Category Archives: Science
Pfizer will ship millions of vaccine doses for kids as soon as it’s approved: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says as soon as Health Canada approves the COVID-19 vaccine for kids, Pfizer will ship millions of doses to vaccinate children as young as five. Pfizer and BioNTech asked Health Canada Monday to approve the
Feds, provinces agree on vaccine passport for domestic, international travel: PM
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced provinces and the federal government have agreed on a new national vaccine passport for domestic and international travel — and many Canadians already have them in their phones and wallets. Rather than ...
Manitoba churches lose court challenge against COVID-19 restrictions
WINNIPEG — A judge who ruled against seven Manitoba churches that were fighting public health orders says the restrictions were reasonable and necessary to stem the spread of COVID-19. Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of Court of Queen's Bench said the orders...
DeSantis to convene legislature to fight vaccine mandates
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday said he will call state lawmakers back to work early to pass legislation to combat coronavirus vaccine mandates enacted by businesses.
Unlike U.S. neighbours, most Canadians content with state of their democracy: survey
WASHINGTON — A majority of Canadians are content with the state of their country's democracy, a new survey suggests — a far cry from the situation in the United States, where Americans appear to be clamouring for reform. Two-thirds or
Greece: Striking hospital staff hold protest in Athens
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of Greek state hospital workers marched Thursday through central Athens as part of a 24-hour strike to protest staff shortages and compulsory coronavirus vaccinations.
Clinton, on the mend, ‘touched by the outpouring of support’
CHAPPAQUA, N.Y. (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton released a video saying he is on the road to recovery after being hospitalized in Southern California for six days to treat an infection unrelated to COVID-19.
US marks 200M COVID-19 shots shared with world
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday donated its 200 millionth COVID-19 shot to help vaccinate the rest of the world, the White House announced. The Biden administration aims to lead a global vaccination campaign even as it rolls out
Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Can new variants of the coronavirus keep emerging? Yes, as long as the virus that caused the pandemic
Vaccine doubts fuel doctor’s rise in Minnesota governor race
WATERTOWN, Minn. (AP) — The small-town family doctor angling to become Minnesota’s next governor smiled, leaned into the camera and told his Facebook viewers that Sweden had just paused the Moderna vaccine for people under age 30 over “significant
