Category Archives: Science
Military response to Ottawa protest ‘not in the cards,’ Trudeau says, urging caution
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is playing down the notion of a military response to the ongoing Ottawa protest against COVID-19 measures, saying that sending in troops is "not in the cards right now." Ottawa police Chief Peter Sloly said
Strained US hospitals seek foreign nurses amid visa windfall
With American hospitals facing a dire shortage of nurses amid a slogging pandemic, many are looking abroad for health care workers. And it could be just in
Race is on to save the Great Salt Lake: Will it be enough?
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The largest natural lake west of the Mississippi is shrinking past its lowest levels in recorded history, raising fears about toxic dust, ecological collapse and economic consequences. But the Great Salt Lake may have some
Japan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limbo
TOKYO (AP) — More than a year ago Sebastian Bressa finished his paperwork to become a language teacher in Tokyo and made plans to quit his job in Sydney. His life has been in limbo ever since.
COVID-19 hospitalizations and health facility outbreaks falling in B.C.
VICTORIA — The number of people in British Columbia hospitals for treatment of COVID-19 fell Wednesday to 988, with 136 of those patients in intensive care units. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said this week hospitalizations appear to hav...
Mississippi governor signs law allowing medical marijuana
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is legalizing medical marijuana for people with debilitating conditions such as cancer, AIDS and sickle cell disease. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed
Speaker: ‘Large portion’ of House members exposed to virus
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House speaker on Wednesday said a "large portion” of Alaska state representatives had been exposed to COVID-19. That scuttled plans for a formal floor session and left unresolved a proposal to remove from legislative
Travel groups want to scrap testing requirement to enter US
DALLAS (AP) — Airline and tourism groups are pushing to eliminate the government requirement that international travelers provide a negative test for COVID-19 before boarding a U.S.-bound plane.
Florida GOP rejects rape exception in 15-week abortion ban
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Republicans on Wednesday rejected a move to create exemptions for rape, incest and human trafficking in their proposal to ban abortions after 15 weeks, advancing the bill to tighten access to the procedure.
Macklem tells senators path for falling inflation rates is uncertain
OTTAWA — The country's top central banker is warning of uncertainty for how quickly three-decade-high inflation rates will come back down to the Bank of Canada's comfort zone. Governor Tiff Macklem told the Senate's banking committee on Wednesday that ...
