MONTREAL – Quebec is considering imposing a vaccine mandate for health-care workers amid a rise in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the province. Ewan Sauves, a spokesman for Premier Francois Legault, said today in an email the government is looking at making COVID-19 vaccination mandatory for health workers…

Quinn will step onto the soccer pitch Friday in Japan and make history as the first transgender, non-binary athlete to win an Olympic medal. The Canadian women’s soccer team will play Sweden for gold, with silver going to the defeated side. The Canadians have won bronze at the previous two…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – Florida hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are suspending elective surgeries and putting beds in conference rooms, an auditorium and a cafeteria. As of midweek, Mississippi had just six open intensive care beds in the entire state. Georgia medical centers are turning people away. And in…

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is considering making COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for some federally regulated workplaces in a bid to boost Canada’s vaccination levels. But the prime minister refused to say whether he will delay any use of booster shots in Canada until more of the world…

* Governments scramble to combat more infectious Delta variant * France has taken tougher stance on mandatory vaccinations * Portion of French people with first dose of vaccine overtakes US, Germany PARIS, Aug 5 (Reuters) — People in France have been rushing for COVID-19 vaccines since the government introduced a…

CHIBA, Japan — Kadeisha Buchanan sprayed sunscreen on her arms. Desiree Scott took a big swig from a water bottle. Christine Sinclair and Stephanie Labbe chatted while stretching out under the blazing sun. The Canadian women’s soccer team prepared for the sweltering conditions expected in Friday’s gold-medal game by training…

Ontario officials reported 139 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, along with 11 new deaths, seven of which became known by investigations into deaths that occurred during the pandemic’s second wave. Wednesdays count is the third straight decline in cases since a stretch where 200 or more per day were reported…

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea posted a sharp increase in its coronavirus cases on Wednesday as it struggled to tame its fourth wave of infections amid the spread of new virus variants strains. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA) reported 1,725 cases for Tuesday, up…

Over the past two days, more than 300 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Ontario and the rolling seven-day average of new infections has now surpassed 200. Ontario health officials reported 168 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 164 new infections on Tuesday, down slightly from 218 on Sunday…

A one-year-old girl who was in hospital in critical condition after being pulled from a backyard swimming pool in Burlington has died. Emergency crews were called to a residence on Kevin Crescent in the area of Headon Road and Upper Middle Road on July 25 for reports of drowning. When…