Category Archives: Science
Unlike in the rest of Canada, free rapid COVID-19 tests not widely available in N.L.
HALIFAX — Newfoundland and Labrador residents say they’re frustrated by the lack of free COVID-19 rapid tests when other provinces make them widely available at no cost. Heather Elliott, a retail worker from St. John’s, says many of her friends and
Russia’s Chernobyl seizure seen as nuclear risk ‘nightmare’
CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (AP) — Here in the dirt of one of the world’s most radioactive places, Russian soldiers dug trenches. Ukrainian officials worry they were, in effect, digging their own graves.
Wendy Davis files latest challenge to Texas abortion law
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Former Texas lawmaker Wendy Davis sued Tuesday over the most restrictive abortion law in effect in the U.S., nearly a decade after her 13-hour filibuster of another anti-abortion measure made her an overnight Democratic star.
EXPLAINER: What happens in the post-mask world of travel?
DALLAS (AP) — A ruling by a federal judge has ended — at least for now — the requirement that people wear masks on planes and public transportation, and there is plenty of confusion about the new, post-mask world of
Ottawa spending $22 million for upgrades to New Brunswick long-term care homes
DALHOUSIE, N.B. — The federal government is investing more than $22 million to improve services for residents of long-term care homes in New Brunswick. The deal signed between the provincial and federal governments was announced today by Prime Ministe...
B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses
VANCOUVER — British Columbia is looking to other countries to solve its nursing shortage "crisis," starting with financial support to help internationally educated nurses get registered and licensed faster through a streamlined system. Health Minister ...
National Defence says fewer unvaccinated troops kicked out of military than reported
OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence is reporting limited progress on enforcing an order that all troops bare their arms, with fewer unvaccinated members having been forced to hang up their uniforms than previously reported. Chief of the defence...
CDC launches new forecasting center for infectious diseases
A new U.S. government center aims to become the National Weather Service for infectious diseases — an early warning system to help guide the response to COVID-19 and future pandemics.
For Russian diplomats, disinformation is part of the job
As governments and social media companies have moved to suppress Russia's state media and the disinformation it spreads about the war in Ukraine, the Kremlin's diplomats are stepping up to do the dirty work.
One-quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests
OTTAWA — Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four had not. As the country grapples with its sixth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and less
