Category Archives: Science
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
Extendicare leaving Saskatchewan following province’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak
REGINA — Extendicare, a national private long-term care provider, is ending its contract with the government of Saskatchewan after the province's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak happened in one of its homes. Scott Livingstone, head of the Saskatchewan Hea...
Canada can’t do away with COVID-19 tests for travellers just yet, Freeland says
WASHINGTON — Canada still can't afford to take any chances when it comes to COVID-19, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday — and that includes requiring travellers to show a negative test result before entering the country. Freeland h...
Bank of Canada, Liberals watching supply-chain issues weighing on economic rebound
OTTAWA — The head of the Bank of Canada is warning that the faster pace of price increases may persist longer than first thought, and slow the pace of Canada's economic recovery, as global supply-chain issues weigh on the domestic
Government urges doctors to provide in-person visits over virtual
TORONTO — Ontario doctors should be providing in-person care now instead of virtual visits, say their regulatory college, the Ministry of Health and the province's top doctor. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, Dr. Kieran Moore, and a s...
Feds warn companies: Fake online reviews could lead to fines
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators say they are cracking down on “an explosion” of businesses' use of fake reviews and other misleading messages to promote their products and services on social media.
FDA unlikely to rule on Merck’s COVID pill before December
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday it will ask its outside experts to meet in late November to scrutinize Merck's pill to treat COVID-19.
Nova Scotia law would create protest buffer zones around health-care facilities
HALIFAX — Protests that block access to hospitals and other health-care facilities could soon be banned in Nova Scotia under newly proposed legislation. The Progressive Conservative government tabled the Protecting Access to Health Services Act Thursda...
