Category Archives: Health
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the
Nova Scotia reports 70 new COVID-19 cases, 69 more recoveries since Wednesday
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting 70 new cases of COVID-19 over the last two days, as an outbreak of the disease in a long-term care facility continues to grow. Officials said today 44 new cases are in the central zone,
Russia: New pandemic restrictions to take effect in February
MOSCOW (AP) — Some of the new pandemic restrictions prepared by Russian authorities go into effect next year, a top government official said Friday, reiterating the need for vaccine-hesitant Russians to get immunized against the coronavirus.
Austria announces regional lockdowns for the unvaccinated
VIENNA (AP) — Austria is implementing a lockdown for unvaccinated people in two hard-hit regions next week and looks poised to move forward with similar measures nationwide, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday.
Austria announces regional lockdowns for the unvaccinated
VIENNA (AP) — Austria is implementing a lockdown for unvaccinated people in two hard-hit regions next week and looks poised to move forward with similar measures nationwide, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday.
Austria announces regional lockdowns for the unvaccinated
VIENNA (AP) — Austria is implementing a lockdown for unvaccinated people in two hard-hit regions next week and looks poised to move forward with similar measures nationwide, Chancellor Alexander Schallenberg said Friday.
Nova Scotia pays for COVID-19 vaccines for mink, B.C. says no before closing industry
Nova Scotia will help pay for a COVID-19 vaccine for mink, but the British Columbia government says more research is needed to determine if immunization is an option for thousands of animals that will soon be banned from the province. Nova
Quebec’s top doctor defends COVID-19 response at inquest into long-term care deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec's public health director told a coroner's inquest Thursday he can't remember whether he had recommended preventing staff in long-term care homes from working in multiple seniors facilities in the early days of the pandemic. Dr. Horaci...
Ottawa doctor pleads for help from the prime minister after death threat
OTTAWA — An Ottawa family doctor who organized mass COVID-19 vaccination clinics earlier this year has received a death threat and she is asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to do more to protect health-care workers facing similar risks. Dr. Nili Kapl...
‘Heartbreaking’: Outreach group says conditions in Alberta homeless camp worsen
Time is running out for a central Alberta city to secure warming shelters for vulnerable individuals living in tattered tents in an open field unprotected from frigid winds and, soon, snow. Up to 60 people have been sleeping in the homeless
