Category Archives: Science
UK approves vaccines for 12-15s, aims to avoid lockdowns
LONDON (AP) — Britain decided Monday to follow other countries in offering coronavirus vaccines to children 12 and up, as the government gambled that expanded vaccination and mild tweaks to social behavior can avert the need for lockdowns in the
Dutch court: Uber drivers covered by taxi labor agreement
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A court in Amsterdam ruled Monday that Uber drivers fall under the Dutch taxi drivers' collective labor agreement — meaning they are entitled to the same employment benefits as taxi drivers. Uber said it would
B.C. COVID-19 vaccine card could help loosen some pandemic restrictions: Henry
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's top doctor says she hopes the COVID-19 vaccine card system that came into effect Monday could support the loosening of some pandemic-related restrictions, including indoor capacity limits, in the coming weeks. The system...
B.C. drops budget deficit forecast, but points to uneven, uncertain pandemic recovery
VICTORIA — The health and economic risks posed by the COVID-19 pandemic cast uncertainty on the financial horizon in British Columbia despite signs of recovery, says Finance Minister Selina Robinson. B.C.'s financial statement for the first three month...
‘It’s terrifying’: Police on hand as pandemic protesters picket hospitals
TORONTO — Two police officers escorted Faye Doiron and Randy Longaphie as they left Toronto General Hospital on Monday, helping the pair make their way through a crowd of protesters denouncing pandemic measures. Doiron, who came to Toronto from Prince ...
Singh and Trudeau promise to crack down on demonstrations outside hospitals
OTTAWA — The federal New Democrats and Liberals made mirror pledges on Monday to criminalize protesters that block hospitals or harass health-care workers as party leaders denounced planned demonstrations at hospitals countrywide. A group calling itsel...
Charlottetown area schools closed after COVID-19 outbreak among students under 19
CHARLOTTETOWN — For the first time since the start of the pandemic Prince Edward Island is declaring a COVID-19 outbreak in a school. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morrison announced six new cases of COVID-19 in the province Sunday,
Northern Idaho’s anti-government streak hampers COVID fight
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Northern Idaho has a long and deep streak of anti-government activism that has confounded attempts to battle a COVID-19 outbreak overwhelming hospitals in the deeply conservative region.
Quebec reports 757 new COVID-19 cases, no additional deaths
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting 757 new cases of COVID-19 today and no additional deaths attributed to the virus. Health authorities say hospitalizations dropped by five from Saturday's levels to 213, while the number of patients in intensive care rema...
Ontario reports 784 new cases of COVID-19, six virus-related deaths
Ontario is reporting 784 new cases of COVID-19 today along with six new deaths linked to the virus. The province notes two of the deaths occurred more than a month ago and have been added to the overall tally after a
