More than 100 unvaccinated B.C. health-care workers off last week due to COVID-19
VANCOUVER - Despite incoming vaccine mandates for workers in B.C.'s health-care system, more than 100 were off work last week...
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Haiti sees first African swine fever outbreak in 37 years
CHICAGO -- Haiti has its first outbreak of the fatal pig virus African swine fever in 37 years, the World...
Tyler Shandro out, Jason Copping in as Alberta’s health minister
Tyler Shandro is out as Alberta's health minister and Jason Copping is taking over the key cabinet position. Premier Jason Kenney...
COVID-19 patients in B.C.’s north being flown elsewhere for care as local hospitals hit limits
Critically ill COVID-19 patients in B.C.'s north are being flown as far away as Vancouver Island to receive care because local...
Officer accompanying CIA chief develops ‘Havana’ symptoms
WASHINGTON -- A U.S. intelligence officer suffered symptoms linked to a series of suspected directed-energy attacks known as "Havana syndrome"...
B.C.’s provincial health officer pleads with pregnant women to get vaccinated
Vancouver - A number of unvaccinated pregnant women are battling COVID-19 in B.C. intensive care units, health officials revealed Tuesday...
J&J: Booster dose of its COVID-19 shot prompts strong response
LONDON -- Johnson & Johnson released data showing that a booster dose to its one-shot coronavirus vaccine provides a strong...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Tuesday
The latest:The European Commission said on Tuesday it would make sense for the United States to allow travel by people...
This elderly man is finally home from hospital after his family says he caught COVID-19 from a support worker
One of the first things Edward Wilson did when he got home after being hospitalized for six months with COVID-19...
New report suggests 75 per cent of dementia cases are undiagnosed, with ‘tsunami’ of new diagnoses on the horizon
TORONTO -- According to a new report looking at Alzheimer’s disease and dementia worldwide, around 75 per cent of all...
