Category Archives: Science
County’s $7M in PPE left outside, damaged by California rain
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — About $7 million worth of surplus personal protective equipment and cleaning supplies, purchased by a Northern California county earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, was damaged in recent rainstorms after it was left outside...
Biden team regroups after court loss on COVID shots-or-test
WASHINGTON (AP) — Concerned but not giving up, President Joe Biden is anxiously pushing ahead to prod people to get COVID-19 shots after the Supreme Court put a halt to the administration's sweeping vaccinate-or-test plan for large employers.
Yukon says new temporary COVID-19 public health measures come into effect Tuesday
WHITEHORSE — Yukon says it will introduce new public health measures on Tuesday due to a surge in COVID-19 cases caused by the highly contagious Omicron variant. Under the new guidelines, all private and public gatherings will be limited to 10
Yukon government pledges to work with First Nations to combat mental health crisis
WHITEHORSE — The Yukon government says it is working to address the territory's mental health crisis as overdose and suicide rates continue to surge. In November, the Yukon Coroner's Service said the territory's opioid overdose rate per capita was the ...
FAA sets rules for some Boeing 787 landings near 5G service
Federal safety officials are directing operators of some Boeing planes to adopt extra procedures when landing on wet or snowy runways near impending 5G service because, they say, interference from the wireless networks could mean that the planes need m...
B.C. tourism operators, hotels, lodges can apply for COVID-19 grants
VICTORIA — Tourism operators in British Columbia can apply for financial help from a $15-million relief fund to cover some of their losses due to COVID-19. The provincial government says B.C.-owned hotels or motels that employ more than 150 people, In...
Quebec seniors minister tells inquest that care homes knew how to manage outbreaks
Quebec's seniors minister told a coroner's inquest on Friday she was confident at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that long-term care homes knew how to manage outbreaks. Marguerite Blais testified that she learned in mid-March 2020 that seniors ...
CDC encourages more Americans to consider N95 masks
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials on Friday encouraged more Americans to wear the kind of N95 or KN95 masks used by health-care workers to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Marines OK first religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccine
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Marine Corps has approved its first two COVID-19 vaccine exemptions based on religious reasons, something no other military service has done so far.
Three Alberta universities extend online courses to late February due to COVID-19
EDMONTON — Alberta’s big three research universities are extending online learning because the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is spreading rapidly. The University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge say virtual classes w...
