Category Archives: Health
Alberta’s top doctor came up with plan to lift all COVID-19 orders: health minister
CALGARY — Alberta's health minister says it was the idea of the province's chief medical health officer to end isolation requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19 or who have been in close contact with someone who has. Tyler Shandro
Portugal eases virus limits, takes aim at ‘total freedom’
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal is beginning its journey to what the country’s prime minister calls “total freedom,” with a government decision Thursday to start winding down COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ahead of a forecast 70% of people being fully...
World pledges $4B in push to repair COVID’s education damage
LONDON (AP) — International governments and companies have pledged more than $4 billion to educate 175 million children around the world and prevent a generation’s chances being blighted by the coronavirus pandemic.
Quebec to open pop-up vaccine clinic at La Ronde amusement park to reach young people
MONTREAL — Quebec reported 138 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, no more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, and the government announced it would open a pop-up vaccination clinic at an amusement park to reach young people. Health officials have ...
Libyan indoor soccer player dies in malaria outbreak in team
CAIRO (AP) — A malaria outbreak among Libya’s national indoor soccer team has claimed the life of one player while several others have been sickened following the team’s participation in the African Minifootball Cup in Nigeria, Libya’s sports ministry ...
Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday
BOSTON (AP) — The Biden administration announced Thursday it will allow a nationwide ban on evictions to expire Saturday, arguing that its hands are tied after the Supreme Court signaled the moratorium would only be extended until the end of
Aid group vaccinates migrants as France expands virus pass
PARIS (AP) — Vaccination rates are picking up again in France as the government requires a virus pass for more and more activities — but social workers worry that the measure will further marginalize migrants and other poor populations.
Business group calls for clarity as Ontario meets one target to lift restrictions
TORONTO — A prominent business group called for clarity Thursday on what's next in Ontario's reopening plan, as the province met a major milestone for further lifting restrictions. The province announced Thursday that 80 per cent of residents aged 12 a...
LA’s Venice Beach a flashpoint in city’s homeless crisis
LOS ANGELES (AP) — David de Russy steered his bicycle through a sparse crowd of midweek visitors streaming down Los Angeles' Venice Beach boardwalk between multimillion-dollar homes, T-shirt shops and eateries on one side and vendors peddling paintings...
Tunisia’s leader wants corrupt tycoons to fund poor regions
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's president is proposing that hundreds of tycoons suspected of embezzlement reach a deal with the state to finance public hospitals, schools and development projects in poor regions to avoid convictions.
