Category Archives: Science
O’Toole’s Tories outliers in Canadian politics for keeping vaccination status secret
OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives' refusal to disclose how many of their elected members are fully vaccinated makes them something of an outlier in the Canadian political sphere. Most federal and provincial parties are open about the immunization stat...
Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world’s largest social media company.
Amid the Capitol riot, Facebook faced its own insurrection
WASHINGTON (AP) — As supporters of Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6th, battling police and forcing lawmakers into hiding, an insurrection of a different kind was taking place inside the world’s largest social media company.
B.C. school boards told to determine their own vaccine policy for staff
VICTORIA — British Columbia's Education Ministry has released new guidelines to help school boards with COVID-19 vaccination policies, leaving any final decisions up to the respective boards. The ministry says the guidelines, which include gathering da...
Alberta government says jobs, economy, COVID to be focus of fall legislature sitting
EDMONTON — The Alberta government plans a busy fall legislature sitting aimed at adding jobs and diversifying the economy while focusing on tamping down the renewed surge of COVID-19. Government house leader Jason Nixon says this will include proposed ...
Sen. Forest-Niesing hospitalized despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19
OTTAWA — Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing is in hospital after contracting COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Her office says the 56-year-old Sudbury senator is no longer in intensive care and is hopefully on the mend. It says she was fully vaccinated ...
‘Absolutely shocking’: Saskatchewan considers next stage of triage amid COVID crisis
REGINA — The Saskatchewan Health Authority said Friday it may activate the next stage of its triage plan, as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to overwhelm the health-care system. Derek Miller, the authority's chief of emergency operations, said a com...
Canada approves Nunavut’s request for military help with Iqaluit’s water emergency
IQALUIT, Nunavut — The federal government is sending the Canadian Armed Forces to help with the water emergency in Nunavut's capital, and the work may include setting up a mobile water treatment plant. In a tweet Friday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Maj.-Gen. Fortin appeals judge’s ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign
OTTAWA — Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is challenging a Federal Court judge’s ruling that struck down his request for reinstatement as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. The senior military officer’s legal team filed a notice of appeal on...
New Brunswick pastor apologizes after week in jail over COVID-19 rule breaches
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — A New Brunswick pastor is free after spending a week in jail and apologizing to the courts Friday for breaches of COVID-19 public health rules. Philip James Hutchings, the pastor of His Tabernacle Family Church in Saint
