Category Archives: Health
Vaccine lottery: Manitobans eligible for cash, scholarships if they get a COVID shot
WINNIPEG — Manitobans who get a COVID-19 vaccine could also get a six-figure cash injection in their wallets. The provincial government is offering $100,000 prizes and $25,000 scholarships in an effort to persuade more people to get a shot. Anyone who ...
Florida reverses itself, will allow rainbow bridge lighting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida reversed itself Wednesday and said a downtown Jacksonville bridge can be decorated in rainbow lights to celebrate gay rights, one day after it had ordered them doused.
Federal appeals court blocks sweeping Missouri abortion law
A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday blocked Missouri from enforcing a sweeping state abortion law that bans the procedures at or after eight weeks of pregnancy.
Haiti fights large COVID-19 spike as it awaits vaccines
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Ever since the pandemic began, Haiti had perplexed experts with seemingly low infection and death rates from COVID-19 despite its rickety public health system, a total lack of vaccines and a widespread disdain for safety me...
More Moderna COVID-19 vaccines allow Quebec to speed up second-dose appointments
MONTREAL — More Moderna vaccines will allow Quebec to accelerate its timeline for second doses, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Wednesday after Ottawa announced it expects to receive seven million doses of the vaccine this month. "Thanks to this an...
COVID, commerce, climate, conflict: PM Trudeau enters G7 summit like no other
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will on Friday begin to meet with counterparts from the world’s most powerful democracies at the G7 Leaders' Summit to discuss overcoming COVID-19 and its economic reverberations. Chief among the decisions Canada...
No Cheers: Tokyo Olympic Village considering ban on alcohol
TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic Village has traditionally been a fun place to be, housing thousands of young athletes and staff ready to party and share a few beers and bubbly toasts.
Lawyers for N.B. doctor say New Brunswick premier must apologize by end of this week
FREDERICTON — Lawyers for a doctor who faced a barrage of hate and racism after being accused of violating COVID-19 measures in New Brunswick say time is running out for Premier Blaine Higgs to apologize. Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola was accused of
Travel quarantine rules set to ease for fully vaxed Canadians, permanent residents
TORONTO — Fully vaccinated Canadian citizens and permanent residents who test negative for COVID-19 will likely soon be exempt from two weeks quarantine on return to Canada, the government announced Wednesday, as millions of doses of the Moderna vaccin...
Marine recruit dies in final test of Parris Island training
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the death of a 19-year-old Marine Corps recruit during a strenuous exercise that caps a 13-week training course at South Carolina's Parris Island.
