Category Archives: Science
Conservatives ask privacy czar to probe pandemic-related use of mobile location data
OTTAWA — A Conservative MP is asking Canada's privacy commissioner to investigate federal reliance on data from mobile devices to understand travel patterns during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a letter to privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien, Tory MP John...
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report 222 new COVID-19 cases
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting 222 new cases of COVID-19 today. There are 1,378 active reported cases of COVID-19 on the Island. Three people are hospitalized with the disease, including one in intensive care. ...
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report 222 new COVID-19 cases
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials in Prince Edward Island are reporting 222 new cases of COVID-19 today. There are 1,378 active reported cases of COVID-19 on the Island. Three people are hospitalized with the disease, including one in intensive care. ...
Alaska school in race with climate change for new building
BETHEL, Alaska (AP) — A school that is in danger of being lost to erosion because of climate change is at the top of the state’s list for the construction of a new school building.
Ontario student athletes shut out from indoor play face more disruptions
OTTAWA — When the COVID-19 pandemic forced Humber College to move everything online, Rrezart Sadiku's final year playing in the men's volleyball team was suddenly put on pause. Sadiku decided to finish school a year later so that he could
CDC urges ‘up to date’ shots; no ‘fully vaccinated’ change
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials said Wednesday they are not changing the qualifications for being “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19, but they are urging Americans to stay “up to date” on their protection against the virus by getting booster s...
Top doctor says Nunavut’s COVID-19 outbreak ‘testing the limits’ of capacity
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across Nunavut, with confirmed or presumptive cases in 14 of the territory's 25 communities. There are 231 active cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, mostly in Iqaluit, Arviat and Rankin Inlet. Five Nun...
Some overloaded Quebec health-care facilities forced to cancel staff vacations
MONTREAL — Several Quebec health authorities are being forced to cancel employee vacations as the province struggles with staff shortages and rising COVID-19 hospitalizations, and some workers fear this might be the final straw. After working overtime ...
Treasure hunters sue for records on FBI’s Civil War gold dig
Treasure hunters who believe they found a huge cache of fabled Civil War-era gold in Pennsylvania are now on the prowl for something as elusive as the buried booty itself: government records of the FBI's excavation.
Sunwing party flight shows need for stronger rules, flight attendants say
MONTREAL — In the wake of a party on a Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico, flight attendants are demanding stronger action from government and carriers to ensure health and safety on board amid the Omicron surge. Videos of
