Category Archives: Health
Slovenia police use water cannons at anti-COVID pass protest
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Police fired tear gas and water cannons in Slovenia's capital at thousands of protesters who oppose tough anti-coronavirus measures in the small European nation.
Nova Scotia moves into final stage of reopening next week, imposes vaccine mandates
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will move into the final phase of its reopening plan on Monday with what officials say is a cautious approach involving vaccine mandates for public sector employees such as health workers and teachers. Vaccination against COVID-1...
Liberals, NDP, Bloc say MPs should be vaccinated to be in Parliament, not Tories
OTTAWA — All federal parties except the Conservatives say they believe Members of Parliament should be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before entering the House of Commons when it resumes in the fall. They are split, however, on whether Parliament s...
N.S. health officials draw lessons from COVID-19 outbreak in Mennonite community
HALIFAX — Philip Dueck says he's seen COVID-19 cases hit nearly every home in his small town as an outbreak of the disease rolled through the isolated northern Nova Scotia community. “There's the odd (household) that's missed, but pretty much every
‘State of crisis’: National medical group urges lockdowns in Alberta and Saskatchewan
CALGARY — If you think of COVID-19 like a fire, one Grande Prairie doctor would describe Alberta's blaze as out of control with too few resources dedicated to fighting it. Dr. Alika Lafontaine said if the province doesn't strengthen public health
AP-NORC poll: Virus fears linger for vaccinated older adults
NEW YORK (AP) — Bronwyn Russell wears a mask anytime she leaves her Illinois home, though she wouldn’t dream of going out to eat or to hear a band play, much less setting foot on a plane. In Virginia, Oliver
The Latest: 2nd hospital in Alaska begins rationing care
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A second hospital in Alaska is beginning to ration health care as the state deals with a spike in coronavirus cases.
Quebec nurses pan government’s bonus offer, say real issue is mandatory overtime
MONTREAL — Sandra Gagnon said she received an excited phone call from her mom last week, after Quebec Premier François Legault said he would give full-time nurses a $15,000 bonus to keep them from quitting the public system. Gagnon, however, was
The Latest: Australia pressing its states to end lockdowns
CANBERRA, Australia — The Australian government is ramping up pressure on state governments to end pandemic lockdowns by outlining plans to end financial aid.
Key part of Arizona genetic-abnormality abortion law blocked
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has blocked a key portion of a new Arizona law that would have let prosecutors bring felony charges against doctors who knowingly terminate pregnancies solely because the fetuses have a genetic abnormality such as Down
