Category Archives: Health
Rural schools close as Alberta’s COVID-19 vaccine passport system begins
EDMONTON — Two schools in rural Alberta closed their classrooms Monday over the number of students not attending because of COVID-19 infections as Edmonton police introduced tough new vaccine requirements on the first day of the province's new proof-of...
Alberta’s new proof-of-vaccination cards can be easily edited, residents say
EDMONTON — Albertans needing proof they're vaccinated against COVID-19 were able to download cards from the province's website on Sunday, but almost right away some residents said they were easily able to edit them. Dan Shugar, who lives in Calgary, sa...
Quebec reports 742 COVID-19 cases, four new deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 742 new cases of COVID-19 today and four additional deaths attributed to the virus. Health authorities say hospitalizations climbed by 13 from Saturday's levels to 277, while the number of patients in intensive care drop...
Businesses, enforcement bodies brace for learning curve on vaccine certificates
TORONTO — Pub manager Crystal Meikle is used to pivoting with the shifting rules for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic. But Ontario’s proof-of-vaccination policy, set to take effect on Wednesday, treads into new territory, she said, since workers...
Ontario reports 715 new COVID-19 cases, total of six new virus-related deaths
Ontario is reporting 715 new cases of COVID-19 today and five new deaths due to the virus. The province also says another death from more than a month ago has been added to the overall tally following a data cleanup. Health Minister
Snowbird season: Canadian retirees hope for prompt COVID booster shots in U.S. south
WASHINGTON — Canadian snowbirds will be watching closely this week, suitcases at the ready and RVs full of fuel, to see if the United States finally eases the travel restrictions preventing them from driving south for the winter. Some aren't waiting
Democrats push to retool health care programs for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dental work for seniors on Medicare. An end to sky’s-the-limit pricing on prescription drugs. New options for long-term care at home. Coverage for low-income people locked out of Medicaid by ideological battles.
Same goal, different paths: US, EU seek max vaccine rates
BRUSSELS (AP) — The Belgian town of Aarschot has a vaccination rate of 94% of all adults, but Mayor Gwendolyn Rutten worries her town is too close for comfort to the capital of Brussels, where the rate stands at
P.E.I. Green Leader says Tory premier’s scolding him on COVID-19 revealed as improper
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Opposition leader says a rise in COVID-19 cases has revealed the inappropriateness of a public scolding dished out by the premier over criticisms of the government's back-to-school pandemic policies. Green Party L...
Cecile Richards: Court’s Texas move could mean end of Roe
HOUSTON (AP) — A year after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the country's top abortion-rights activists warned that the Supreme Court’s recent inaction on Texas’ extremely restrictive new abortion law could signal the end...
