Category Archives: Science
California governor ends 12 emergencies, but not for COVID
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Multiple California emergencies declared by the last two governors officially ended on Friday — including for heat waves, an oil spill, wildfires and the civil unrest in reaction to George Floyd's murder — but Gov. Gavin
B.C. reports 12 more COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue to fall
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded another 12 deaths linked to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,851. A statement from the Health Ministry shows the number of people in hospitals due to COVID-19 has declined again with 599 people in
CDC: Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks
Most Americans live in places where healthy people, including students in schools, can safely take a break from wearing masks under new U.S. guidelines released Friday. The
Panel urges changes to make US organ transplants more fair
The U.S. transplant system needs an overhaul to stop wasting organs and give more patients a fair chance at the life-saving surgery, says an influential scientific advisory panel that set a five-year deadline to turn things around.
Public health mandates could return, Tam warns, but favours lighter touch in future
OTTAWA — Canadian governments should be ready to resume public health measures if another serious variant of COVID-19 emerges, even as they scale back mandates for masks and vaccines, the country's chief public health officer said Friday. Several provi...
Hospitalizations decline, but New Brunswick reports another COVID-19 death
FREDERICTON — Hospitalizations linked to COVID-19 continue to decline in New Brunswick as health officials announced another person has died from the disease. The latest death involves a person in their 80s in the Edmundston region in the northwest of...
Ottawa anti-government convoy organizer Pat King denied bail
OTTAWA — A prominent organizer of the three-week convoy protest outside Parliament Hill that snarled traffic, shuttered businesses and plagued residents with near-constant honking has been denied bail. Pat King was arrested last Friday and faces charg...
Documents show Trudeau warned of issued linked to ‘build back better’ pledge
OTTAWA — Newly released documents show Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was given warnings about the complexity of plans to "build back better" from the pandemic that could lead to economic uncertainty. The idea of strengthening economic shortfalls uneart...
J&J, distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement
CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson and three major distributors finalized nationwide settlements over their role in the opioid addiction crisis Friday, an announcement that clears the way for $26 billion to flow to nearly every state a...
More protesters expected at thinning New Zealand blockade
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The number of cars and trucks blocking the streets outside New Zealand's Parliament was thinning Friday, although more protesters were expected to arrive for the weekend, including some by boat.
