Inmates at the Joyceville Institution in northeast Kingston, Ont., are calling on Correctional Service Canada and the prison’s warden to provide more information about the COVID-19 outbreak raging there. More than 90 inmates have tested positive.
Ottawa Public Health used a November outbreak of COVID-19 to show how widely the virus can spread. The outbreak, which began at an indoor hockey practice, led to 89 cases and 445 high-risk contacts.
The sombre mood that has gripped the Calgary-based oilpatch for several years is starting to show flickers of hope, with more financially secure companies making moves to grow in 2021.