Category Archives: Science
Austrian lockdown extended through Dec 11 as planned
BERLIN (AP) — Austria's lockdown has officially been extended until Dec. 11 as planned amid signs that the measures are helping to bring down a sky-high coronavirus infection rate.
Haugen urges lawmakers to avert impasse on social media laws
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ex-Facebook employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen implored lawmakers Wednesday to avert the usual congressional stalemates as they weigh proposals to curb abuses on social media platforms by limiting the companies’ free-speech pro...
Mississippi abortion activists protest as justices weigh ban
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Supporters and opponents of abortion rights rallied, blared music and shouted taunts Wednesday during protests in Mississippi's capital as the state took center stage in a pivotal U.S. Supreme Court case that could end a nationwid...
Justices signal they’ll OK new abortion limits, may toss Roe
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Wednesday signaled they would allow states to ban abortion much earlier in pregnancy and may even overturn the nationwide right that ...
Oil demand, climate change clash in California pipeline plan
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to replace an oil pipeline that was shut down in 2015 after causing California's worst coastal spill in 25 years is inching though a government review, even as the state moves toward banning gas-powered
Little progress made to combat anti-Indigenous racism in B.C. health care: report
VANCOUVER — A progress report on a plan to address anti-Indigenous racism in British Columbia's health-care system says Aboriginal patients continue to disproportionately die as a result of the impacts of racism and the two ongoing public-health emerge...
US moving to toughen testing requirement for travelers
Washington (AP) — The Biden administration is moving to toughen testing requirements for international travelers to the U.S., including both vaccinated and unvaccinated people, amid the spread of the new omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Health officials in New Brunswick report 55 new COVID-19 cases and one death
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 55 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today and another COVID-19-related death. A person in their 70s in the Fredericton area has died as a result of COVID-19. There have been 93
Vice-president swears in David Cohen as newest U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON — David Cohen has been sworn in as the new United States ambassador to Canada — the first full-time American envoy since 2019. Vice-president Kamala Harris presided over the process in her ceremonial offices earlier today. Cohen, a lawyer,...
Pentagon chief says Guard who refuse vaccine cannot train
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has decided that National Guard members who refuse COVID-19 vaccination will be barred from federally funded drills and training required to maintain their Guard status.
