Category Archives: Science
Hope hinges on emergency: Homeless shelter in central Alberta on brink of closure
RED DEER, Alta. — When a central Alberta city renewed its state of local emergency in response to rising COVID-19 cases, workers at an emergency shelter were overcome with relief. It meant they wouldn't be evicted from their temporary shelter in
Bill Clinton recovering from urological infection, aide says
ORANGE, Calif. (AP) — Bill Clinton will remain hospitalized overnight as he recovers from a urological infection. But a spokesman said Friday that he was doing better and was in good spirits.
DOJ will ask Supreme Court to halt Texas abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration said Friday it will turn next to the U.S. Supreme Court in another attempt to halt a Texas law that has banned most abortions since September.
Top doctor brings in more rules for northern B.C. as COVID spreads
VICTORIA — New restrictions for British Columbia's northern health region are being put in place in an attempt to stop the rapid spread of COVID-19 through those who are unvaccinated. Personal gatherings indoors and outdoors are restricted to only tho...
Alberta says 14-year-old’s death not COVID-related, will change reporting process
EDMONTON — Alberta has reversed an earlier announcement that a 14-year-old died from COVID-19 and will change how it reports future COVID-related deaths of minors. Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Alberta's chief medical health officer, said initial information on t...
Wyoming district where student arrested extends mask mandate
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A mask-wearing mandate will continue for at least another month in a Wyoming school district where a student who wouldn’t wear a mask got arrested for allegedly refusing to leave her high school.
Saskatchewan health minister says province’s low COVID-19 vaccination rate is skewed
REGINA — Saskatchewan's Minister of Health Paul Merriman says the province's low COVID-19 vaccination rate is an underestimation, despite data from the Public Health Agency of Canada showing otherwise. The most recent data compiled by the federal agenc...
Saskatchewan looking to send COVID-19 patients to Manitoba as ICUs overwhelmed
REGINA — Saskatchewan is exploring the possibility of sending COVID-19 patients to Manitoba, a day after it announced plans to send those sick with the virus to Ontario. Health Minister Paul Merriman said Thursday that Saskatchewan officials have reac...
Court again lets Texas continue banning most abortions
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas can continue banning most abortions after a federal appeals court on Thursday rejected the Biden administration’s latest attempt to stop a novel law that has become the nation’s biggest curb to abortion in nearly 50
Two more deaths as New Brunswick hits more than 1,100 active COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — There are now more than 1,100 active cases of COVID-19 in New Brunswick after health officials reported 133 new cases and two more deaths Thursday. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Jennifer Russell says there have now been 82
