Health

CDC says B.C. flu surge is stabilizing after six kids die, but surgeon is alarmed

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia pediatric cardiac surgeon is calling for more transparency and urgency from public officials after the flu-related deaths of at least six children and youth in the province this season.

Dec 9, 2022 4:23 PM Read more >

France to make condoms free for anyone under 25, Macron says

PARIS (AP) — France will make condoms free in pharmacies for anyone up to age 25 in the new year, President Emmanuel Macron announced Friday.

Dec 9, 2022 2:48 PM Read more >

Feds change pot drink regulations, allowing Canadians to buy more beverages at once

OTTAWA — The federal government has approved a change in how the cannabis content of beverages is calculated, pushing the number of standard-sized, canned pot drinks that can be bought at once from five to 48.

Dec 9, 2022 2:02 PM Read more >

Information of 360,000 people affected in Ontario COVID-19 vaccine data breach

TORONTO — The Ontario government began notifying about 360,000 people on Friday that their personal information had been part of a COVID-19 vaccine database breach that took place more than a year ago. The breach happened on Nov.

Dec 9, 2022 1:46 PM Read more >

Patients leaving overcrowded Nova Scotia ER without being seen: managers

HALIFAX — An emailed letter to staff of a Halifax-area hospital says that the pressure on the emergency room has risen to the point where there's no space to assess patients and one in 10 people aren't seen before they give up and leave.

Dec 9, 2022 1:41 PM Read more >

Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11

OTTAWA — Health Canada approved a COVID-19 vaccine booster for children on Friday that targets more recent variants of the coronavirus, along with the original strain.

Dec 9, 2022 1:41 PM Read more >

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.

Dec 9, 2022 1:34 PM Read more >

Premiers demand meeting with Trudeau to discuss increased health-care funding

OTTAWA — Canada's premiers presented a united front Friday as they demanded Prime Minister Justin Trudeau come to the table personally to hammer out an agreement for Ottawa to shoulder more of the burden when it comes to health-care costs.

Dec 9, 2022 1:19 PM Read more >

EU-Med countries seek more flexible gas price cap mechanism

MADRID (AP) — Leaders and representatives of nine Mediterranean and Southern European countries on Friday called on the European Union to come up with a more flexible gas price cap mechanism than the recently proposed cap of 220 euros ($232) per mega

Dec 9, 2022 1:12 PM Read more >

Calgary Cancer Centre handed over to Alberta Health Services as construction finishes

CALGARY — The Alberta government has handed the keys for the newly built Calgary Cancer Centre to the agency that delivers health care in the province.

Dec 9, 2022 12:45 PM Read more >