Category Archives: Health
COVID-19 cases skyrocket in Alberta with 501 new infections recorded in a single day
CALGARY — Alberta has recorded 501 new cases of COVID-19 — the largest single-day increase since late May. The new infections reported Wednesday increase Alberta's active case count to 3,769. Almost 44 per cent of active cases are in the Calgary zone,...
Feds say vaccine passports for foreign travel will roll out in early fall
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino says fully vaccinated Canadians will soon be able to get a government document that will certify their COVID-19 vaccine history for the purpose of international travel. Ottawa has been floating the promise...
B.C. officials urge caution as third summer heat wave blankets parts of the province
VANCOUVER — British Columbia officials are reassuring residents that health and emergency services are ready to help people get through another heat wave this week. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth says Emergency Management BC is working with com...
Yukon premier says little will change in COVID-19 prep after top doctor takes leave
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier says he's confident the territory's management of the COVID-19 pandemic will continue smoothly after its top doctor took a leave of absence to run for the federal Liberal party. Premier Sandy Silver says chief medical offic...
N.S. election: Campaign visits by federal party leaders are not all created equal
HALIFAX — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh tried to boost the political fortunes of provincial NDP Leader Gary Burrill on Wednesday by making a stop on the Nova Scotia election campaign trail. The Nova Scotia Liberals used the same strategy on
COVID-19: Quebec students to wear masks when school resumes, but not in classroom
MONTREAL — Students returning to school in Quebec will have to wear masks but not while in the classroom, the provincial government said Wednesday. Education Minister Jean-François Roberge told a news conference that masks will be required on the bus, ...
Yukon’s chief medical officer announced as federal Liberal candidate
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's chief medical officer of health has been nominated as the candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada in the territory for the next federal election. Dr. Brendan Hanley says he can bring a strong and experienced northern voice
Mendicino-Mayorkas meeting readout makes no mention of Canada-U.S. travel imbalance
WASHINGTON — Canada's immigration minister talked Canada-U.S. border issues Monday with the secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. But the federal government's official account of the meeting between Marco Mendicino and Alejandro Mayork...
Federal judge rules against several Indiana abortion laws
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that several of Indiana’s laws restricting abortion are unconstitutional, including the state’s ban on telemedicine consultations between doctors and women seeking abortions.
California city agrees to $6M settlement in man’s death
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A Northern California city agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a lawsuit with the family of a mentally ill man who died in 2018 after police restrained and repeatedly tasered him, the family's attorney
