Category Archives: Science
States volunteer to take more cuts in Colorado River water
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Water leaders in Arizona, Nevada and California signed an agreement Wednesday to voluntarily reduce their take from the Colorado River to help stave off mandatory cuts in the upcoming years.
Montreal public health says Omicron variant spreading rapidly, 95 cases in the city
Montreal's public health director on Wednesday encouraged people to cancel parties at schools and at workplaces ahead of Christmas, as the city faced the double threat of rising COVID-19 infections led by the Delta and Omicron variants. The "rapid incr...
Omicron identified in all four Atlantic provinces after first case reported in N.L.
HALIFAX — The Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has reached all four Atlantic provinces, after Newfoundland and Labrador on Wednesday confirmed its first case of the mutation believed to be more infectious than Delta. But unlike the other three ...
Manitobans urged to avoid large holiday gatherings in face of Omicron variant
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is urging people to keep their holiday gatherings small as it predicts a spike in COVID-19 cases. But the province is not planning any new public health restrictions and made no changes to a planned mass
Yukon to focus on measures to reduce spread of transmissible Omicron variant: premier
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Premier Sandy Silver says there is no magic formula to stop the spread of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, but people can take measures to reduce its transmission. He says the government's current focus is doing whatever it can
Los Angeles schools delay student COVID-19 vaccine mandate
The Los Angeles school district, which was among the first to announce mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students, has become the latest in California to delay a plan that would have forced thousands of unvaccinated students to return to distance learnin...
Anchorage mayor briefly ordered halt to water fluoridation
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of Alaska’s largest city told officials last October to stop fluoridating the municipal water supply, only to reverse himself five hours later when informed that fluoridation was required under city code.
US health tab hit $4T as gov’t opened spigot to fight COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health care spending rocketed to $4.1 trillion last year as Congress opened the spigot of federal dollars to battle the coronavirus pandemic across multiple fronts.
Spain urges child vaccinations and boosters before Christmas
MADRID (AP) — Spanish health authorities are stepping up efforts to give out coronavirus vaccine shots before Christmas and end-of-the-year gatherings that usually bring large groups together.
UK COVID cases hit record; Top doctor warns of worse to come
LONDON (AP) — The U.K. recorded the highest number of confirmed new COVID-19 infections Wednesday since the pandemic began, and England’s chief medical officer warned the situation is likely to get worse as the omicron variant drives a new wave
