Category Archives: Health
Strippers’ challenge of Ontario pandemic measures to be heard in court
TORONTO — An advocacy group representing strippers will argue in Ontario court this week that provincial pandemic measures affecting strip clubs have targeted the workers and violated their charter rights. The application for judicial review was filed ...
Johnson eyes post-COVID economy as UK Conservatives meet
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he was ready to take “bold decisions” to rebuild the economy after the coronavirus pandemic as his Conservative Party meets Sunday for its first annual conference since 2019.
The Latest: Fauci addresses vaccine hesitancy
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Anthony Fauci says he’s worried that people resisting COVID-19 vaccine shots based on religious grounds may be confusing that with a philosophical objection.
Distribution problems, hesitancy slow Uganda vaccination bid
GULU, Uganda (AP) — The light bulb hanging from the ceiling flickered on and off, infuriating the technician in this remote Ugandan town as he checked the refrigerators filled with vaccine doses to confirm they were still working.
Military to ‘be in position’ Monday to decide where to deploy nurses in Alberta
OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada says a contingent from the Canadian Armed Forces is expected to "be in position" Monday to decide where to deploy eight critical care nurses that will help Alberta combat the fourth wave of COVID-19. The federal
Far-right protesters in Romania reject virus restrictions
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — More than 5,000 far-right protesters marched Saturday in Romania’s capital of Bucharest to reject upcoming new restrictions that authorities hope will combat an alarming surge of COVID-19 infections.
Quebec reports 640 new COVID-19 cases, five deaths as hospitalizations drop slightly
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 640 additional cases of COVID-19 today and five more deaths due to the pandemic. Overall hospitalizations declined by nine to 301, while the number of people in intensive care dropped by one to 83. The vast majority
Ontario reports 704 new COVID-19 cases, seven new deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 704 cases of COVID-19 today along with seven more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 506 of today's new cases are in people who are not fully vaccinated or have an unknown
Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
CLEVELAND (AP) — So many prescription painkillers were dispensed in Lake County, Ohio, between 2012 and 2016 that the amount equaled 265 pills for every resident. Just to the south, the flood of prescription opioids during the same period equated
Almost eight in 10 support proof-of-vaccine requirement to visit public places: poll
OTTAWA — Canadians overwhelmingly support the idea of requiring vaccine passports to gain admittance to public places such as restaurants, bars and gyms, a new poll suggests. Fully 78 per cent of respondents to the Leger poll said they strongly support...
