Category Archives: Health
Tennessee gov appeals to officers resisting vaccine mandates
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Republican governor has sought to capitalize on rising law enforcement tensions with city leaders surrounding COVID-19 vaccine mandates, offering to help pay unvaccinated out-of-state officers to relocate and join th...
Modelling suggests another wave of COVID-19 could be Saskatchewan’s worst
REGINA — Saskatchewan has released modelling that suggests a combination of winter weather with indoor socializing and waning immunity could lead to the province's worst wave of COVID-19. Chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, says hospitaliza...
Ontario ready to vaccinate kids aged five to 11 as soon as child-sized doses arrive
TORONTO — Ontario parents will likely be able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments for their young children as early as next week, Health Minister Christine Elliott said Thursday, ahead of the expected approval of the shot for use in kids. The
New Brunswick imposes 14-day household quarantine if COVID-19 case detected
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government is tightening quarantine rules to address continuing high numbers of COVID-19 cases in the province. As of 6 p.m. Friday, if someone tests positive for COVID-19, everyone in their household — regardless of th...
Feds to announce approval of kids’ COVID-19 vaccine, easing of border measures Friday
OTTAWA — The federal government is set to announce Friday that Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, then later detail plans to ease some of the pandemic-related measures at the border. The federal government
Trudeau calls Three Amigos summit ‘extremely effective,’ but Biden unmoved on EVs
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to claim a moral victory Thursday after his day at the White House did little to defuse an escalating continental dispute over President Joe Biden's plans to encourage Americans to buy more electric
Louisiana lawmakers: Strain too slow on medical marijuana
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain came under fire Thursday from state lawmakers who complained his regulatory agency was moving too slowly in expanding the medical marijuana products available to patients.
Ontario students to get rapid COVID tests over winter holidays
TORONTO — Ontario students will be sent home for the December break with five rapid antigen COVID-19 tests each as part of the province's plan to ramp up testing over the holidays. The plan to distribute 11 million tests over the
Ontario high schools allowed to return to regular semesters in February
Ontario high schools will shift back to regular semesters no later than February, returning secondary students to a normal schedule for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. School boards will be able to make the change sooner if
Canadian Medical Association urges federal government to protect health-care workers
OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to fulfil its promise to support health-care employees amid continuing online harassment of physicians and other workers. The medical association is also calling on social media...
