Category Archives: Science
NWT’s chief public health officer declares COVID outbreak at legislature building
YELLOWKNIFE — The chief public health officer for the Northwest Territories has declared a workplace COVID-19 outbreak at the legislature building in Yellowknife. A statement on the territory's website says there are six confirmed and two probable COVI...
Calls rise in Italy to ban pro-fascism groups after rampage
ROME (AP) — Left-leaning Italian lawmakers and politicians on Sunday called for measures to outlaw pro-fascism groups a day after anti-vaccine protesters, incited by extreme-right leaders, stormed a union office in Rome.
Quebec reports 612 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 612 new COVID-19 cases, along with three more deaths related to the virus. In a news release Sunday, health officials say hospitalizations fell by one to 296, while the number of patients in intensive care dropped
Saskatchewan paying doctors providing abortion pill should improve access: advocates
REGINA — Saskatchewan became the last province in Canada to bring in universal coverage for the abortion pill and two years later the province is finally paying doctors who provide it. On Oct. 1, the province started offering a billing code
Texas abortion law foes target lawmakers’ corporate donors
Foes of Texas' strict abortion ban are taking aim at companies that donated money to the bill’s sponsors, hoping consumers will pressure corporate America to join the fight against a surge of restrictions.
Advocates, lawmakers push hospitals to help more with bills
Swamped with medical bills? The hospital that treated you may be able to help. Whether you learn about this before those
EXPLAINER: The Texas abortion law’s swift impact, and future
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Most abortions in Texas are banned again after clinics that had raced to provide them during a two-day legal reprieve canceled appointments Saturday following a whiplash appeals court ruling.
Thousands march in Rome to protest workplace vaccine rule
ROME (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome's Via Veneto and other main streets on Saturday, many clashing with police, to protest a government rule requiring COVID-19 vaccines or recent negative tests to access workplaces starting next we...
Thousands march in Rome to protest workplace vaccine rule
ROME (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators marched down Rome's famous Via Veneto and other streets on Saturday, some smashing their way into a union office and clashing with police as they protested Italy's new “Green Pass” vaccination requirement for empl...
Nevada among last states to add rapid tests to virus tally
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada this week became one of the last states to publicly report rapid antigen tests as part of its coronavirus tallies — a move that experts said could provide a fuller picture of the pandemic
