Category Archives: Science
Truckers should have done more to prepare for vaccine mandate, experts say
MONTREAL — The trucking industry's hardline stance against the vaccine mandate for drivers marks a wrong turn, experts say, arguing the sector should have been better prepared for the January deadline. The Liberal government announced in November that ...
Georgia suing Biden administration over Medicaid rejection
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia sued the Biden administration Friday over its decision to revoke approval of a work requirement in the state’s plan to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income Georgians, the governor’s office said.
Health officials in P.E.I. report province’s fourth COVID-19-related death
CHARLOTTETOWN — A fourth person has died of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison said Friday the person was between the ages of 60 and 79. Morrison said she was deeply saddened by the death
Noem unveils abortion ban, mimics Texas’ private enforcement
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Friday unveiled a proposal to ban nearly all abortions, mimicking a Texas law that leaves enforcement up to private citizens through lawsuits instead of through prosecutors and criminal charges.
Arizona sues Biden to keep school anti-mask rules
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey sued the Biden administration on Friday over its demand that the state stop sending millions in federal COVID-19 relief money to schools that don't have mask requirements or that close due to COVID-19
Logistics center will help abortion seekers get to Illinois
With abortion access increasingly restricted across much of the South and Midwest, two Illinois clinics near St. Louis announced Friday that they set up a logistics center to help abortion seekers get to their clinics and help them pay for
US, Colorado reach proposed settlement in 2015 mine spill
DENVER (AP) — Colorado, the U.S. government and a gold mining company have agreed to resolve a longstanding dispute over who’s responsible for continuing cleanup at a Superfund site that was established after a massive 2015 spill of hazardous mine
New Brunswick premier optimistic lockdown will end as scheduled on Jan. 30
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs said Friday he was optimistic he would be able to lift the lockdown he imposed across the province by the end of the month as planned. The number of COVID-19 patients in hospitals is
Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandate
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. judge in Texas issued a nationwide injunction on Friday barring the federal government from enforcing President Joe Biden's requirement that federal workers without qualifying medical or religious exemptions be vaccinated for C...
Calls for Newfoundland and Labrador to report COVID-19 data from long-term care homes
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Angela Day says residents of Newfoundland and Labrador deserve more information about the spread of COVID-19 in long-term care homes, and she worries being kept in the dark will have devastating impacts for families — including
