Healthcare

Leslyn Lewis, in one of her first acts as an MP on Parliament Hill, says she plans on inviting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to a pregnancy centre that risks losing its charity status over opposing abortion.

The new variant, deemed Omicron, first emerged in South Africa and coincided with a steep rise in the number of COVID-19 cases in that region in recent weeks.

Even though some of the genetic changes in the new variant appear worrying, it's still unclear if the virus will pose a significant public health threat.

He says people who arrive before a proposed ban is implemented should be tested and forced to quarantine, including people who arrive today.

Prostate cancer cases make up about 10% of cancer-related deaths in Canadian men, but many still avoid the exam.

Currently identified as B.1.1.529, the new variant has also been found in Botswana and Hong Kong in travelers from South Africa.

The Shingrix vaccine will be available through community pharmacies across the province.

Staffing shortages force Northwest Territories to close down maternity services for expectant mothers due between December 10 and February 21.