Category Archives: Health
Canadian Blood Services to soon recommend end to ban on gay men donating blood
OTTAWA — An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood — promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 — is set to be recommended within weeks in favour of new screening criteria based on
B.C. proposes zones around hospitals and schools in response to COVID-19 protests
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has introduced legislation that it says would prevent "disruptive behaviour" from affecting schools and health-care facilities. The legislation would establish 20-metre zones around hospitals, schools and COVI...
Report: ‘Whole of society’ effort must fight misinformation
Misinformation is jeopardizing efforts to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges, be it climate change, COVID-19 or political polarization, according to a new report from the Aspen Institute that's backed by prominent voices in media and cybersec...
Amazon settles California COVID workers notification dispute
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Amazon has agreed to pay $500,000 and be monitored by California officials to ensure it properly notifies its workers about new coronavirus cases, the state's attorney general said Monday.
A list of Canada-U.S. irritants as Thursday’s trilateral Three Amigos summit nears
WASHINGTON — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meets Thursday with U.S. President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, observers say Canada has a lot to complain about. Here are some of the issues that have been chafing
New Brunswick health minister announces plan to link patients with primary care
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's health minister is announcing a new system that would give access to primary care to patients who don't have a family doctor or nurse practitioner. Dorothy Shephard said Monday in a statement the New Brunswick Primary Car...
Health officials in New Brunswick report 40 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials are also reporting 49 more recoveries from the disease, which drops the number of active cases to 525. There are 21 people in hospital with COVID-19, including 1...
Florida GOP moves to combat vaccine mandates, virus rules
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers on Monday began debating a package of bills to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates, continuing Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' fight against virus rules.
Alaska doctors seek COVID-19 misinformation investigation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska doctors plan to ask the State Medical Board to investigate concerns about the spread of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments by other physicians.
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report one new case of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the case involves a person in their 60s who recently travelled outside the province. Prince...
