Category Archives: Science
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the
COVID-19 vaccine passports to be required to access Quebec legislature
MONTREAL — Quebec's legislature will soon be accessible only to people who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The National Assembly announced the new health order requiring vaccine passports for staff, visitors, and journalists on Thursday evening,...
N.L. sending small team of health-care workers to help Alberta battle COVID-19
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Krista Balsom said she couldn't help but smile when she heard there were health-care workers heading to help Alberta battle COVID-19 from the military, the Canadian Red Cross — and Newfoundland and Labrador. "Newfoundland always punc...
Justice Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID, has no symptoms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Brett Kavanaugh tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, the Supreme Court said Friday. The court said the 54-year-old justice has no symptoms.
Mask mandate expanded to cover all students in B.C. until at least January
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer has mandated masks for all schoolchildren across the province after three school districts announced their own policies to include kindergarten-to-Grade 3 students. It's the second school-policy...
Saskatchewan brings in proof-of-vaccination policy as cases continue to rise
REGINA — Saskatchewan's proof-of-vaccination policy is now in effect, meaning residents will have to show they have been immunized or have a negative COVID-19 test to access several businesses and event venues. Public service employees are also require...
B.C. subsidizes energy drilling on caribou habitat it promised to protect, study says
British Columbia is subsidizing oil and gas well drilling on the same land it has promised to protect for caribou, new research has found. "The B.C. government has made a lot of commitments to caribou habitat restoration and it's not really
African internet riches threatened by lawsuit and corruption
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of gold, diamonds, and even people. Digital resources have proven no different.
African internet riches threatened by lawsuit and corruption
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Outsiders have long profited from Africa’s riches of gold, diamonds, and even people. Digital resources have proven no different.
Biden administration urges judge to block Texas abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday urged a federal judge to block the nation's most restrictive abortion law, which has banned most abortions in Texas since early September and sent women racing to get care beyond the
