Category Archives: Health
B.C. moves to recovery management phase after floods; most military leaving province
VICTORIA — British Columbia is shifting into repair and recovery mode following devastating floods and landslides caused by record rains that crippled transportation links, deluged agricultural operations and forced the evacuations of thousands of peop...
Travellers who’ve forgotten to use ArriveCan app can now give details at the border
OTTAWA — Travellers who can't access the government's ArriveCan app, or simply forget to fill it out, may start to receive some clemency at the border after Canada's public safety minister gave new instructions to border officials to allow people
Health officials in New Brunswick report three deaths and 71 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting three COVID-19-related deaths and 71 new cases of the virus today. The deaths involve a person in their 60s in the Fredericton region, as well as a person in their 70s and
Cruise ship with COVID-19 infections has new passengers
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A cruise ship that carried at least 17 passengers and crew members with breakthrough COVID-19 infections when it docked in New Orleans has set sail again with new passengers.
Navy halts use of fuel storage complex above Hawaii aquifer
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. Navy announced Monday that it is suspending use of a massive World War II-era fuel storage complex above a Hawaii aquifer that supplies nearly 20% of Honolulu’s drinking water — following
Alberta reports 8 new Omicron variant COVID-19 cases, bringing provincial total to 11
EDMONTON — Alberta is reporting eight new cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, bringing its total in the province to 11. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical officer of health, says the new cases came over the weekend and all
Leaders: Africa’s COVID-19 fight is vital for world security
DIAMNIADIO, Senegal (AP) — Travel restrictions imposed on South Africa and other African nations for telling the world about the omicron variant are hypocritical, harsh and not supported by science, South Africa's president said Monday, recalling the p...
Spain: PM urges Christmas caution as hospital staff infected
MADRID (AP) — Spain’s prime minister on Monday urged people to “remain prudent” about COVID-19 over the holidays, as Christmas festivities at one Spanish hospital are suspected of infecting dozens of staff.
Canada to manufacture Merck COVID-19 antivirals if regulator approves
OTTAWA — Canada could become a global manufacturing hub for a potentially game-changing treatment of COVID-19 with the signing of a new agreement to produce Merck Canada's antiviral drug in Whitby, Ont. The company inked a deal with Thermo Fisher Scie...
NYC to impose vaccine mandate on private sector employers
NEW YORK (AP) — From big Wall Street banks to corner grocery stores, all private employers in New York City will have to require their workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the mayor announced Monday in the most sweeping vaccine
