Category Archives: Health
Justin, take the wheel: experts tell Canada to show tough love at White House
WASHINGTON — The federal Liberal government was lulled into a false sense of security by the results of last year's U.S. election, say business leaders who want Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to take a harder line with President Joe Biden
Unvaccinated federal employees not granted exemptions to be put on unpaid leave today
OTTAWA — Employees in the core federal public sector who have not been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were to be put on unpaid leave Monday, unless they were already granted an accommodation. The policy could potentially leave more than 1,000 worker...
Doctors lament overnight closure of Montreal hospital ER, dig into pockets to end it
MONTREAL — Dr. Fahimy Saoud spent a recent shift in a west-Montreal emergency room idly sitting and waiting for patients she knew would never come. The urgent care area of the Lachine Hospital, where she's spent the last 12 years of
Alberta now requires vaccine record with QR code for its passport program
EDMONTON — Alberta residents will now need more than a paper record from a COVID-19 vaccine clinic if they want to sit down at a restaurant, work out at a gym or enter indoor venues like arenas or movie theatres. Starting
Ontario assisting about a dozen long-term care homes as first-dose deadline hits
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Fewer than a dozen nursing homes needed staffing help from the Ontario government on Monday as the deadline for workers to get a first COVID-19 vaccine dose came due, according to the minister of long-term care. "We are
Foreign students returning to US, but below pre-COVID levels
BOSTON (AP) — International students are returning to U.S. colleges in stronger numbers this year, but the rebound has yet to make up for last year’s historic declines as COVID-19 continues to disrupt academic exchange, according to a new survey.
Washington seeks over $38 billion from opioid distributors
SEATTLE (AP) — After rejecting a half-billion-dollar settlement, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Monday took the state's case against the nation's three biggest drug distributors to trial, saying they must be held accountable for their role...
Quebec reports 634 new COVID-19 cases, four additional deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 634 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths attributed to the virus. Health officials say COVID-19-related hospitalizations dropped by nine from the day before to 189, while the number of patients in intensive ca...
Ontario reports 666 new COVID-19 infections, seven more virus-related deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 666 new COVID-19 cases and seven more deaths from the disease. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 366 of those infected are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown immunization status, while 300 fully vaccinated peopl...
As virus surges in Eastern Europe, leaders slow to act
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — At the main hospital in Romania's capital, the morgue ran out of space for the dead in recent days, and doctors in Bulgaria have suspended routine surgeries so they can tend to a surge in COVID-19
