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Experts suspect Ebola virus sometimes spreads by air

Ward access restricted after Covid-19 cases reported

Access to a long-term care ward at King Edward VII Memorial Hospital has been restricted after cases of Covid-19 were identified. A spokeswoman for the Bermuda Hospitals Board said that three cases...

UK national tests positive for Ebola virus in DR Congo

A British government spokesperson says the risk to the UK public from Ebola remains low.

Two hospitals declare Code Orange after data centre bus crash in Mackenzie, B.C.

UPDATE 2:25 p.m. A multinational data centre company says a bus chartered by one of its contractors has been involved in a crash that resulted in multiple victims near Mackenzie, B.C., with two...

HCWs have died and been disabled. Laws should have prevented this - Healthy Debate

We must learn the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic to prevent thousands from acquiring a preventable workplace-acquired illness.

B.C. hospitals declare Code Orange after 20 injured in charter bus crash

A data centre company says a bus chartered by one of its contractors crashed early Wednesday in northern British Columbia, prompting two area hospitals to declare Code Orange protocols to deal with...

Mandatory masking returning to provincial health facilities - NTV: Newfoundland and Labrador's Most...

Masks will once again be mandatory at Newfoundland and Labrador Health Services facilities starting Wednesday, November 4.  The change in requirements follows an increase in respiratory illnesses and...

Evidence confirms plane was breaking apart before deadly Florida crash

Most of left elevator, part of tail that controls plane’s pitch, was found in pieces over six kilometres from crash site, say investigators

Masking is mandatory at N.L. health facilities, after uptick in illnesses and outbreaks | CBC News

The province's health authority says the mask mandate is necessary due to "an increase in respiratory illnesses and outbreaks across Newfoundland and Labrador health Services facilities."

Suspected militants open fire and kill 2 police officers guarding polio workers in Pakistan

Suspected militants have shot and killed two police officers protecting polio workers during a vaccination campaign in northwestern Pakistan.

Child dies in New York’s first measles-linked death in over 30 years

A child has died from a measles-associated illness in rural northern New York, marking the state’s first known measles-related death in more than three decades, health authorities have confirmed.

Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players | CBC News

Tyler King, 39, has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three players. The complainants, all under 18 at the time, were junior A players from Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Washington state resident dies from ‘severe illness’ after contracting bird flu

Individual, who also had underlying conditions, was hospitalized after being exposed to avian influenza

Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock

The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread.

HRPH investigates suspected bird flu outbreak in backyard flock

HRPH is investigating the recent deaths of a small backyard flock of domestic poultry at a private property in the region.