Category Archives: Science
Concerns persist as warming shelter opens near homeless camp in central Alberta city
WETASKIWIN, Alta. — A tent lies mangled on a pile of soot where a fire burned down part of a homeless encampment in a central Alberta city. Marsha Louis, who lives in one of the remaining tents held up by shards
New COVID-19 cases exceed 4,000 in Ontario as capacity limits come into effect
TORONTO — Stricter public health measures came into effect in Ontario on Sunday as a wave of COVID-19 cases fuelled by the Omicron variant of the virus continued its rapid growth. Ontario reported 4,177 new cases of the virus --
New Brunswick officials report 133 new COVID-19 cases Saturday and two related deaths
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 133 new cases of COVID-19 today and two more COVID-19 related deaths. The deaths involve a person in their 60s and one in their 80s -- both in the Miramichi region. There
High demand forces COVID-19 testing clinic in Charlottetown to close early Saturday
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health PEI says the COVID-19 testing clinic in Charlottetown had to close early today because of the high volume of people getting tested. The clinic stopped accepting new arrivals at 11 a.m. in order to process the tests that
Nearly 7,000 New Brunswick nurses vote to ratify new collective agreement
FREDERICTON — Nearly 7,000 nurses in New Brunswick have ratified a new contract with the provincial government. The registered nurses, nurse practitioners and licensed practical nurses who work in hospitals and community care voted 56 per cent in fav...
OSHA vaccine mandate penalties to start Jan. 10
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration said Saturday that it would not issue citations tied to its coronavirus vaccination mandate before Jan. 10, so that companies have time to adjust to and implement the requirements.
Nova Scotia reports 426 additional cases of COVID-19 Saturday
HALIFAX — Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 426 new cases of COVID-19 today. There are 296 cases in the Central Zone, 70 in the Eastern Zone, 35 in the Northern Zone and 25 cases in the Western Zone
Ransomware persists even as high-profile attacks have slowed
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the months since President Joe Biden warned Russia's Vladimir Putin that he needed to crack down on ransomware gangs in his country, there hasn’t been a massive attack like the one last May that resulted in
Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb omicron
LONDON (AP) — Nations across Europe moved to reimpose tougher measures to stem a new wave of COVID-19 infections spurred by the highly transmissible omicron variant, with the Netherlands leading the way by imposing a nationwide lockdown.
Few inmates using flawed needle exchange program meant to protect against HIV: report
OTTAWA — Inmates' access to sterile needles in Canadian federal prisons continues to be severely limited, potentially exposing them to blood-borne infections including HIV and hepatitis C. A report commissioned by Correctional Service Canada and produc...
