Category Archives: Health
New Brunswick urges residents to get vaccinated so COVID reopening plan can kick in
FREDERICTON — Officials in New Brunswick urged residents on Wednesday to get vaccinated against COVID-19, as the province pushed toward a target that would allow a partial reopening next week. Seventy-five per cent of people aged 12 and older need to
Ontario, Quebec lay out pandemic plans for schools
TORONTO — Students in the two provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 should be able to experience a "normal" return to school in the fall, officials said Wednesday as other provinces and territories looked to loosen pandemic-related travel restrictions. Ont...
UK hits vaccine milestone, warns of ‘deadly’ misinformation
LONDON (AP) — Three-quarters of Britain's adult population has received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, the government said Wednesday, as it warned that “deadly” misinformation was undermining the global inoculation effort.
Report: Oversight lapses at impaired pathologist’s hospital
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas veterans hospital's poor oversight caused it to miss the errors made by a pathologist who was fired for being impaired on duty and pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, according to an inspector general's
Victims of military sexual trauma turned away from peer-support programs: ombudsman
OTTAWA — Canada's veterans ombudsman is adding her voice to long-standing calls for the federal government to create a dedicated peer-support program for those who have experienced sexual trauma while serving in uniform. The request follows an investig...
EU announces ‘unprecedented’ Moldova recovery plan
BUCHAREST (AP) — The Republic of Moldova is set to receive an “unprecedented” 600 million-euro ($733 million) economic recovery package from the European Union over a three-year period, the EU's executive arm announced Wednesday.
Feds: Ring of Venezuelans stole thousands in stimulus money
MIAMI (AP) — Federal authorities say a ring of Venezuelans living in South Florida and Mexico stole hundreds of thousands of dollars in U.S. government stimulus checks from people who were struggling financially during the the COVID-19 pandemic.
Brazil governor target of pandemic corruption probe
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s Federal Police searched the house and offices of Amazonas Gov. Wilson Lima on Wednesday, part of an operation into possible irregularities in the installation of a COVID-19 field hospital during the pandemic, federal pros...
Newfoundland and Labrador aims to lift travel ban, welcome Canadian travellers July 1
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — After maintaining some of the toughest pandemic-related travel restrictions in the country, Newfoundland and Labrador is aiming to once again welcome travellers from the rest of Canada as early as July 1. Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, the p...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announces run for another term
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday that she's running for reelection, citing her record over the last four years that includes the state's emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic.