Category Archives: Science
New Brunswick health officials urge vaccination as they report 35 new COVID-19 cases
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting 35 new cases of COVID-19 in the province today and say 30 of the cases involve people who are not fully vaccinated. There are now 244 active cases of COVID-19 in the
Judge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York on Tuesday from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated because the state's
Quebec health minister asks for patience after problems with rapid testing in schools
MONTREAL — Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé is asking for more time to roll out rapid COVID-19 testing in the province's elementary schools amid criticism from opposition parties and school administrators. Dubé said Daniel Paré, the head of the pr...
Alberta’s ‘Open For Summer’ plan was premature: chief medical officer of health
Alberta's top doctor says the province's "Open For Summer" plan set the trajectory for a crushing fourth wave of COVID-19, which her predecessor warns is leading to an "acute care system breakdown." Chief medical officer of health, Dr. Deena Hinshaw, t...
WHO, partners aim to get Africa 30% of needed doses by Feb
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization and its partners said they hope to provide Africa with about 30% of the COVID-19 vaccines the continent needs by February, badly missing the 60% vaccination coverage goal that African leaders had once
General promises US ‘surge’ against foreign cyberattacks
WASHINGTON (AP) — The general who leads U.S. efforts to thwart foreign-based cyberattacks, and punish those responsible, says he’s mounting a “surge” to fight incursions that have debilitated government agencies and companies responsible for critical i...
‘Blatant attack’: Panel of UN experts assails ‘regressive’ Texas abortion law
WASHINGTON — A "regressive" abortion ban in Texas has left the United States in violation of international law, and the Supreme Court — the ultimate guardian of the landmark 1973 ruling that makes it legal — is complicit, a United
Yellowknife schools ordered to close for 10 days as COVID-19 cases grow in N.W.T.
YELLOWKNIFE — The top doctor in the Northwest Territories has closed all schools in Yellowknife and surrounding areas after a spike in COVID-19 cases. Schools closed Tuesday — two weeks after students returned to classrooms — and are to stay closed
Census: Relief programs staved off hardship in COVID crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — Massive government relief passed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic moved millions of Americans out of poverty last year, even as the official poverty rate increased slightly, the Census Bureau reported Tuesday.
Nova Scotia delays full reopening until next month after rise in COVID-19 cases
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is delaying the final phase of its COVID-19 recovery plan until early next month because a fourth wave of the novel coronavirus has hit the province and the rest of the Maritimes. Phase 5 was scheduled to
