Category Archives: Science
Manitoba will offer a third dose of COVID-19 vaccine to more people in the province
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is allowing more people to get a third dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. The province is suggesting a third dose for all health-care workers who have direct contact with patients in areas including hospitals, care homes,
Opponents of Texas ban on most abortions expand challenges
CHICAGO (AP) — Opponents of a new Texas ban on most abortions filed a lawsuit in Illinois on Tuesday after weeks of being thwarted by courts elsewhere in their efforts to block the nation's most restrictive abortion law.
QuickList: Quebec coroner’s recommendations regarding death of Joyce Echaquan
Coroner Géhane Kamel investigated the death of Joyce Echaquan and issued several recommendations after finding that her death was accidental but preventable. Kamel concluded that the racism and prejudice the Indigenous woman was subjected to contribute...
QuickQuotes: Comments on Quebec coroner’s report into the death of Joyce Echaquan
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner on Tuesday discussed her report into the death of Joyce Echaquan, a 37-year-old Indigenous mother of seven who filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an orderly were heard making derogatory comments toward
Facebook whistleblower testifies: Five highlights
A former Facebook employee told members of Congress Tuesday that the company knows that its platform spreads misinformation and content that harms children but refuses to make changes that could hurt its profits.
Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec
OTTAWA — Even federal employees who work from home will have to be vaccinated to keep their jobs if the government's draft mandatory-vaccine policy stands, according to one union executive. Stéphane Aubry, vice-president of the Professional Institute o...
B.C.’s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and those who are older, says an independent international human rights group. Human Rights Watch s...
Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19
VICTORIA — Social workers, sheriffs and administrative assistants are among an estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia who will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or risk losing their job. The BC Public Service Agency said T...
Gasoline sales plunge to lowest level in 20 years during first year of pandemic
OTTAWA — Pandemic lockdowns that left Canadian cars sitting idle in driveways and garages for weeks on end last year pushed gasoline use to its lowest level in two decades. But environmental experts say the resulting drop in greenhouse gas emissions
Alberta’s NDP is calling for military help with COVID contact tracing in schools
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition is urging Premier Jason Kenney to use the military to do contact tracing for COVID-19 in schools. NDP education critic Sarah Hoffman says positive cases are increasing among elementary students. Eight critical care nurse...
