Category Archives: Science
GOP prosecutors threaten lawsuits over vaccine requirement
Two dozen Republican attorneys general warned the White House on Thursday of impending legal action if a proposed coronavirus vaccine requirement for as many as 100 million Americans goes into effect.
Calgary Chamber of Commerce wants more clarity around Alberta COVID-19 restrictions
Calgary Chamber of Commerce is praising the Alberta government's decision to launch a new program to to fight against COVID-19, but says more clarity around the initiative is needed. The chamber says the restriction exemption program giving businesses ...
Health care strained: Premier to address Saskatchewan as COVID-19 cases surge
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is to hold a COVID-19 briefing this afternoon in Saskatoon as surging COVID-19 cases continue to strain health care. Moe is to be joined by the province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, at
Saskatchewan to require proof of COVID vaccination to try to increase uptake: premier
REGINA — Saskatchewan will be bringing in a proof of vaccination program in an attempt to increase the number of people immunized against COVID-19. Premier Scott Moe made the announcement on his social media accounts Thursday. He said the policy is ex...
Alberta reaches out on COVID-19 hospital crisis; talks to Ontario on taking patients
EDMONTON — Alberta is getting offers of medical help from Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador as it continues to grapple with a COVID-19 surge that could buckle its health system in a little more than a week. Dr. Verna Yiu, the
Outbreaks strand some students at home with minimal learning
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Within his first week back at school after a year and a half, 7-year-old Ben Medlin was exposed to a classmate with COVID-19, and he was sent home, along with 7,000 other students in the district,
Quebec health minister stays firm on goal to vaccinate health workers by Oct. 15
Quebec's health minister says the province's health-care workers will have to have both doses of COVID-19 vaccine by mid-October or risk being suspended. Christian Dubé says he remains firm on his goal of ensuring the 20,000 workers in the network who
Idaho rations health care statewide as COVID surge drags on
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide amid a massive increase in the number of coronavirus patients requiring hospitalization.
Drought haves, have-nots test how to share water in the West
MADRAS, Ore. (AP) — Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust in its wake. Cracked dirt lines empty irrigation canals, and dust devils and tumbleweeds punctuate
Americans have little trust in online security: AP-NORC poll
Most Americans don’t believe their personal information is secure online and aren't satisfied with the federal government's efforts to protect it, according to a poll.
