Category Archives: Science
Yukon shortening COVID isolation, schools remain open for in-person learning
WHITEHORSE — Yukon's acting top doctor is advising the territory's residents that if they have symptoms of COVID-19, they should assume they have the virus without getting tested. Dr. Catherine Elliott said Wednesday just under 5,000 rapid tests are c...
More than half of Canada’s promised vaccine donations still to come
OTTAWA — Canada has delivered about one-quarter of the direct vaccine doses it has promised to help less wealthy countries and can't say when more doses will go out the door. In 2021, Canada promised to donate 50 million COVID-19 vaccine
Bring back hazard pay for supermarket workers facing extra risks from Omicron: NDP MP
OTTAWA — Grocery stores are being urged to reinstate hazard pay for workers facing extra health and safety risks from the highly contagious Omicron variant. The federal NDP critic for economic development has written to the heads of Canada's biggest s...
Pandemic sidelines police, fire and teachers in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A dramatic surge in coronavirus cases has sidelined more than 800 Los Angeles city police and fire personnel and led to slightly longer ambulance and fire response times, adding to concerning absences statewide of public safety
Health officials in New Brunswick report 779 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick reported 779 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday and three more COVID-19-related deaths. The deaths involved a person in their 50s in the Saint John region and two people in the Fredericton region — one
Labrador community ‘in crisis,’ more help needed as COVID-19 spreads: organizer
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A respected local organizer in Labrador's northernmost town says her community has been thrown into crisis by an outbreak of COVID-19. The health clinic in Nain, N.L., was understaffed before the pandemic started, with three nurses o...
Manitoba will rely on rapid COVID-19 tests for most people as case numbers rise
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is changing its COVID-19 testing process amid rising case numbers, a backlog of tests and more signs that public services are being strained by workers out sick with the novel coronavirus. Health officials said most p...
Saskatchewan monitoring COVID-19 measures needed to keep essential workers healthy
REGINA — Saskatchewan is looking to other provinces to see what measures are successful in keeping front-line and essential staff working as COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant surge. The province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shah...
France hits staggering new case record, Europe’s highest
PARIS (AP) — France announced a staggering 332,252 daily virus cases Wednesday, smashing a string of recent records, as hospitals prepared drastic measures to brace for patient surges and the government strained to avoid a new lockdown.
Quebec schools will reopen for in-person learning as planned on Jan. 17
MONTREAL — Quebec is sticking to its plan to have elementary and high school students return to classrooms on Jan. 17, Education Minister Jean-François Roberge said Wednesday, despite the continuing spread of COVID-19 in the province. "The health conte...
