Category Archives: Health
Report on Tigray: 350,000 face famine, 2 million a step away
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A report issued Thursday warns that over 350,000 people in Ethiopia’s Tigray province are facing famine and over 2 million are just a step away, blaming the dire situation on the ongoing conflict that has forced
Business Highlights: Prices jump, jobless claims drop
___ Another jump in prices tightens the squeeze on US consumers
Systemic review of B.C. government supports for Indigenous children required: report
VICTORIA — The circumstances surrounding the overdose death of a 17-year-old on her birthday are related to the alienating experiences of thousands of Indigenous children forced to attend Canada's residential schools, says British Columbia's children's...
The Latest: CFL clears hurdle in bid to return this year
The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak on sports around the world: ___
California appeals court ruling upending assault weapons ban
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge's upending of the state's restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decisi...
New federal COVID-19 safety rules exempt most employers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration has exempted most employers from long-awaited rules for protecting workers from the coronavirus, angering labor advocates who had spent more than a year lobbying for the protections.
Immigrant deaths early in pandemic about twice that of other Canadians: StatCan
VANCOUVER — Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Canada. The study looked at the pandemic from early Mar...
US budget deficit for current year hits record $2.1 trillion
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. budget deficit hit a record $2.06 trillion through the first eight months of this budget year as coronavirus relief programs drove spending to all-time highs.
Nova Scotia Teachers Union head questions school reopenings after COVID-19 cases
HALIFAX — The president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says he's puzzled by last week's decision to reopen schools in the Halifax area considering five have since had to close because of COVID-19 cases. In an interview Thursday, Paul Wozney
Lawmakers remove state legislator over Oregon Capitol breach
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Lawmakers in Oregon on Thursday night expelled a Republican legislator who let violent, far-right protesters into the Statehouse.
