Tag Archives: Health

NEW YORK (AP) - Olympic gold medalist Alexander Zverev ran his winning streak to 12 matches by beating Sam Querrey 6-4, 7-5, 6-2 on Tuesday in the first round of the U.S. Open. The No. 4 seed from Ger...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The GOP-controlled Texas Legislature passed a broad overhaul of the state's election laws Tuesday, tightening already strict voting rules and dealing a bruising defeat to Democrat...

VICTORIA - British Columbia needs a significant shift in how it treats people who use drugs, the province's chief coroner said Tuesday after releasing statistics showing 1,011 people died from suspect...

MONTREAL - Seven-year-old Jayda Watts-Simeon was bouncing up and down with excitement on Tuesday at the chance to be back in school. Wearing a medical mask and carrying a pink backpack covered in imag...

VENICE (AP) - Visitors to Venice could be forgiven for not realizing that beyond the majesty of St. Mark's Square and the romance of gondola rides lies a city that centuries ago helped provide a basel...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. State Department is now urging Americans to "reconsider travel" to Canada due to what the Centers for Disease Control call "high" levels of COVID-19 infection. The new Level 3 tr...

MONTREAL - Quebec is recommending a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine for people who have weak immune systems, who are on dialysis or who have received vaccines not approved in Canada, the Health Departm...

The Education Department announced Monday that it's investigating five Republican-led states with universal mask bans, saying the policies could amount to discrimination against students with disabili...

BEIJING (AP) - Universal Studios announced Monday that its first theme park in China will open in the country's capital in September. The company set the opening date for Sept. 20, according to a stat...

TOKYO (AP) - Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami in his monthly radio show Sunday criticized the country's prime minister, saying Yoshihide Suga has ignored a growing COVID-19 surge and public concerns ...