVER — Rental prices have dipped and landlords are facing stiffer competition for tenants in Canada's two hottest housing markets in the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:11 a.m. EDT on Aug. 29, 2020: There are 127,506 confirmed cases in Canada.

WestJet passengers who refuse to wear a mask could be kicked off a flight and slapped with a one-year travel ban after the airline stiffened its safety protocols Friday.

Vancouver International Airport and WestJet are launching a new pilot program which will make COVID-19 testing available to WestJet passengers on select departing flights out of YVR.

Daily new COVID-19 cases in B.C. have hit a new daily high, B.C. authorities said. Provincial health authorities announced this afternoon that the previous 24 hours saw a record daily high of 124 new cases of COVID in B.C.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's top doctor says the best way to keep COVID-19 out of schools is to keep community transmission of the virus low. Dr.

The federal government’s contribution of $242 million to the B.C. education system is a “flexible” fund to help schools in their restart plans, according to the MP who made the announcement on Friday.