Category Archives: Health
Northern region in B.C. has highest number of recent COVID-19 deaths
VICTORIA — Four of the five recent deaths linked to COVID-19 in B.C. have occurred in the Northern Health region while one of the deceased lived in the Interior. Those two regions have the lowest vaccination rates, and provincial officials have
No ‘euthanasia’ in Quebec care homes during COVID-19, expert tells coroner’s inquest
MONTREAL — A coroner's inquest into deaths in Quebec long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19 was dominated Tuesday by debate over whether medicating certain residents to alleviate their suffering amounted to euthanasia. The discussion ca...
COVID-19 cases declining, but Saskatchewan hospitals still under pressure: top doctor
REGINA — The Saskatchewan government says the province's fourth wave is waning as COVID-19 cases decline, but health officials say hospitals are still under significant pressure. Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical health officer, said Tuesday that it will...
New Brunswick says vaccination and restrictions reducing COVID-19 transmission
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 today and one more death attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials say a person in their 80s in the Campbellton region is the 118th resident to die of the
Greece toughens restrictions on unvaccinated as cases spike
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Tuesday announced tougher restrictions on most activities for unvaccinated people, as the country registered a record high in new infections for the second day in a row.
Alberta politician angry after COVID-19 protesters leave gallows, noose at her house
EDMONTON — An Alberta member of the legislature says she is outraged after COVID-19 protesters came to her house on the weekend and hung up a noose. Tracy Allard calls the threats and intimidation inexcusable and says her private life and
Alberta politician angry after COVID-19 protesters leave gallows, noose at her house
EDMONTON — An Alberta member of the legislature says she is outraged after COVID-19 protesters came to her house on the weekend and hung up a noose. Tracy Allard calls the threats and intimidation inexcusable and says her private life and
S. Carolina governor: Pandemic cash for free 2-year degrees
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster wants to spend the last $17 million of his COVID-19 education relief money to fully pay for anyone to go to a technical college for two years to train to enter
Ex-soldier who killed his family in N.S. knew what he did was morally wrong: doctor
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An Afghanistan war veteran was suffering from several mental disorders when he killed three family members and himself in 2017, but he understood his actions were wrong, an inquiry in Nova Scotia heard Tuesday. Dr. Scott Theriau...
As trade bottlenecks weigh on economy, Liberals urged to help reshape supply chains
OTTAWA — For most of his years in manufacturing, Dennis Darby remembers sourcing goods from a single supplier and things arriving just on time. The system worked well until the pandemic, which now has throttled the movement of goods globally, pushed
