Category Archives: Health
Tale of two tea houses: Differing approaches to vaccine passport in High River, Alta.
CALGARY — Two tea houses in one southern Alberta community have become an example of the uncertainty caused by the government allowing businesses to make up their own minds about what is essentially a vaccine passport. Restaurants, bars and pubs have
Tiny San Marino votes in referendum on legalizing abortion
ROME (AP) — Tiny San Marino is one of the last countries in Europe which forbids abortion in any circumstance — a ban that dates from 1865. On Sunday, its citizens can vote in a referendum calling for abortion to
Court indicates it may wait to rule on Georgia abortion law
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal appeals court seemed to indicate Friday that it would wait until the U.S. Supreme Court rules on a case that seeks to overturn its landmark decision guaranteeing a woman’s right to an abortion before ruling
B.C. reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise
VICTORIA — COVID-19 cases in British Columbia are trending upwards as the province's vaccination rate slowly rises. The Ministry of Health reported 832 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, bringing the total number of active cases to 5,697. There are 148 pa...
Mississippi negotiators reach proposal on medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House and Senate negotiators said Thursday that they have agreed on a proposed medical marijuana program. Leaders are expected to ask Republican Gov. Tate Reeves to call the Legislature into session to put the plan
Health officials say COVID-19 case linked to Kingston, Ont., polling station
KINGSTON, Ont. — Health officials are asking anyone who attended a Kingston, Ont., polling station on Monday night to monitor for signs of COVID-19 after a positive case was linked to the site. The local public health unit issued a notice
Premiers urge Trudeau to meet with them ASAP on health-care funding
CHILLIWACK — Canada's premiers are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet with them at his earliest opportunity to discuss long-term, predictable funding for health care. Premiers from all the provinces and territories are part of a group called ...
Homes near fracking sites in B.C. have higher levels of some pollutants, study finds
VANCOUVER — A new study has found homes close to where fracking was used to extract natural gas in British Columbia have higher levels of certain organic pollutants, which may lead to short- and long-term health effects. Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, lead aut...
Premiers push for more unconditional health-care funding from feds
OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are demanding a meeting with the newly re-elected prime minister to ask for more money — no strings attached — to pump into their health-care systems. The provincial and territorial leaders held a teleconference Thursday to ...
Ontario legislature to require proof of COVID vaccination or negative test to enter
TORONTO — People will need to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative rapid test result to enter Ontario's legislature next month. House Speaker Ted Arnott announced the policy in a Thursday memo to legislators and others who work at
