Category Archives: Health
Genetically modified P.E.I. salmon ‘available for sale,’ but maybe not in stores yet
HALIFAX — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says genetically modified salmon produced in Prince Edward Island is "available for sale" in Canada, but when and where consumers can purchase the food remains unclear. The agency's Marie Terrien confirmed ...
‘They are trying to kill us’: Alberta city at odds with homeless outreach group
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — An outreach worker and a nurse lean over an orange mesh fence to speak to a woman on the other side as tents flap in the cold wind at a homeless camp in central Alberta. Someone is in
Minnesota court: Workers’ comp can’t cover medical marijuana
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Workers' compensation for injured employees doesn't cover medical marijuana because the drug remains illegal under federal law, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday.
‘Risk is too high’: Quebec delays vaccine mandate for health workers by one month
MONTREAL — One day after Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé said he was standing firm on his government's vaccine mandate deadline for health-care workers, he delayed it by one month. Health-care workers will now have until Nov. 15 to get fully
Several Ontario hospitals enact mandatory vaccination policies for visitors
TORONTO — More than a dozen hospitals across Ontario are implementing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for visitors, in addition to mandates for their staff. University Health Network in Toronto, which enacted an early vaccine mandate for staff ...
Neo-fascists exploit ‘no-vax’ rage, posing dilemma for Italy
ROME (AP) — An extreme-right party's violent exploitation of anger over Italy's coronavirus restrictions is forcing authorities to wrestle with the country's fascist legacy and fueling fears there could be a replay of last week's mobs trying to force t...
FDA spells out lower sodium goals for food industry
NEW YORK (AP) — Food companies are coming under renewed pressure to use less salt after U.S. regulators spelled out long-awaited guidelines aimed at reducing sodium levels in dozens of foods including condiments, cereals, french fries and potato chips....
Canadians cheer, Freeland urges caution as U.S. unveils land border travel plan
WASHINGTON — A motley coalition of elected officials, bilateral business leaders and travellers-turned-lobbyists briefly cheered the coming reprieve from restrictions at the Canada-U.S. border Wednesday before confronting their next challenge: the ques...
Russia, WHO differ on when approval will come for Sputnik V
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia is ready to provide up to 300 million doses of its Sputnik V vaccine to the U.N.-backed COVAX initiative, a top Russian official promoting the shot says, even though the World Health Organization hasn’t yet signed
Feds OK Colorado plan to cover gender-affirming care
DENVER (AP) — Colorado will include gender confirmation care in its individual and small group health insurance plans, state and federal officials announced Tuesday.
