Category Archives: Health
Senate Democrats reach $3.5 trillion budget agreement
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democrats announced late Tuesday that they'd reached a budget agreement envisioning spending an enormous $3.5 trillion over the coming decade, paving the way for their drive to pour federal resources into climate change, health...
Winners of Manitoba’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery will have to agree to go public
WINNIPEG — The winners of Manitoba's COVID-19 vaccine lottery must agree to have their names publicized if they want to collect their prizes — a move that will reveal some of their personal health information. Manny Atwal, president of Manitoba Liquor
Head of Justice Centre taking leave; hired investigator to follow judge
WINNIPEG — The president of the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms is stepping away from the Alberta-based organization after admitting to hiring a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge. The Justice Centre's board said that effective...
Biden picks ex-West Virginia health official as drug czar
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is nominating West Virginia's former health commissioner as the nation's top anti-drug official, tapping a doctor who served on the front lines of the nation's opioid epidemic.
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward climbed to 92 on Tuesday, Iraq's state news agency reported, as anguished relatives buried their loved ones and lashed out at the government
Women push against being left behind amid pandemic recovery
ROME (AP) — Proponents of women’s progress on Tuesday launched a political push in Rome to ensure that global pandemic recovery efforts won’t leave women lagging even farther behind, with the chief of the European Union's executive arm lamenting the
‘Scary’: Fuel shortage could ground firefighting aircraft
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Airport officials facing jet fuel shortages are concerned they’ll have to wave off planes and helicopters that drop fire retardants during what could be a ferocious wildfire season, potentially endangering surrounding communities. ...
Dutch COVID-19 infections soar by 500% in a week
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Coronavirus infections in the Netherlands skyrocketed by more than 500% over the last week, the country's public health institute reported Tuesday. The surge follows the scrapping of almost all remaining lockdown restricti...
Toronto board of trade calls for vaccine passports for non-essential activities
The Toronto Region Board of Trade is calling on the Ontario government to introduce a vaccine passport system for non-essential business activity, as European nations like France begin to make vaccine passports a part of daily life. Quebec has signalle...
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, July 13, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 5:45 p.m. Alberta is reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 and three more deaths. The province says there are 112 people in hospital due to the virus, including 33 in intensive care. ...
