Category Archives: Science
‘Never had this many cases’: Nunavut changes COVID-19 testing approach
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut will no longer offer lab-confirmed testing for communities with COVID-19 to free up health-care resources. Chief public health officer Dr. Michael Patterson said that means Nunavut's case counts will no longer reflect the to...
Ontario long-term care homes see staff absences of 20 to 30 per cent amid outbreaks
Ontario long-term care homes are looking to recruit restaurant workers and family caregivers to help run daily operations as the Omicron variant drives up staff shortages and outbreak numbers. Some homes have reported staff absences as high as 20 to 30...
Rights group verifies Polish senator was hacked with spyware
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Amnesty International said Thursday it has independently confirmed that powerful spyware from the Israeli surveillance software maker NSO Group was used to hack a Polish senator multiple times in 2019 when he was running the
P.E.I. reports 204 new cases of COVID-19, eases isolation rules
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer of health is reducing the amount of time residents who test positive for COVID-19 need to isolate. Dr. Heather Morrison says that starting Friday, fully vaccinated people who test positive mu...
Some federal prisons in Quebec ‘very close’ to staff shortages: guards’ union
OTTAWA — The union for federal correctional officers says four prisons in Quebec are "very close" to experiencing staff shortages, as more workers test positive for COVID-19. "We're very close to it but we're not there yet. And I hope we
Bearskin Lake First Nation waiting for military help after COVID-19 outbreak
A First Nation in northern Ontario is waiting for military assistance a week after declaring an emergency over a COVID-19 outbreak that has now infected nearly half of its 400 residents. Members of Bearskin Lake First Nation say the situation –
Pressure mounting on Quebec hospitals as 20,000 health-care staff isolating
MONTREAL — The pressure on Quebec hospitals is reaching a point where some heart and cancer-related surgeries risk being postponed to make room for COVID-19 patients, the head of the province's hospital network said Thursday. "We're in a really critica...
Austria tightens virus measures to slow down omicron spread
BERLIN (AP) — Austria's government announced new measures Thursday to slow down the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant in the Alpine country. “We have to adjust
Polish PM calls Facebook ban on far-right party undemocratic
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister on Thursday criticized as undemocratic a Facebook ban imposed on a far-right party for alleged violations of the social network's rules on the fight against COVID-19 and hate speech.
Portugal adds virus booster jab incentives, cuts isolation
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s government announced Thursday further incentives for people to get COVID-19 booster shots and said new rules will require people to isolate only if they live with someone who tests positive.
