Category Archives: Science
Austria vaccine mandate to take effect, but few emulating it
VIENNA (AP) — Austria is about to become the first country in Europe to require most adults to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but few other nations appear likely to join it as many turn their attention to loosening restrictions.
Balance between normal life and managing COVID may be more attainable now: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says provinces are going to have to find a balance between containing the virus with public health measures and returning to a sense of normalcy as the Omicron wave continues to crest. Several provinces
Employment ‘carnage’ of 200,000 jobs lost in January looks temporary, economists say
Riddled by Omicron's rapid spread, the Canadian economy lost 200,100 jobs in January amid stricter public health rules put in place to slow the COVID-19 variant, but most signs point to a quick recovery. The decrease marked the largest drop in
GoFundMe pulls plug on fundraiser for Ottawa convoy protesters
OTTAWA — Crowdfunding site GoFundMe will reimburse or redirect to charities the vast majority of the more than $10 million raised by demonstrators protesting COVID-19 measures in Ottawa, saying the event has become an occupation. The move could deny p...
Kenney to announce next week the date Alberta will end its COVID-19 vaccine passport
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney says his government will announce next week a date to end Alberta's COVID-19 vaccine passport, with the actual cancellation coming soon after that. Kenney said he will also announce next week a phased approach to end
COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. at 985 and province records 13 more deaths
VICTORIA — British Columbia officials say there are two new COVID-19 outbreaks at health-care facilities in the province for a total of 56, most of them in long-term care homes. A statement Thursday from the Health Ministry says the COVID-19 outbreaks...
Tribes: Settlement in opioids case will foster healing
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais takes note of the heart-wrenching dates that remind Wampanoag families that they're still in the midst of the opioid drug crisis — birthdays of loved ones lost, anniversaries of their passing. Then she reaches out with a phone
DHS announces creation of new cybersecurity review board
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday the creation of a new Cyber Safety Review Board that will have public and private sector experts examine significant hacking incidents and recommend improvements.
N.L. to lower pandemic alert level, COVID-19 case counts grow in provincial jails
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Bars will reopen on Monday in Newfoundland and Labrador for the first time since the government tightened pandemic restrictions in December amid soaring COVID-19 cases. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Janice Fitzgerald acknowledg...
Ottawa ‘clarifies’ truckers are not exempt from COVID-19 vaccine mandate
OTTAWA — The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy. The Canada Border Services Agency created widespread confusion last month after i...
