Category Archives: Health
$45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet released a year later: advocates
OTTAWA — A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates say none of the money has been released. Frederique Chabot, director of healt...
Abortion rights protesters rally in cities around US
CHICAGO (AP) — Abortion rights protesters rallied in cities around the United States on Saturday, vowing to fight to ensure that abortion remains a legal option for women nationwide.
Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Francis had no qualms about being a poster child for COVID-19 vaccinations on the Navajo Nation, once a virus hot spot. The Navajo woman's face and words grace a digital flyer asking people on the Native
Ontario Liberals pledge to add COVID-19 vaccine to school immunization list
OTTAWA — The Ontario Liberals pledged Saturday to add COVID-19 vaccination to the immunization schedule for schools, if elected, though parents could still get "conscience" exemptions. Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said the best way to get back to nor...
Abortion adds to Biden’s all-but-impossible to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s list of impossible tasks keeps getting longer. Despite lofty promises he's made, from the campaign trail through his first year in
In abortion fight, conservatives push to end all exceptions
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Angela Housley was halfway through her pregnancy when she learned the fetus was developing without parts of its brain and skull and would likely die within hours or days of birth, if it survived that long.
Abortion adds to Biden’s all-but-impossible to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s list of impossible tasks keeps getting longer. Despite lofty promises he's made, from the campaign trail through his first year in
Public health agency trying to find out how many Canadians struggling with long COVID
OTTAWA — Federal agencies are trying to get a handle on how many Canadians may be suffering from long COVID as researchers learn more about the mysterious after-effects of the virus. The Public Health Agency of Canada and Statistics Canada have
Prince Edward Island lifts COVID-19 mask mandate for most public indoor places
CHARLOTTETOWN — Masks are no longer required in most indoor public places in Prince Edward Island. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison says she still strongly recommends that residents keep masking, especially in places where physica...
Activists rally behind Croatian woman denied abortion
ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A group of civic activists in Croatia demonstrated Friday in support of a woman who was denied an abortion despite her fetus having serious health problems.
