Monthly Archives: August, 2022

Nearly 14,000 more mammograms are under review across Newfoundland and Labrador

Officials from three of the province's four health authorities told reporters the approximately 13,884 mammograms under scrutiny represent about 11,751 patients.

Canada’s monkeypox outbreak showing ‘encouraging’ signs, says WHO chief

Earlier this month, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said there were early signs the country’s monkeypox infections were starting to slow.

U.S. FDA clears Omicron-specific COVID boosters, shots could begin within days

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today's most common Omicron strain. Shots could begin within...

Edmonton police remind drivers to slow down for students heading back-to-school

"Obey all rules of the road and posted signage to make sure everyone gets where they're going safely"

Pakistan flood victims suffering from waterborne diseases as rains recede

Some doctors said they are now treating people suffering from diarrhea, skin infections and other waterborne ailments in the country's flood-hit areas.

Bank of Canada refutes ‘printing cash’ claim in Twitter thread

In recent weeks, the central bank has been using social media to engage the public on the economy, explaining what it's doing to bring...

The India Film Festival of Alberta running with a Bengali theme this year — including food

Denzel Washington in the rom-com Mississippi Masala, and a 2021 doc about queer youth in conservative families are just two of the films also...

Statistics Canada set to release GDP figures for June, Q2

A preliminary estimate for the second quarter pointed to 4.6 per cent annualized growth, up from 3.1 per cent for the first three months...

Symphony Under the Sky returns once more before a hiatus from Hawrelak's late-summer glory

The outdoor classical music extravaganza will relocate during the City's three-year overhaul

U.S. to move COVID-19 vaccines, treatments to private market by 2023 once supply runs out

President Joe Biden's administration expects to run out of federal funding for buying and distributing COVID-19 vaccines by January, officials said Tuesday.

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