Category Archives: Lifestyle
Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID bill
WASHINGTON — With the memory of the pandemic's toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief bill is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people. Advocates h...
Alternatives to nursing homes get $12B boost in COVID-19 law
WASHINGTON — With the memory of the pandemic's toll in nursing homes still raw, the COVID-19 relief law is offering states a generous funding boost for home- and community-based care as an alternative to institutionalizing disabled people. Advocates ho...
Miami’s South Beach confronts disastrous spring break
MIAMI — Florida’s famed South Beach is desperately seeking a new image. With more than 1,000 arrests and nearly 100 gun seizures already during this year's spring break season, officials are thinking it may finally be time to cleanse the hip
‘More than just a disruption:’ education experts warn of pandemic-driven ‘crisis’
TORONTO — Virtual learning for Kaaren Tamm's daughter consisted of a five- to 10-minute video greeting each morning and afternoon, and then she'd stop paying attention. That was on a good day. The Toronto mom says that's all the four-year-old could
‘More than just a disruption:’ education experts warn of pandemic-driven ‘crisis’
TORONTO — Virtual learning for Kaaren Tamm's daughter consisted of a five- to 10-minute video greeting each morning and afternoon, and then she'd stop paying attention. That was on a good day. The Toronto mom says that's all the four-year-old could
‘More than just a disruption:’ education experts warn of pandemic-driven ‘crisis’
TORONTO — Virtual learning for Kaaren Tamm's daughter consisted of a five- to 10-minute video greeting each morning and afternoon, and then she'd stop paying attention. That was on a good day. The Toronto mom says that's all the four-year-old could
Pandemic puts pause on on-site use for some Alaska pot shops
JUNEAU, Alaska — Regulators amid much fanfare in early 2020 approved two cannabis lounges in Alaska, making it one of the few states where customers would be allowed to use marijuana at retail pot shops. Then the pandemic hit. One of the
Nova Scotia adds $5 million to sports budgets to increase access, diversity
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's Liberal government is investing $5 million in measures aimed at making sports more inclusive, as well as more accessible to people with disabilities. Premier Iain Rankin announced today the investment includes $2 million in add...
Allowing more people to eat indoors could spur super-spreader events, doctor warns
TORONTO — As pandemic restrictions loosened for restaurants in several Ontario regions Saturday, at least one infectious disease expert warned that allowing more people to dine indoors amid the COVID-19 pandemic's third wave could lead to so-called sup...
New law requires engine cut-off switches in small boats
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A new federal law will require operators of recreational vessels less than 26 feet (eight meters) in length to use an engine cut-off switch and associated link, which attaches the vessel operator to a switch that shuts
