Category Archives: Science
N.B. nursing home unions seek $4-an-hour wage hike to address labour shortages
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick Council of Nursing Home Unions is calling on the provincial government to increase wages for workers in long-term care homes in an effort to address a "crippling" staffing shortage that they say is leaving seniors
Ontario health units preparing for COVID vaccinations of kids aged five to 11
TORONTO — Ontario health units are developing plans for the vaccination of children aged five to 11 once COVID-19 shots are approved for them. Toronto Public Health said Monday that it had formed a planning group that includes health partners, school
Vaccination deadline arrives for NY healthcare workers
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some hospitals and nursing homes in New York began removing workers Monday for failing to meet a state-mandated deadline to get a COVID-19 vaccine as Gov. Kathy Hochul pleaded with holdouts to get 11th-hour inoculations.
Lower death rates for Black moms is goal of California bill
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California has among the lowest death rates nationally among pregnant women and new mothers, but the numbers for Black mothers tell a different story.
UK’s Johnson finally agrees to meet COVID-bereaved group
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will on Tuesday finally meet with members of the COVID-19 Bereaved Families for Justice campaigning group, who for more than a year have sharply criticized his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Tensions high between vaccinated and unvaccinated in Canada, poll suggests
A new poll suggests tensions over COVID-19 vaccines in Canada are high as frictions grow between those who are vaccinated against the virus and those who are not. The Leger survey, conducted for the Association of Canadian Studies, found that more
Kenney tells radio host that lockdown would punish people already vaccinated
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney rejected calls for a "hard lockdown" during an appearance on a radio program Sunday, the same day that his province's former top doctor signed a letter calling for immediate "fire break" measures to deal with
Quebec reports 719 new COVID-19 cases, two more deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 719 new COVID-19 cases today, with two more deaths related to the virus. Health authorities say hospitalizations dropped by four from Saturday's levels to 297, while the number of patients in intensive care remains stead...
The Latest: New Zealand to allow home isolation to travelers
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand's prime minister says the government will start a pilot program of home-isolation for overseas travelers, ahead of what she expects to be increasing vaccination levels.
Ontario reports 653 new COVID-19 infections, six more deaths from virus
TORONTO — Ontario is reporting 653 new COVID-19 cases and a total of six more deaths related to the virus. The province says half the deaths took place over the last 24 hours, while three occurred more than a month ago
