Category Archives: Health
Feds sending more help to NWT to deal with COVID-19 surge
OTTAWA — The federal government is sending more help to the Northwest Territories to deal with a spike in COVID-19 cases. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa has approved a request from the territory to provide "surge capacity support" for
Alaska Republican Young urges vaccination in new ads
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The longest-serving Republican in the U.S. House is appearing in a new round of ads urging Alaskans to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
New Brunswick reports one death, 53 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another death attributed to COVID-19 as well as 53 new cases in the province. Premier Blaine Higgs expressed his condolences in a statement to the family of a person in their 70s
Pfizer officially requests Health Canada approval for kids’ COVID-19 shot
OTTAWA — Pfizer-BioNTech has asked Health Canada to approve the first COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 years old. The vaccine was developed in partnership with Germany's BioNTech and is now marketed under the brand name Comirnaty. It was
LA County wants Vanessa Bryant to undergo psychiatric exam
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles County is seeking to compel psychiatric evaluations for Kobe Bryant's widow and others to determine if they truly suffered emotional distress after first responders took and shared graphic photos from the site of the
Sudbury jail closed to manage COVID-19 outbreak, 145 inmates moved
TORONTO — A jail in Sudbury, Ont., has closed for at least two weeks to deal with a COVID-19 outbreak among inmates. The Ministry of the Solicitor General says about 145 inmates from the facility are being moved to other jails,
Manitoba vaccine requirements likely to be in place until spring: top doctor
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's COVID-19 vaccine mandate is likely to remain in place until at least the spring, chief public health officer Dr. Brent Roussin said Monday, so that the health-care system can handle both the ongoing pandemic and the traditional
Saskatchewan premier says province could have acted sooner on renewed COVID-19 rules
REGINA — On the day Saskatchewan asked the federal government for help to deal with surging COVID-19 hospitalizations, Premier Scott Moe granted the province could have acted sooner on a renewed mask mandate or proof-of-vaccination policy. Health offic...
Rights watchdog faults Malta for abortion, journalist safety
VALLETTA, Malta (AP) — A European human rights watchdog recommended on Monday that Malta legalize abortion, improve gender equality and implement reforms to protect journalists, adding another international voice of criticism to the laws and culture on...
Official: Czech president can’t perform duties due to health
PRAGUE (AP) — Health problems were preventing Czech President Milos Zeman from carrying out his duties, an official said Monday. The
