Category Archives: Science
Air travel associations call for federal vaccine passport for new vaccine mandate
Transportation industry associations say the federal government's development of a national vaccine passport will be vital for airlines to carry out a vaccine mandate for air travellers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday that proof of v...
N.L. recommends limiting indoor private gatherings to reduce COVID-19 spread
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador health officials are asking residents to limit indoor private gatherings to 20 people for the next two weeks. Acting chief medical officer of health Dr. Rosann Seviour told reporters today her recommendation...
US poised to sue contractors who don’t report cyber breaches
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is poised to sue government contractors and other companies who receive U.S. government grants if they fail to report breaches of their computer systems or misrepresent their cybersecurity practices, the departm...
Ford declines Opposition call to review PC caucus medical exemptions
TORONTO — Premier Doug Ford says he won't get involved in people's personal medical records. He made the comments in question period Wednesday, responding to the NDP urging that the premier review the two medical exemptions from COVID-19 vaccines among...
Ontario willing to discuss optometrist costs, but won’t write blank cheque: minister
TORONTO — Ontario is willing to discuss optometrists' operating costs, but won't write them a "blank cheque," the health minister said Wednesday ahead of a rally by the eye care professionals. Optometrists across the province withdrew provincially insu...
Ban on negotiating Medicare drug prices under pressure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donna Weiner looks at Medicare’s prescription drug program from two different points of view. As a participant, she
‘This is no joke’: N.L. woman’s mom, stepfather fighting COVID-19 in intensive care
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Louisa Higgins says she's living a nightmare that could have been avoided with the COVID-19 vaccine. Her mother and stepfather are fighting for their lives in an intensive care unit in central Newfoundland, sick with the novel
Quebec defends health-care worker vaccine mandate amid fears of staffing shortages
MONTREAL — Quebec's premier and its health minister on Wednesday defended their decision to impose mandatory vaccination for health-care workers, even as an opposition party and several unions urged them to push back the deadline to avoid potential ser...
Ontario announces funds to hire more than 4,000 long-term care workers this year
TORONTO — Ontario's long-term care operators welcomed provincial funding announced Wednesday to hire more than 4,000 staff within a year but advocates and employees said more must be done to improve working conditions in the sector. Long-Term Care Min...
Moderna asks Health Canada to authorize booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine
OTTAWA — U.S. drugmaker Moderna is asking Health Canada to authorize a booster shot of its COVID-19 vaccine. The company submitted data on a booster shot that is half the size of the doses used to give first and second shots
