Category Archives: Science
B.C. identifies first COVID-19 Omicron variant while 204 others are tested
VICTORIA — A person who recently returned to British Columbia from Nigeria has been identified as the province's first case of the COVID-19 Omicron variant, provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said Tuesday. B.C. has now become the fourth provinc...
Alaska expecting infrastructure funds for broadband efforts
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska could receive more than $1 billion from the recently passed federal infrastructure package for high-speed broadband networks, which an official with the Alaska Telecom Association said would be “transformational."
Opposition leaders deride Liberal government’s throne speech in official replies
OTTAWA — Party leaders sounded like they were still on the campaign trail Tuesday as they delivered speeches in response to last week's throne speech. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh took turns pointing out the Canadians t...
N.S. officials say 99 per cent of government workers at least partially vaccinated
HALIFAX — The vast majority of Nova Scotia public sector workers have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, ahead of Tuesday's deadline, but some services may still be affected, according to officials. The province said in a news
No confirmed cases of Omicron in Saskatchewan; 40 recent travellers under quarantine
REGINA — Saskatchewan says 40 people who have recently travelled from southern Africa are quarantining following the emergence of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, but there have been no confirmed cases in the province. Dr. Saqib Shahab, chief medical hea...
Polish women protest attempts to further restrict abortion
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Women’s rights activists in Poland used red paint to symbolize blood as they protested Tuesday against a government plan to register every pregnancy in a national database and as parliament prepares to debate a new proposal
Swift response to fourth COVID ICU surge in Ontario may be challenging: report
TORONTO — It may be harder for Ontario's health system to quickly respond to a surge in critically ill COVID-19 patients as non-virus care ramps up and workers contend with burnout, according to a new report that recommends sustained public
South African envoy calls on Canada to support waiver on COVID-19 vaccines
South Africa's envoy in Ottawa is calling on Canada to support a waiver on patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines to end "vaccine apartheid" as her country copes with the fallout of its discovery of the new Omicron variant. South African High
Health officials in Prince Edward Island report one new case of COVID-19
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the case involves a person under the age of 19 who is a close contact of a previously reported infection. The
UK launches booster vaccination blitz as new variant spreads
LONDON (AP) — New measures to combat the new omicron variant of coronavirus took effect in England on Tuesday, with face coverings again compulsory in shops and on public transportation, as the government said it would offer all adults a
