Category Archives: Science
Dalhousie University issues vaccine mandate, province reports 94th COVID-19 death
HALIFAX — Dalhousie University is requiring everyone on its campus to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit to testing twice a week. The Halifax-based school is the latest in a series of Atlantic Canada universities issuing vaccine mandates ah...
Peel Region exploring local options for vaccine certificate system
The top doctor in one of Ontario's COVID-19 hot spots said Wednesday that he's looking into what could be done locally to create a vaccine certificate program if the province doesn't implement one. Peel Region's Dr. Lawrence Loh said that option
Rate of fully vaccinated New Brunswickers continues to climb
FREDERICTON — The percentage of eligible New Brunswickers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 is now over 74 per cent. Health officials said today about 74.1 per cent of New Brunswickers aged 12 and older are fully vaccinated and about 84 per
New Mexico governor joins US conservation challenge
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Wednesday, making New Mexico the latest western state to join an ambitious effort to conserve nearly one-third of America's lands and waters by 2030.
Lawsuit argues Iowa’s unemployment benefit cuts are illegal
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of residents violated state law and asks a court to reinstate their eligibility.
New NY governor adds 12,000 deaths to publicized COVID tally
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Delivering another blow to what's left of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s legacy, New York’s new governor acknowledged on her first day in office that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo
French judge to consider Afghan evacuee who left watch zone
PARIS (AP) — An Afghan evacuee who was among five men placed under surveillance in France for suspected direct or indirect links to the Taliban is scheduled to appear before a judge Wednesday for allegedly leaving the Paris region hotel
Editorial Roundup: U.S.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 24
Conservative hoaxers face $5.1M fine for election robocalls
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Two conservative hoaxers face a record $5.1 million fine for allegedly making illegal robocalls to wireless phones without the owners' consent in the 2020 election.
Masks ordered for most Florida students, defying DeSantis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms as a courtroom battle continues over efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to leave such decisions up to
