Category Archives: Health
A nation slowly emerging from pandemic honors Memorial Day
A nation slowly emerging from social distancing measures imposed by the coronavirus pandemic honored generations of U.S. veterans killed in the line of duty on a Memorial Day observed without the severe pandemic restrictions that affected the day of tr...
California eyes shuttered malls, stores for new housing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web.
Californians hit beaches, travel ahead of virus rules easing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Californians headed to campgrounds, beaches and restaurants over the long holiday weekend as the state prepared to shed some of its coronavirus rules.
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report two new cases of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today. They say the cases involve a person in their 40s and another in their 50s, both of whom recently travelled outside Atlantic Canada. The two people...
Ex-owners of polluting Italian steel plant convicted
MILAN (AP) — Two former owners of a troubled steel plant in southern Italy were convicted Monday of toxic pollution that prosecutors say cost hundreds of lives. They were each sentenced to more than two decades in prison.
Manitoba approves different second dose after initial AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
WINNIPEG — Manitoba residents who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as their first shot against COVID-19 can now get their second dose from a vaccine made by a different company. The province has approved the use of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna a...
Mayors press Freeland for direct funding for urban Indigenous housing
OTTAWA — The mayors of Canada's biggest cities say they pushed Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland for a timeline on when the Liberals want to meet their goal of ending chronic homelessness in the country, and when extra housing help is
AstraZeneca expiry change based on science but communication is key: experts
OTTAWA — Many immunologists and infectious disease experts are rushing to convince Canadians that extending the expiration date on some Oxford-AstraZeneca doses is a normal and scientifically sound decision. Health Canada said Saturday it had approved ...
Nova Scotia to reopen schools in Halifax and Sydney, N.S., on Thursday
HALIFAX — A sustained drop in active COVID-19 infections across Nova Scotia has led health officials to reopen schools in the Halifax and Sydney, N.S., areas this week and loosen travel restrictions. The Halifax and Sydney regions were left out of
Health officials in New Brunswick report a dozen new cases of COVID-19
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is reporting 12 new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say the new cases involve five people in the Moncton region, five in the Fredericton area and two in the Bathurst region. New Brunswick has 146 active reported