Category Archives: Science
Biden announces program offering discounted internet service
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Monday that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service throu...
Quebec reports drop in COVID-19-related deaths as hospitalizations decline further
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting a 68-person drop in the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19. According to numbers published today on the province's open data website, there are now 1,926 people in hospital, compared to 1,994 on Saturday. There a...
$45M sexual, reproductive health fund not yet released a year later: advocates
OTTAWA — A year after the federal government announced a $45-million fund for organizations making sexual and reproductive information and services more available, advocates say none of the money has been released. Frederique Chabot, director of healt...
Blue marshlands store as much carbon as green forests, says study
VANCOUVER — Estuaries edged by tall grasses and wildflowers that are home to birds, crabs, tiny fish and other wildlife are more effective than young coastal forests at capturing and storing carbon dioxide, says a study. The Cowichan Estuary on Vancou...
Abortion rights protesters rally in cities around US
CHICAGO (AP) — Abortion rights protesters rallied in cities around the United States on Saturday, vowing to fight to ensure that abortion remains a legal option for women nationwide.
Tribes credited with elevating vaccinations in rural Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Francis had no qualms about being a poster child for COVID-19 vaccinations on the Navajo Nation, once a virus hot spot. The Navajo woman's face and words grace a digital flyer asking people on the Native
Ontario Liberals pledge to add COVID-19 vaccine to school immunization list
OTTAWA — The Ontario Liberals pledged Saturday to add COVID-19 vaccination to the immunization schedule for schools, if elected, though parents could still get "conscience" exemptions. Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca said the best way to get back to nor...
Ukrainian scientists see working amid war as act of defiance
Anton Vlaschenko often hears shelling outside his office in Ukraine's second-largest city of Kharkiv, not far from the front lines of the war. He sometimes even sees smoke rising from Russian tanks hit by missiles.
Abortion adds to Biden’s all-but-impossible to-do list
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s list of impossible tasks keeps getting longer. Despite lofty promises he's made, from the campaign trail through his first year in
California prepares for energy shortfalls in hot, dry summer
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California likely will have an energy shortfall equivalent to what it takes to power about 1.3 million homes when use is at its peak during the hot and dry summer months, state officials said Friday.
