Category Archives: Science
Judge sides with Treasury in tribes’ coronavirus relief case
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge has sided with the Treasury Department in a case that challenged the distribution of coronavirus relief aid to Native American governments.
New Brunswick reports four deaths from COVID-19 as restrictions about to be eased
FREDERICTON — Four more people have died as a result of COVID-19 in New Brunswick, increasing the toll to 228 since the start of the pandemic. The latest deaths involve a person in their 70s in the Moncton region, and three
B.C. could lift more COVID-19 restrictions by Feb. 21: top doctor
VICTORIA — British Columbia's top doctor says some COVID-19 restrictions on social gatherings are expected to be gradually lifted by Feb. 21. Dr. Bonnie Henry said that's possible in part because 90 per cent of residents aged 12 and over have
Iqaluit lifts precautionary boil-water advisory, bypass system still being used
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut's Health Department has lifted a precautionary boil-water advisory for the city of Iqaluit. The capital's 8,000 people had been under the advisory since Jan. 19 when the city started using a bypass system to pump water
Exemption put in place to help flood-affected B.C. residents ends on Monday night
Border and travel exemptions put in place after storms flooded parts of British Columbia will end next week. The measures allowed B.C. residents affected by flooding to cross into the United States for essential supplies and immediately return to Canad...
Nova Scotia issues directive banning potential COVID-19 highway protests
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia issued a directive Friday aimed at prohibiting those protesting against COVID-19 measures from blocking the Trans-Canada Highway near the New Brunswick boundary. In a news release, the province said the directive under the Emergen...
Recoveries outpaced new COVID-19 cases on Prince Edward Island Friday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Recoveries outpaced new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island today by a margin of almost two to one. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison reported 215 new cases of the virus and 417 new recoveries. There are
Trudeau concerned trucker convoy converging on Parliament Hill could turn violent
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's concerned about the potential for violence during this weekend's planned protest on Parliament Hill by truckers and others joining the crowd to vent their anger about public health restrictions to combat...
Fortin sex assault case scheduled for two days in September
OTTAWA — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin’s sexual assault case will go to trial in September. Two days were set aside for the trial during a brief, virtual courtroom hearing this morning, five months after the senior military officer once tasked with overseeing
Montana curbs wolf hunt after 23 from Yellowstone killed
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife commissioners on Friday moved to shut down gray wolf hunting in a portion of the state around Yellowstone National Park, amid mounting criticism over a record number of the animals shot or trapped after
