The BC town of Tofino has been included on a list of the most outstanding spots to visit in the world this year. Time Magazine has compiled a list of the 50 greatest destinations to visit in 2022 as countries around the world open up their borders to international travel. To compile its list, the …
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A US destroyer sailed near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea on Wednesday, drawing an angry reaction from Beijing, which said its military had “driven away” the ship after it illegally entering territorial waters. The United States regularly carries out what it calls Freedom of Navigation Operations in the South China Sea …
Ontario is opening up eligibility for fourth COVID-19 vaccine dose to all adults aged 18 and up this week, however the province’s chief medical officer of health says that healthy adults may want to wait until the fall. Dr. Kieran Moore made the announcement late Wednesday morning, saying that individuals in this age group can …
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As a seventh wave of COVID-19 begins sweeping across Canada, with the Omicron BA.5 subvariant driving transmission, some provinces are expanding eligibility for a fourth dose of the vaccine. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) released its guidance for a fall booster campaign late last month. The committee recommended that those with increased risk …
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Berlin CNN — Nine women have reported they were drugged by an unknown substance after attending the annual summer party of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) – whose Chancellor Olaf Scholz is a member – last week. According to a police report, a 21-year-old woman started to feel “unwell and dizzy” Wednesday evening after eating …
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Ontario’s chief medical officer of health is set to make an announcement on Wednesday about access to fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines and to free rapid antigen tests. Dr. Kieran Moore is scheduled to provide an update at 11 am at Queen’s Park. The Ontario government has been under pressure in recent weeks to expand …
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Two Chinese defense attaches have been kicked out by Fijian police from a Pacific Islands Forum meeting at which the US vice-president, Kamala Harris, was giving a virtual address. The men were sitting in on a session of the forum’s fisheries agency at which Harris announced the step-up of US engagement in the region, believed …
The UK, Portugal, Spain and France are facing record-breaking temperatures this week, with little relief in sight. Hot conditions will continue to worsen ongoing wildfires in southwestern Europe. Level 3 heat alerts, the highest level possible, are in place for 14 states within Portugal and in eastern Spain through the end of the week. “Heat-health …
Those who were infected with COVID-19 during the first Omicron wave won’t have much protection against the latest highly-infectious BA.5 subvariant, Dr. Anthony Fauci said during a Tuesday White House briefing. “Omicron as a broad category has been particularly problematic,” Fauci said at the briefing while discussing the new BA.5 variant, which he said currently …
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Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health is set to make an announcement Wednesday regarding the expansion of eligibility for fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday. Dr. Kieran Moore will provide the update, which will also cover the province’s rapid antigen test distribution, at 11 am The announcement comes amid a seventh wave of the …
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