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Manitoba expands access to COVID-19 bivalent booster to all adults

Manitoba expands access to COVID-19 bivalent booster to all adults

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is expanding access for a COVID-19 bivalent booster to people 18 and older. Those who are eligible can start booking appointments Thursday.

Nova Scotia is offering Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine to residents 18 and up

HALIFAX — All adults in Nova Scotia can now book an appointment for the Omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine.
Danish queen tests positive after UK monarch's funeral

Danish queen tests positive after UK monarch's funeral

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II has tested positive for the coronavirus after attending the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II , the royal palace said Wednesday.

Jury awards $100K; woman says she lost job over Flint data

FLINT, Mich. (AP) — A jury awarded $100,000 to a woman who says she lost her job after refusing to falsify blood test results of children exposed to lead-contaminated water in Flint, her lawyer said Tuesday.
Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift remaining COVID-19 travel measures

Federal Liberal cabinet weighing whether to lift remaining COVID-19 travel measures

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal cabinet is considering whether to renew COVID-19 vaccine mandates and mandatory random testing for travellers. The current measures are set to expireon Sept. 30.
Police search for suspect who stabbed nurse at LA hospital

Police search for suspect who stabbed nurse at LA hospital

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police searched Tuesday for a man suspected of stabbing a nurse at a Los Angeles hospital in an unprovoked attack, prompting a lockdown of the facility Monday evening.
Dental-care legislation among the first bills on the docket as Parliament resumes

Dental-care legislation among the first bills on the docket as Parliament resumes

OTTAWA — The federal government says it won't come calling if parents don't spend every cent of their dental-care dollars on their kids' teeth, but the Canada Revenue Agency will check in to make sure the program isn't abused.
B.C. strike and cyberattack impacting OCS could cause $3M revenue hit for Aurora: CEO

B.C. strike and cyberattack impacting OCS could cause $3M revenue hit for Aurora: CEO

Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it could take a revenue hit of up to $3 million because of a cyberattack that downed Ontario's pot distributor and a strike that halted deliveries to B.C. marijuana stores.
B.C. youth representative calls for data on mental health of children in care

B.C. youth representative calls for data on mental health of children in care

VICTORIA — British Columbia’s representative for children says she’s concerned that neither the province nor the country gathers data on the rate of mental health disorders for children in care, especially when other jurisdictions show a much higher
FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage

FDA concedes delays in response to baby formula shortage

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Tuesday that its response to the U.S. infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation’s largest formula factory.