Category Archives: Health
At-home COVID-19 test kits being distributed across Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Communities across Alaska will have thousands of free at-home COVID-19 test kits to distribute during the holidays, officials say. Sarah Hargrave, Southeast regional
Manitoba reports record with nearly 750 COVID cases, urges change to holiday plans
WINNIPEG — Public health officials in Manitoba are urging residents to significantly scale back holiday celebrations as the province reported nearly 750 new COVID-19 cases Friday, making it the highest daily count of the pandemic. The government didn'...
COVID highs in Quebec, Ontario and other provinces as Nunavut orders lockdown
Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia reported record high COVID-19 case counts on Christmas Eve as Nunavut ordered a full lockdown to prevent further spread of the virus. Health officials across the country warned the latest numbers are an un...
‘It is necessary’: Nunavut orders lockdown, bans gatherings, over rising COVID cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut ordered an immediate "circuit-breaker" lockdown just before Christmas over rising COVID-19 cases in various communities. The government said Friday that all indoor gatherings are banned and all non-essential businesses are to...
‘It is necessary’: Nunavut orders lockdown, bans gatherings, over rising COVID cases
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut ordered an immediate "circuit-breaker" lockdown just before Christmas over rising COVID-19 cases in various communities. The government said Friday that all indoor gatherings are banned and all non-essential businesses are to...
Hunger causing more concern than COVID-19 in wintry Afghanistan, say aid agencies
OTTAWA — As the first snowfall dusted the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier this month, Mary-Ellen McGroarty pondered the rough winter that lay ahead. COVID-19 was far from being top of mind. Unlike much of the rest of the world where
COVID-19 surge in Nova Scotia straining province’s testing capacity
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia health officials on Friday announced a change to the province's COVID-19 testing regime in response to the continued high number of new daily infections driven by the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. Starting Monday, resi...
In Christmas message, Trudeau says Canadians can be hopeful amid the pandemic
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there is still reason for Canadians to be hopeful despite the ongoing crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. In his annual Christmas message, Trudeau says that while 2021 was another tough year, Canadians got throu...
Simon Fraser, UVic, UNBC plan virtual start to university term as pandemic surges
VANCOUVER — Three more British Columbia universities are rejigging the start of their winter terms as the Omicron variant of COVID-19 swells cases of the virus across the province. Simon Fraser University and the universities of Victoria and Northern B...
Germany anticipates big omicron rise over holiday period
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's health minister said Friday that the proportion of coronavirus infections with the new omicron variant will increase sharply in the days ahead, and he appealed to people to take steps to avoid infection during Christmas festivit...
