Category Archives: Science
Conservative MP Richard Lehoux tests positive for COVID-19, party says
OTTAWA — The Conservative party says a Quebec member of Parliament has tested positive for COVID-19. Conservative Whip Blake Richards says Richard Lehoux, who represents Beauce in the House of Commons, is experiencing only mild symptoms. He says Lehou...
Ontario Senator Josée Forest-Niesing dies at 56 after battle with COVID-19
OTTAWA — Josée Forest-Niesing, a lawyer and Ontario senator, has died shortly after being hospitalized with COVID-19. She was 56. Forest-Niesing's office said earlier in the week that the Sudbury, Ont., senator returned home last Saturday after being a...
Quebec’s new COVID-19 cases rise to 815, three new deaths reported
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 815 new cases of COVID-19 as well as three additional deaths due to the pandemic. The number of new cases is significantly above the seven-day average of 665. Both hospitalizations and intensive care numbers remained unch...
Europe’s COVID crisis pits vaccinated against unvaccinated
BRUSSELS (AP) — This was supposed to be the Christmas in Europe where family and friends could once again embrace holiday festivities and one another. Instead, the continent is the global epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic as cases soar to
Ontario reports more than 700 COVID-19 cases for third straight day
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 728 new cases of COVID-19 today, one day after a children's vaccine was authorized for use by Health Canada. The number is down slightly from the 793 reported on Friday, but up from the 666 the
Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia
VIENNA (AP) — Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections.
COVID-19 vaccine for children between ages five and 11 expected next week in Alberta
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says COVID-19 vaccines will arrive in the province next week for children between the ages five and 11. Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Friday for children in that age group. Children 12 and older ar...
Cuomo misrepresented COVID-19 nursing home toll, report says
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Assembly's investigation into former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's conduct in office concluded the Democrat's administration misrepresented how many nursing home residents died of COVID-19, according to a lawmaker who reviewed th...
Saskatchewan won’t allow vaccine mandates for schools, extracurricular activities
REGINA — Saskatchewan says it will not require children to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test to attend school or extracurricular activities — unless there are unusual circumstances. Health Minister Paul Merriman says the Saskatchewa...
DC mayor and council publicly clash over mask relaxation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mayor Muriel Bowser's decision to ease mask requirements in the nation's capital has sparked a public debate about timing, with the majority of the D.C. Council pleading with her to reconsider.
