Category Archives: Science
Concerns about violence make it difficult to know when protests will end: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Government officials invoked stronger measures Friday to stop illegal blockades that were paralyzing the national capital and halting traffic at Canada's busiest border crossing with the United States. The City of Ottawa went to court for an i...
Former privacy czar denounces lack of transparency over government’s phone-data haul
OTTAWA — Ontario's former privacy commissioner says she is troubled "by the complete lack of transparency" from the Public Health Agency of Canada over its plans to collect millions of people's mobile phone data. Giving evidence to the House of Commons...
Quebec opposition parties calling for end of COVID-19 state of emergency
MONTREAL — Quebec's opposition parties are accusing the government of taking too long to give up COVID-19 emergency powers and they say the delay is helping Premier François Legault and his ministers avoid scrutiny. Earlier this week, the government re...
Alberta family misses chance to say goodbye to dying mother because of border protest
COUTTS, Alta. — A woman says her family members couldn't say goodbye to their dying mother because of protesters blocking the main U.S. border crossing in southern Alberta. Megan Allan of Medicine Hat, Alta., said her aunts tried to come back
US buys 600K doses of new COVID antibody awaiting clearance
WASHINGTON (AP) — Addressing diminished treatment options in the omicron wave, the Biden administration has purchased enough of a yet-to-be approved antibody drug to treat 600,000 COVID-19 patients, officials said Thursday.
New Brunswick judge rejects ‘rambling’ anti-vax arguments from four public servants
FREDERICTON — A New Brunswick judge has rejected a bid by four public servants to overturn the province's decision to place them on unpaid leave for failing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In a scathing decision that takes aim at basic
Alberta health minister says COVID-19 pressure remains high but easing on hospitals
Alberta Health Minister Jason Copping says the vast majority of scheduled surgeries are still being done and overflow field units for COVID-19 patients are no longer needed as the latest wave of the pandemic continues to recede. “We firmly believe hos...
Doctors and tourism industry calling on Ottawa to end COVID-19 testing requirements
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — The Canadian Travel and Tourism Roundtable is joining a group of doctors to demand the federal government end all COVID-19 testing requirements for passengers. In a statement Thursday, the organization says current travel rules are ...
Officials report another three COVID-19 deaths in New Brunswick Thursday
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting another three deaths from COVID-19 in the province today, increasing the toll to 278 since the start of the pandemic. The latest deaths involve two people in the Saint John region —
Nova Scotia’s struggling long-term care homes to get staffing help until end of March
HALIFAX — The federal government has approved a request to help Nova Scotia long-term care homes that have been hit hard by support staff shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic. Barbara Adams, the minister responsible for long-term care, confirmed the ...
