Category Archives: Health
B.C. premier says province ready to reopen border to U.S. and international travel
VICTORIA — Reopening the border to non-essential travellers from the United States in August would be a "massive undertaking" for British Columbia but one it is ready for, says the premier. John Horgan told a news conference Friday that he is
Rosenfeld, editor for Post’s Watergate coverage, dies at 91
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Harry M. Rosenfeld, a longtime newspaper editor who helped guide the Washington Post’s Pulitzer-winning coverage of the Watergate scandal, died Friday at age 91.
The Latest: Britain tops 50K cases ahead of easing rules
LONDON — Britain has recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases for the first time in six months. Government figures showed
‘He was our eye’: Reuters photographer killed in Afghanistan
LONDON (AP) — A Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer for the Reuters news service was killed Friday as he chronicled fighting between Afghan forces and the Taliban near a strategic border crossing amid the continuing withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops. ...
Fired Tennessee vaccine leader rebuts claims point-by-point
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Days after she was fired under pressure from Republican legislators, Tennessee’s former vaccinations director has issued a point-by-point rebuttal to a letter recommending her removal and to other claims by state officials abou...
UN chief: World faces a `hurricane of humanitarian crises’
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief warned Friday that a “hurricane of humanitarian crises” around the world has left civilians in conflict areas paying the highest price and is compounded by a relentless wave of attacks on humanitarian
Ontario health worker groups want mandatory COVID shots for health-care workers
TORONTO — Two groups representing Ontario's physicians and registered nurses are calling for the mandatory COVID-19 vaccination of the province's health-care workers, a policy Premier Doug Ford has said he will not support. The Ontario Medical Associat...
UK daily infections top 50,000 days before virus rules eased
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. recorded more than 50,000 new coronavirus cases in one day Friday for the first time in six months, as the British government’s top medical adviser warned that the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 could
The Latest: Pfizer: US regulators OK ‘priority review’
NEW YORK — Pfizer announced U.S. regulators have agreed to a “priority review” of whether its COVID-19 vaccine should be fully approved, with a decision set for no later than January.
Pacific Rim leaders agree to step up COVID vaccine sharing
Leaders of Asian Pacific nations agreed on Friday to step up COVID-19 vaccination sharing as China said it has pledged $3 billion in international aid to support coronavirus response efforts in developing countries.
