Category Archives: Science
Ontario reports 340 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 340 new COVID-19 cases and three new deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 223 of the latest infections are among those who are not fully vaccinated or whose immunization status is unknown. Sh...
Miami mayor seeks 2nd term as he raises national profile
MIAMI (AP) — Miami Mayor Francis Suarez is hoping to easily secure a second term Tuesday, with his reelection campaign showing he can raise millions as he seeks to elevate his profile at a national level.
‘A crisis for home care’: droves of workers leave for hospitals, nursing homes
TORONTO — Donna Marcaccio had been taking care of her sister, Marcia for years. But when Marcia's condition deteriorated and she needed palliative care about a year ago, Marcaccio reached out for help from Ontario's home care system. After waiting for ...
‘We need help’: Nunavut politician wants mental-health facility in his community
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut — Tony Akoak's house sits atop what Gjoa Haven's residents call the uptown, a hill that overlooks the turquoise Arctic Ocean in the otherwise flat Nunavut community. Inside, the living room walls lined with photos of his children
Paid leave’s demise tough on backers in Manchin’s home state
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jessi Garman, the mother of 3-year-old twin girls, has been searching for a job while also trying to have a third child with her husband, who's in the military. Optimistic that Congress finally would approve paid
Clarification: Facebook Fallout-Reining in Big Tech story
WASHINGTON (AP) — In a story published Oct. 31, 2021, The Associated Press identified Paul Barrett as teacher of a seminar in law, economics and journalism at New York University. The story should also have noted that his title is
Health officials report two more COVID-19-related deaths in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting two COVID-19-related deaths in the province today, bringing the death toll to 116 since the start of the pandemic. The latest deaths - in the Campbellton region - involve someone in their
More NYC workers get jabs amid mandate; 1 in 6 still refuse
NEW YORK (AP) — One in six New York City municipal workers remained unvaccinated after Friday’s deadline to show proof they’ve gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, the city said Saturday.
EXPLAINER: How G20-backed corporate minimum tax would work
ROME (AP) — Leaders at the Group of 20 summit in Rome are expressing broad support for sweeping changes in how big global companies are taxed.
Kansas vaccine mandate foes rally; Holocaust comment decried
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds of people opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates rallied Saturday at the Kansas Statehouse and pushed state lawmakers to quickly counter them, while an international labor union disavowed a local leader's comparison of the ma...
