Category Archives: Science
California bill would require vaccines for all employees
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California would mandate that all businesses require their employees and independent contractors to receive the COVID-19 vaccine under legislation announced Friday by Democratic state lawmakers that was immediately criticized ...
Health officials report four more deaths from COVID-19 in New Brunswick Friday
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting four more deaths related to COVID-19 in the province today. There have now been 282 such deaths since the start of the pandemic. The latest deaths involve two people in the Miramichi region...
B.C. provides millions for Chinese Canadian museum in Vancouver’s Chinatown
VANCOUVER — The oldest building in Vancouver's Chinatown will soon become a Chinese Canadian Museum. The provincial government is providing $27.5 million for the project and real estate marketer Bob Rennie is adding another $7.5 million to create the ...
Q&A: Surgeon General on omicron, masks and mental health
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says he can imagine a future where Americans don't have to contend with mask requirements. But pulling back safeguards too quickly, Murthy warns, risks more avoidable suffering, especially for people ...
Child under 12 in Nova Scotia dies from COVID-19: health officials
HALIFAX — COVID-19 has claimed the life of a young child in Nova Scotia. Health officials confirmed today the victim was between the ages of five and 11, but no other details were released. Premier Tim Houston issued a statement expressing his
Alberta plan to phase out all COVID-19 restrictions reckless: public health faculty
EDMONTON — Faculty members from the University of Alberta School of Public Health, saying it could prolong the pandemic, are voicing strong opposition to what they call the rapid relaxation of COVID-19 health measures in the province. In an open letter...
Police in Manitoba prepare for more convoys, counter-protests over the weekend
WINNIPEG — RCMP say they have not arrested or ticketed anyone involved in a blockade near the U.S. border crossing in southern Manitoba. Officers were at the protest near Emerson and were continuing to work with organizers to reach a
Harris in NJ points to Newark as model for lead replacement
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The success of New Jersey's biggest city at replacing nearly 24,000 lead drinking water pipes can serve as a national model and shows why infrastructure spending is vital, Vice President Kamala Harris said Friday in Newark.
Quebec weighs suspending vaccine passport until next COVID-19 wave: health minister
MONTREAL — Health Minister Christian Dubé said Friday it is possible the vaccine passport system will be suspended and only revived during the next COVID-19 wave, if necessary. Under questioning from opposition health critics during a hearing at the le...
Feds oppose immediate release of voting machine report
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal cybersecurity agency is reviewing a report that alleges security vulnerabilities in voting machines used by Georgia and other states and says the document shouldn't be made public until the agency has had time to assess
