Category Archives: Health
‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
NEW YORK (AP) — Angry, defiant and sometimes tearful, more than two dozen Americans whose lives were upended by the opioid crisis finally had their long-awaited chance Thursday to confront in court some members of the family they blame for
Fourteen more people die from COVID-19 ahead of B.C. restrictions announcement
VICTORIA — British Columbia reported 274 new cases of COVID-19 a day ahead of the provincial government's expected announcement of the loosening of some COVID-19 public health restrictions. The government said Wednesday that 405 people are hospitalized...
End of COVID funds? House eyes $15.6B, but outlook dim
WASHINGTON (AP) — This could be the end of the line for congressional funding to fight COVID-19. What started a month ago as a $30 billion request
Mississippi advances bill against COVID vaccine mandates
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Anyone in Mississippi could cite “a sincerely held religious objection” to avoid a public or private employer's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, under a bill that advanced Wednesday at the state Capitol.
Nova Scotia to test acute outpatient facility for mental health care in Halifax
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is opening an outpatient clinic in Halifax that will pilot a new model of care for some mental health patients, the province's minister for addictions and mental health said Wednesday. The 10-patient unit, scheduled to open in
Nunavut aims to lift public health emergency, COVID-19 restrictions in April
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's chief public health officer says the territory will aim to end its public health emergency on April 11. Dr. Michael Patterson says COVID-19 public health measures will also ease every two weeks until all restrictions put i...
Manitoba officials remove equipment from COVID-19 and residential school protests
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government cracked down Wednesday on two long-standing protests near the legislature and appeared to be only partially successful in clearing out the groups. Conservation officer trucks moved in and hauled away hockey nets, tabl...
Indian Health Service head nominated amid tough challenges
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Wednesday he is nominating veteran health administrator Roselyn Tso to oversee the federal agency that delivers health care to more than 2.5 million Native Americans and Alaska Natives.
Newsom wants tax rebate, touts ‘California Way’ of governing
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed sending money back to taxpayers to offset record-high gas prices but rejected calls to increase oil drilling, saying he wants to free the state “once and for all from the grasp
Ontario to lift most mask mandates March 21, remaining public health orders April 27
TORONTO — Ontario is removing most mask mandates on March 21 and ending all remaining public health orders a month later, shifting the onus of protection from COVID-19 to individuals – a move some experts worry comes too quickly. Improving health
