Category Archives: Health
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 8:35 p.m. Yukon health officials are reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19. Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, says the people infected are between...
SKorea, Spain seek closer economic ties with state visit
MADRID (AP) — South Korean President Moon Jae-in arrived in Madrid Tuesday, in the first state visit to Spain by a foreign leader since the pandemic began, as the two countries seek to deepen economic ties.
Slipshod practices might mean gaps in Canada’s COVID-19 record, info watchdog says
OTTAWA — Key government decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic might be lost to history because of a sudden shift to new technologies and long-standing poor record-keeping practices, the federal information watchdog warns. In her annual report tabled T...
Athlete warning: Follow the rules at Tokyo Olympics, or else
TOKYO (AP) — If athletes coming to Japan for the Tokyo Olympics needed a warning, they got it Tuesday as officials rolled out the third and final rendition of so-called Playbooks — the rulebooks governing behavior for these pandemic-tainted games.
Nova Scotia to move to second phase under five-step reopening plan: Health Department
HALIFAX — Officials in Nova Scotia are expected to announce today the province will move into the second phase of its five-step reopening plan on Wednesday. In an emailed statement, the Health Department says the province is comfortable moving into Pha...
Vaccine laggard Japan steps up shots with company efforts
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese companies have joined the effort to speed up the country’s lagging coronavirus vaccine rollout before the Tokyo Olympics begin next month.
Myanmar prosecutors present sedition charge against Suu Kyi
BANGKOK (AP) — Prosecutors in the trial of deposed Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi presented arguments on Tuesday that she incited public disorder and flouted coronavirus restrictions, part of a package of charges the ruling military junta is seen
The Latest: Disney plans to restart fireworks shows at parks
ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney plans to restart fireworks shows at its theme parks in Florida and California in the latest move by the company to ease up on pandemic restrictions implemented last year.
Iran presidential candidate urges better ties with West
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A prominent contender in Iran’s presidential election appealed Tuesday for better economic and political relations with the West, his most extensive attempt yet to attract reformist voters just days ahead of the poll.
Rise in far-right extremists seen in Germany last year
BERLIN (AP) — Authorities in Germany said Tuesday that the number of far-right extremists in the country increased last year as neo-Nazis sought to join protests against pandemic-related restrictions.
