Category Archives: Science
COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert
LONDON (AP) — The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread....
High inflation? Low polling? White House blames the pandemic
WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden’s poll numbers have been in free fall. The White House sees a common culprit for it all: COVID-19.
Amid riots, France to consider some autonomy for Guadeloupe
LE GOSIER, Guadeloupe (AP) — France’s government is offering to discuss some autonomy for the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, which has been wracked by virus-related rioting and strikes that reflect long-running frustrations over inequality with...
Alberta ombudsman says she doesn’t have the power to probe EMS dispatch consolidation
EDMONTON — Alberta's ombudsman says she doesn't have the power to investigate a complaint about the decision to consolidate ambulance emergency dispatch services in the province. The complaint was filed by the cities of Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge an...
N.B. health officials report 99 new COVID-19 cases as children’s vaccination begins
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick today launched its COVID-19 vaccination campaign for children aged five to 11 as the province continued to see high numbers of new cases. Health officials reported 99 new cases of COVID-19, increasing the number of active ca...
Health officials report six new cases of COVID-19 in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say four new cases are in the Eastern Health region and that the Central and Western Health regions each have one new case. Newfoundland
In one bill, Liberals push sick leave and crack down on health-care worker harassment
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have introduced a two-for-one piece of legislation that would provide sick leave to almost 600,000 workers, and bring the law down on anyone harassing doctors, nurses and patients. The omnibus bill checks off two issues at...
Legault counting on vaccine coverage as Quebec reports over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases
MONTREAL — Premier François Legault tried to reassure Quebecers on Friday that despite the fact health officials reported more than 1,000 new daily cases for the first time since May, hospitalizations remained stable because of the province's strong va...
New ‘Omicron’ variant prompts Canada to ban visitors from southern Africa
OTTAWA — Canada is closing its borders to visitors from southern Africa after the discovery of a concerning new COVID-19 variant was detected in the region. The new variant, dubbed Omicron, first emerged in South Africa and coincided with a steep
German far-right AfD party cancels congress due to COVID
BERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany, which has opposed many of the country's pandemic restrictions, has canceled its planned party congress next month due to the surge in coronavirus infections.
