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New Brunswick graduate nurses can now become fully licensed through Quebec exam

New Brunswick graduate nurses can now become fully licensed through Quebec exam

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick is allowing graduate nurses to become fully licensed in the province by writing the Quebec nursing entry exam.
Unvaccinated cadets ordered off Coast Guard Academy campus

Unvaccinated cadets ordered off Coast Guard Academy campus

NEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — The Coast Guard Academy is disenrolling seven cadets for failing to comply with the military's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, after their requests for religious exemptions were denied and they were ordered to leave campus.
Bogus information online, climate change top Canadian fears in latest Pew survey

Bogus information online, climate change top Canadian fears in latest Pew survey

WASHINGTON — Canadians consider the online disinformation epidemic and climate change as the most serious threats of the modern age, edging out pandemic-era concerns about the global economy and infectious disease, a new survey suggests.

Cyprus lifts COVID-19 mask rule, indoor capacity limits

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus on Wednesday lifted the obligatory use of face masks in all indoor areas after the island nation’s top health official said epidemiological data amid the coronavirus pandemic have “significantly improved.

Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Canadian businessman Geoff Cumming on Wednesday promised 250 million Australian dollars ($172 million) over 20 years to fight the next pandemic in Australia’s largest ever donation to medical research.
Medication recommended for Colorado clinic shooting suspect

Medication recommended for Colorado clinic shooting suspect

DENVER (AP) — A mentally ill man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 could become well enough to stand trial if he is forcibly given anti-psychotic medication, a prison psycholog
B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death

B.C. Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death

VANCOUVER — Premier John Horgan said he was heartbroken by the recent death of an infant while waiting for an ambulance in Barriere, B.C., adding his government had made a "significant investment" in rural and remote medical transport.
South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions

South Carolina House approves abortion ban with exceptions

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House on Tuesday approved a bill that outlaws abortion except in the cases of pregnancies caused by rape or incest. The chamber initially rejected the bill without the exceptions by eight votes.
California OKs bill to protect workers who use pot at home

California OKs bill to protect workers who use pot at home

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California could soon become the seventh state to make sure people won’t lose their jobs if they smoke marijuana when they are off the clock.
Ontario's Ford says Trudeau agrees 'status quo is not working' amid health crisis

Ontario's Ford says Trudeau agrees 'status quo is not working' amid health crisis

TORONTO — Health care was the top priority in an hour-long discussion between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, the province's leader said Tuesday.