Category Archives: Science
High COVID-19 demand in some Saskatchewan hospitals still delaying some health care
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority says it has resumed nearly half the health-care services that were cut during the province's fourth wave of COVID-19. It says high hospitalization rates in urban areas are preventing the remaining services fro...
Quebec long-term care homes ‘forgotten’ in COVID-19 planning, ombudswoman says
MONTREAL — Long-term care homes were almost totally forgotten in Quebec's early COVID-19 planning, the province's ombudswoman said Tuesday in a report that called for widespread changes to "humanize" the senior care model in the province. Marie Rinfre...
Apple suing Israeli hacker-for-hire company NSO Group
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tech giant Apple announced Tuesday it is suing Israel’s NSO Group, seeking to block the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company from breaking into Apple's products, like the iPhone.
COVID-19 recovery top priority in throne speech, but GG provides little detail
OTTAWA — The continuing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic and the work needed to recover are the undercurrents of Liberal plans for this session of Parliament and throughout Gov. Gen. Mary Simon's first speech from the throne. Just as COVID-19 touched
Shipments of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 arrive in Atlantic Canada
FREDERICTON — Health officials across the Atlantic region on Tuesday said the newly arrived COVID-19 vaccines for children would start to be administered by the end of the week, and they offered assurances to parents that the doses were safe
With pressure growing to act, Liberals reference inflation worries in throne speech
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are facing rising pressure to detail how they plan to rebuild an economy upended by COVID-19 and cool inflation after delivering a throne speech that promised to rein in the rising cost of living. The annual
Nova Scotia auditor questions province ceding control of COVID-19 relief program
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's auditor general commended the government on Tuesday for quickly establishing a COVID-19 relief program, but she questioned a $100-million contract to Dalhousie University to administer some of the funds. By ceding control of som...
Legault says he knows parents may worry about vaccinating kids, offers reassurances
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault spoke to parents directly on Tuesday, telling them he understood they may have worries about vaccinating their kids against COVID-19 but offering assurances that the shots are safe. Vaccination for children be...
Social distancing mandatory as Dutch COVID infections spike
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch coronavirus infection numbers hit a new weekly record Tuesday, climbing 39% while hospital and intensive care unit admissions also rose sharply, prompting the government to make social distancing mandatory again for ...
Slovakia proposes lockdown amid record infection surge
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s leaders have proposed a national lockdown as hospitals across the European Union country are hitting their limits amid a record surge of coronavirus infections.
