Health

Canadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows

OTTAWA — Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it's not clear how much of that will actually be paid.

Dec 27, 2022 12:40 PM Read more >

Canadian Blood Services needs blood, plasma donors after storm disruption

OTTAWA — Canadian Blood Services is hoping to appeal to the generous spirit of the holiday season as it faces a severe shortfall of blood products after several days of stormy weather across the country.

Dec 27, 2022 11:36 AM Read more >

State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Cara Berg Raunick watched with bafflement as Indiana's Republican legislators took less than two weeks to debate and pass an abortion ban that the governor signed quickly into law.

Dec 27, 2022 8:05 AM Read more >

Germany's governing coalition argues over COVID restrictions

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's governing coalition is arguing over whether remaining COVID-19 restrictions should be dropped after one of the country's top virologists was quoted as saying that the pandemic is over.

Dec 27, 2022 6:48 AM Read more >

New hospital program helps Toronto's homeless, cuts ambulance offload time

TORONTO — A Toronto hospital has opened a stand-alone clinic where paramedics can drop off homeless people who are intoxicated by alcohol so they can recover and then access services.

Dec 27, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

Foreign firms: China 'turns corner' by ending quarantine

BEIJING (AP) — Foreign companies welcomed China’s decision to end quarantines for travelers from abroad as an important step to revive slumping business activity while Japan on Tuesday joined India in announcing restrictions on visitors from the coun

Dec 27, 2022 4:12 AM Read more >

Japan to require COVID-19 tests for all visitors from China

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Tuesday that Japan will tighten border controls for COVID-19 by requiring tests for all visitors from China starting Friday as a temporary emergency measure against the surging infections t

Dec 27, 2022 3:53 AM Read more >

China races to vaccinate elderly, but many are reluctant

BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Dec 26, 2022 8:53 PM Read more >

Long COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing roles?

A British historian, an Italian archaeologist and an American preschool teacher have never met in person, but they share a prominent pandemic bond.

Dec 26, 2022 6:00 AM Read more >

China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant

Could the COVID-19 surge in China unleash a new coronavirus mutant on the world? Scientists don’t know but worry that might happen. It could be similar to omicron variants circulating there now. It could be a combination of strains.

Dec 25, 2022 4:13 AM Read more >