As coronavirus cases surge, Manitoba is tightening restrictions, with restaurants, retailers, libraries and museums limited to 50 per cent capacity.

“Halloween is a fun celebration but I am concerned about parties and behaviours that would see us letting our guard down."

The pandemic may serve as an opportunity for the restaurant industry to innovate in order to avoid closures as public health measures limit the sale of booze and erode already thin profit margins, say addiction and business experts.

Rising COVID-19 infection rates in Edmonton have health officials considering tougher measures in the capital city.

Training camps at John Abbott College have been begun as soccer, basketball, volleyball, women’s hockey, lacrosse and football are all returning this fall - under strict guidelines.

Three people are in the hospital including one in intensive care, and three people have died from the illness.

The Homestead Restaurant in Riverview, N.B., welcomed its first dine-in customer on Tuesday after being forced to shut down the dining area amid the COVID-19 pandemic.