Manitoba’s top doctor hopes to see increased vaccination numbers
Dr. Brent Roussin said 18 per cent of Manitobans have rolled up their sleeves for their coronavirus vaccines and 25 per cent have received their flu shots.
Health
Feb 16
Preventing future pandemics goal of new U.S. partnership with 50 countries
U.S. government officials will work with the countries to develop better testing, surveillance, communication and preparedness for such outbreaks in those countries.
Health
Apr 16
Can homeless people sleep outdoors? U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in.
In California and other Western states, courts have ruled that it’s unconstitutional to fine and arrest people sleeping in homeless encampments if shelter space is lacking.
U.S. News
Apr 22
Restaurants in Canada facing ‘frugal market’ as sales dip
Statistics Canada data shows that the prices for food purchased from restaurants increased by 5.1 per cent year over year in January, continuing a trend seen last year.
Consumer
Mar 26
U.S. Supreme Court could decide on barring Trump from 2024 ballot Monday
The Supreme Court has until now never ruled on the provision, Section 3 of the 14th amendment.
World
Mar 3
Ontario jail inmate numbers spike in last year, now well over capacity, data shows
An overwhelming 81 per cent of inmates, according to the Ontario government, are being held awaiting trial and presumptively innocent.
Canada
Mar 6
Winter storm hits U.S. northeast, closing schools and cancelling flights
More than 1,000 flights were canceled so far Tuesday morning due to the snowstorm, mostly at the airports in the New York City area and in Boston.
U.S. News
Feb 13
‘I’m still mad’: Class action OK’d for COVID-19 outbreaks in Quebec LTC homes
A Quebec judge authorized a class action suit Monday, allowing long-term care residents and their families to seek damages from the province over its initial response to COVID-19.
Canada
Jan 23
What’s Disease X? World leaders discuss next possible global health threat
Disease X, a hypothetical illness with the potential for 20 times more fatalities than the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the focal point of a panel discussion in Davos on Wednesday.
Health
Jan 16
Nearly 10K died from COVID-19 last month: WHO says
The head of the UN health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.
World
Jan 11
World could get its 1st trillionaire within a decade, Oxfam predicts
The world could have its first trillionaire within a decade, anti-poverty organization Oxfam International said Monday in its annual assessment of global inequalities.
World
Jan 15
Weddings trend toward smaller, less traditional events in Manitoba
After years of delays and postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions, the industry is finally bouncing back.
Lifestyle
Jan 9
Why Canada’s downtown office vacancy rate hit a record high to end 2023
A managing director at CBRE says remote work is just one of four main contributors to the climbing downtown office vacancy rate across Canada.
Canada
Jan 10
COVID-19 still lacks ‘seasonality’ 4 years later, Tam warns
As cold and flu season unfolds in Canada, a noticeable uptick in COVID-19 cases is also happening across many provinces, most notably in Ontario and Quebec.
Health
Dec 21, 2023
City of Winnipeg proposes property tax increase in face of financial pressures
The City of Winnipeg is proposing a 3.5 per cent tax increase to help battle financial pressures yoked to inflation, labour costs, and the aftermath of the pandemic.
Economy
Dec 6, 2023
China hasn’t detected ‘novel’ diseases amid reported spike in pneumonia in kids: WHO
The WHO says it has made an official request to China for information about a potentially worrying spike in respiratory illnesses and clusters of pneumonia in children.
Health
Nov 23, 2023
With respiratory illness season here, Manitoba experts say ‘get that booster shot’
Professor of disease modelling at York University, said Canadians, including Manitobans, are more vulnerable outbreaks because immunity is running low, and getting lower.
Health
Nov 15, 2023
Hamilton cardiologist faces criticism over comment about pro-Palestinian protest
Prominent cardiologist, Dr. Eva Lonn, at McMaster University in Hamilton, is under review by the university after she called for pro-Palestinian rallygoers to be deported.
Canada
Nov 5, 2023
Some COVID-19 treatments in U.S. are about to get expensive. Here’s why
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is setting the price for a five-day treatment of Paxlovid at $1,390, but Americans can still access the pills at no cost -- for now.
Health
Oct 27, 2023
Michael Cohen faces Trump at NY fraud trial, says ex-boss told him to boost assets
Cohen is a key figure in New York Attorney General Letitia James' lawsuit alleging that Trump and his company falsified financial statements that inflated his wealth.
U.S. News
Oct 24, 2023