Category Archives: Health
NC election bills unlikely to become laws after Senate votes
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Senate Republicans pushed a trio of election measures through their chamber on Wednesday, including one that would prohibit counting mail-in absentee ballots that aren't received by local officials by Election Day. ...
Government defying order to produce documents on fired scientists: Speaker
OTTAWA — Conservatives want to invoke a rarely used procedure to publicly rebuke the head of the Public Health Agency of Canada over his refusal to produce unredacted documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest security
Kamloops chief says report on residential school remains discovery due at end of June
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — A report that details the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at the former Kamloops residential school has been delayed slightly but is expected to be complete by the end of
Sunshine, fatalism and 2 world views from 2 world leaders
WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaking near the steamy banks of a shimmering lake in Switzerland, one president nonchalantly removed his jacket and spoke confidently about standing up to an adversary. The other held court in a bland, air-conditioned room where he
Business Highlights: Fed’s time frame, stock market’s dip
___ Fed sees faster time frame for rate hikes as inflation rises
Aide says former Homeland Security head Tom Ridge had stroke
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge suffered a stroke Wednesday at his home in suburban Washington, D.C., a longtime aide to the former Pennsylvania governor said.
Colorado pot tax hike proponents get bipartisan endorsements
DENVER (AP) — A coalition that wants to ask Colorado voters to approve higher taxes on recreational marijuana to help children make up for learning losses during the pandemic and address special needs for low-income and disadvantaged students said Wedn...
Yukon to step up enforcement as COVID-19 cases rise but no more restrictions
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's premier says enforcement will be stepped up to try and ensure compliance with COVID-19 measures as infections continue rising, but no new restrictions will be introduced to deal with what he calls a "serious situation." Sandy Silve...
Manitoba to expand its COVID-19 vaccine effort with large Moderna supply
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it is set to achieve its long-stated goal of administering 20,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses per day. Johanu Botha, co-lead of the province's vaccination team, says about 300,000 doses of Moderna vaccine are due to a...
Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A preliminary report by experts into the collapse of a Mexico City elevated subway line that killed 26 people placed much of the blame Wednesday on poor welds in studs that joined steel support beams to
