Category Archives: Health
COVID-19 case counts continue upward trend in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — New Brunswick is reporting 23 new COVID-19 cases across three health zones today. Deputy chief medical officer Dr. Cristin Muecke says in a news release 19 of the 23 cases involve people who aren't fully vaccinated. Sixteen new cases are
8th-graders lead effort to pardon wrongly convicted ‘witch’
BOSTON (AP) — More than three centuries after a Massachusetts woman was wrongly convicted of witchcraft and sentenced to death, she's finally on the verge of being exonerated — thanks to a curious eighth-grade civics class.
Appeals court upholds Texas law to ban abortion procedure
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Texas law outlawing an abortion method commonly used to end second-trimester pregnancies has been upheld by a federal appeals court in New Orleans.
Landlords look for an exit amid federal eviction moratorium
NEW YORK (AP) — When Ryan David bought three rental properties back in 2017, he expected the $1,000-a-month he was pocketing after expenses would be regular sources of income well into his retirement years.
US jobless claims hit a pandemic low as hiring strengthens
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week for a fourth straight time to a pandemic low, the latest sign that America's job market is rebounding from the pandemic recession as employers boost hiring to
B.C. reports one death, 553 new COVID-19 cases as active infections rise
VICTORIA — British Columbia has reported 553 new cases of COVID-19 as the upward trend continues across the province, particularly in the Interior Health region. The number of active infections is up to 5,580, including 3,203 in that region, where abo...
N.L., N.B. report variant-driven COVID-19 clusters as case counts climb
Efforts to outpace the spread of COVID-19 through vaccination continued in Atlantic Canada Wednesday, as two provinces in the region reported a rise in infections driven by variants of concern. New Brunswick's deputy chief medical officer said a cluste...
2 Ontario Tory MPPs given Thursday deadline to get COVID vax or face caucus removal
TORONTO — Two members of Ontario's Progressive Conservative government have been given a Thursday deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19 or face ejection from caucus, The Canadian Press has learned. Government whip Lorne Coe has issued a letter sa...
Quebec health-care unions concerned about government’s vaccine mandate
MONTREAL — Unions representing health-care workers in Quebec say they're concerned about the government's plan to force their members to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. "We are a little surprised by the severity of the measure," Jérôme Rousse...
COVID-19 cases more than double in the Northwest Territories in one day
YELLOWKNIFE — A long-term care home in the Northwest Territories declared a COVID-19 outbreak Wednesday and a hard-hit community asked for policing help as cases in the territory rise steeply. The N.W.T. recorded another 52 new cases Wednesday for a to...
