Category Archives: Health
Quebec minister defends transfer of seniors to care homes during COVID-19 first wave
QUEBEC — Contrary to popular belief, the Quebec government did not massively transfer elderly patients to long-term care homes to free up hospital beds at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's former health minister told a coroner's inques...
Czechs, Slovaks target unvaccinated with new restrictions
PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech and Slovak governments on Thursday approved new coronavirus restrictions that will come into effect next week and specifically target unvaccinated people amid a record surge of infections in both neighboring countries.
‘I don’t know’: Biden noncommittal on including Canadian vehicles in EV tax credit
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden isn't making any promises about whether he's willing to alter his controversial tax credit proposal for new electric vehicles. Biden, meeting with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Oval Office, says that's one ...
Phoenix to pay $5M in lawsuit over man’s death during arrest
PHOENIX (AP) — Officials agreed Wednesday to pay $5 million to settle a lawsuit over the January 2017 death of a Black man during an arrest attempt in which he cried out that he couldn’t breathe as officers held him
Florida GOP limits vaccine mandates, flouting White House
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans approved a sweeping bill Wednesday to hobble coronavirus vaccine mandates in businesses, rejecting claims that they were sacrificing public health to hand Gov. Ron DeSantis a win in his fight against White H...
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report seven new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting seven new cases of COVID-19 today. One of the cases involves a child under 12 years of age. They say one of the cases is a close contact
Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Tribes welcomed an infusion of money in the massive infrastructure bill to expand broadband coverage, fix roads and address water and sanitation needs, but they say real change will come only with sustained investment.
A list of Canada-U.S. irritants as Thursday’s trilateral Three Amigos summit nears
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Thursday with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel Lopez Obrador, observers say Canada has a lot to complain about. Here are some of the issues that have
Manitoba government expects high uptake for children’s COVID-19 vaccine
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it will move quickly once the federal government approves a COVID-19 vaccine for children between five and 11 years old. The province says it will distribute doses in many ways, including at schools, pharmacies, ...
N.L. reports four new cases of COVID-19, mandatory vaccine deadline one month away
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Health officials in Newfoundland and Labrador are reporting four new cases of COVID-19 today. The province's chief medical officer of health told reporters there are 22 active infections in the province and that nobody is in hospital...
