Category Archives: Health
N.S. COVID count rises, as Saint Mary’s University orders some mandatory vaccinations
HALIFAX — COVID-19 case counts rose on Friday in Nova Scotia, and one of the province's largest universities announced it would require students on sports teams or living in residence to be vaccinated. Nova Scotia public health reported 10 new infectio...
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee saw an opportunity.
Saskatchewan changes eligibility, allows some 11-yea-olds to get COVID-19 vaccine
REGINA — Saskatchewan is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination eligibility to some 11-year-olds as families prepare to send their children back to school next month. The province said Friday that childrenborn in 2009 — meaning they turn 12 this year — can...
Army’s Jeff Monken looking to build off nine-win season
Army won nine games last season and finished just outside the AP Top 25 despite having to cope with a schedule that constantly changed because of COVID-19.
Asia Today: Sydney lockdown extended, masks required outside
SYDNEY (AP) — A lockdown in Australia's largest city was extended through September and tougher measures to curb the coronavirus's delta variant were imposed Friday, including a curfew and a mask mandate outdoors.
‘Life and death:’ Harm reduction groups file lawsuit against Alberta government
CALGARY — A lawsuit has been filed against the Alberta government alleging its rules for supervised drug-use sites will have life and death consequences. Non-profit societies Moms Stop the Harm and the Lethbridge Overdose Prevention Society argue the g...
Montana only state to ban vaccine requirements for employees
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — While many large companies across the U.S. have announced that COVID-19 vaccines will be required for their employees to return to work in-person, there is one state where such requirements are banned: Montana.
N.B. back-to-school plan requires vaccination for school staff or regular testing
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's back-to-school plan ends classroom bubbles for kindergarten to Grade 8 and requires all school and district staff to be vaccinated or subject to regular testing, Education Minister Dominic Cardy said Friday. Vaccination fo...
The Latest: Official Taliban websites abruptly go offline
BOSTON — Taliban websites that delivered the victorious insurgents’ official messages to Afghans and the world at large in five languages have abruptly gone offline.
Clean needles depend on the blue blood of horseshoe crabs
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — It's one of the stranger, lesser-known aspects of U.S. health care — the striking, milky-blue blood of horseshoe crabs is a critical component of tests to ensure injectable medications such as coronavirus vaccines aren't contami...
