ontario Ontario reports 3,813 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 more deaths There are 572 patients in critical care with COVID-related illnesses, says OHA president Ontario reported another 3,813 cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, down from 4,227 cases on Friday. The province is also reporting 19 more deaths. New cases reported Saturday include 973 in Toronto, 669 in Peel Region, 442 in York Region, 281 in Durham Region, and 289 in Ottawa. According to health minister Christine Elliott, the province's network of labs completed more than 61,400 tests over the past 24 hours. As of 8 p.m. on Friday, 3,044,949 vaccine doses have been administered. The seven-day average climbed again to 3,371 cases from 3,256 on Friday

bc In British Columbia, the COVID-19 pandemic isn't going well as the province racks up more than 1,000 cases a day with levels of transmission and hospitalization it has avoided for 13 months. He says most of the province's legal framework in making pandemic decisions comes through the Public Health Act, which outlines the responsibilities of Dr. Henry, and the Emergency Program Act, which outlines what the province can do in extraordinary circumstances. The provincial state of emergency has been extended every 14 days since the pandemic began, and is generally overseen by Solicitor General Mike Farnworth. "On any given day, the government might be doing something under the Emergency Program Act, and because this is a health emergency, [Dr. Henry] might be exercising her powers," said Plant. "When Dr. Henry makes an order …. it's not on her list to say 'by the way, I called up the premier to find out if he liked it.' "