Category Archives: Health
Albertans 60 and older eligible for third shot of COVID-19 vaccine starting next week
EDMONTON — Alberta's government says those who are 60 years and older can book appointments for a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot starting Thursday if it has been six months after receiving their second dose. First appointments for the booster jab will
New Brunswick health officials report three more COVID-19-related deaths
FREDERICTON — Three more New Brunswickers have died as a result of COVID-19. Health officials in the province said today the deaths involve a person in their 80s in the Saint John region, a person in their 70s in the Moncton
Lawyer questions coverage of First Nations water settlement as deal to be ratified
An $8-billion class-action settlement on First Nations drinking water due to be ratified next week still isn't clear on who it will cover, says a lawyer involved with the issue. Clayton Leonard, who represents several Alberta bands that have filed the...
Trade minister Ng chats with U.S. counterpart as continental trade tensions fester
WASHINGTON — Canada's trade minister has headed back to the U.S. capital for discussions on festering trade irritants, just two weeks after joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to the White House. Mary Ng met virtually Tuesday with U.S.
1st US case of COVID omicron variant confirmed in California
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person in California who had been vaccinated against COVID-19 became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks
WHO nations launch steps toward deal to fight pandemics
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization hailing a key step by its member states on Wednesday to launch work toward an international agreement to help prevent, prepare for and respond to future pandemics in the wake
Nova Scotia restricts out-of-province sports-related travel for kids 11 and younger
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's government on Wednesday said children aged 11 and younger could no longer travel out of province for events related to sports and culture, citing rising COVID-19 transmission connected to those activities. Individuals, business...
Ontario building new hospital in Mississauga, expanding facility in Toronto
Ontario says it's spending billions of dollars to build a new hospital in Mississauga, Ont., and expand another in Toronto. Premier Doug Ford says together, the projects will add more than 500 hospital beds to the province. He's billing it as part
Not all airports ready to give new COVID-19 tests to air travellers, says Duclos
OTTAWA — Not all Canadian airports will have the capacity to immediately begin testing arriving air travellers from countries other than the United States for COVID-19, the federal health minister said Wednesday. Ottawa announced on Tuesday that all ai...
N.S. called on to do more to help vulnerable pregnant women after ending birth alerts
HALIFAX — An advocacy group on Wednesday said Nova Scotia's new policy for vulnerable families could be "set up to fail," a day after the government said it would stop the practice of birth alerts. The government said Tuesday child welfare
