Category Archives: Health
Dalhousie University issues vaccine mandate, province reports 94th COVID-19 death
HALIFAX — Dalhousie University is requiring everyone on its campus to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to testing twice a week. The Halifax-based school is the latest in a series of Atlantic Canada universities issuing vaccine mandates ah...
Peel Region exploring local options for vaccine certificate system
The top doctor in one of Ontario's COVID-19 hot spots said Wednesday that he's looking into what could be done locally to create a vaccine certificate program if the province doesn't implement one. Peel Region's Dr. Lawrence Loh said that option
Rate of fully vaccinated New Brunswickers continues to climb
FREDERICTON — The percentage of eligible New Brunswickers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is now over 74 per cent. Health officials said today about 74.1 per cent of New Brunswickers aged 12 and older are fully vaccinated and about 84 per
Lawsuit argues Iowa’s unemployment benefit cuts are illegal
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of residents violated state law and asks a court to reinstate their eligibility.
New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Delivering another blow to what's left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legacy, New York’s new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo
French judge to consider Afghan evacuee who left watch zone
PARIS (AP) — An Afghan evacuee who was among five men placed under surveillance in France for suspected direct or indirect links to the Taliban is scheduled to appear before a judge Wednesday for allegedly leaving the Paris region hotel
Editorial Roundup: U.S.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 24
Masks ordered for most Florida students, defying DeSantis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms as a courtroom battle continues over efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to leave such decisions up to
Feds report most rental assistance has still not gone out
BOSTON (AP) — States and localities have only distributed 11% of the tens of billions of dollars in federal rental assistance, the Treasury Department said Wednesday, the latest sign the program is struggling to reach the millions of tenants at
N.L. doctors say physician shortage will get worse if N.S. boosts its health system
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A group representing doctors in Newfoundland and Labrador says their situation will get worse if things get better for physicians in Nova Scotia. The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association said in a news release Tuesday it wil...
