Category Archives: Lifestyle
Expected influx of COVID-19 vaccines to test provincial promises of mass inoculations
An expected influx of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries beginning this week will test provincial deployment plans experts say should have been honed in the unwelcome lull that stalled inoculations across the country. But whether doses remain in fridges or he...
UK to return medals to vets discharged because of sexuality
LONDON — The British military will allow former service personnel who were stripped of medals because of their sexuality to apply to have them restored after a Royal Navy veteran’s 27-year battle to have his decorations returned. The Ministry of Defenc...
US agency cancels Trump policy on conservation purchases
BILLINGS, Mont. — U.S. Interior Department officials on Thursday cancelled a Trump administration directive that gave local and state officials power to block purchases of land and water for conservation under a longstanding federal program. Acting Int...
Jill Biden pushes free access to community college
WASHINGTON — Jill Biden is promising free access to community college and training programs, saying the schools will be an important part of Biden administration efforts to rebuild the economy. A longtime community college professor and advocate, the f...
Vatican seeks elder care rethink after COVID-19 ‘massacre’
ROME — The Vatican is calling for a new paradigm of care for older people after what it calls the “massacre” wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, which has disproportionately killed people living in nursing homes. The Vatican’s Pontifical Council of Li...
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
SAN FRANCISCO — Hing Yiu Chung lives in a racially diverse San Francisco neighbourhood hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. While vaccines have been difficult to come by, the 69-year-old got one by showing proof she lives where she does. She
California uses ZIP codes, outreach to boost vaccine equity
SAN FRANCISCO — Hing Yiu Chung lives in a racially diverse San Francisco neighbourhood hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic. While vaccines have been difficult to come by, the 69-year-old got one by showing proof she lives where she does. She
A breakdown of Canada’s isolation sites as details are revealed on hotel requirements
As concerns about internationally identified COVID-19 variants hit closer to home, public health authorities are asking — and increasingly, ordering — people to isolate safely, away from others in their household. Here are some examples of how hotels a...
Alberta variant cases now at 68; province says strict testing and tracking in place
EDMONTON — Alberta reported Thursday it has 68 variant cases of COVID-19, up 11 from the day before, seven of them with no known link to travel. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the chief medical officer of health, said two of the new
Immigrants in sanctuary in churches hope Biden offers relief
BEDFORD, Mass. — For over three years, Maria Macario has been too afraid to leave the white steepled First Parish church just outside Boston. The 55-year-old Guatemala native moved in to avoid deportation, living in a converted Sunday school classroom ...
