Category Archives: Science
Quebecers urged to avoid crowded ERs, exercise caution around holiday gatherings
MONTREAL — Quebecers are being urged to avoid crowded emergency rooms if possible and be careful with gatherings this holiday weekend as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on hospital staffing levels. The health authorities in Montreal and ...
Arizona court won’t halt sex suits naming Boy Scouts, others
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona victims of long-ago child sex abuse can proceed with lawsuits against groups like the Boy Scouts of America after the state Supreme Court rejected claims that a state law extending victims' right to sue was unconstitutional.
Republican Ohio Gov Mike DeWine tests positive for COVID-19
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has tested positive for COVID-19. The 75-year-old Republican said in an announcement late Friday he was diagnosed by his
Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland’s post-budget tour
OTTAWA — Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay home and sales to fall. The request is
California delays coronavirus vaccine mandate for schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is sticking with its coronavirus vaccine mandate for schoolchildren, but it won't happen until at least the summer of 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration announced Thursday.
FDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday issued an emergency use authorization for what it said is the first device that can detect COVID-19 in breath samples.
Omicron remains the most common COVID-19 variant among B.C. residents
VICTORIA — British Columbia recorded another 23 deaths linked to COVID-19 in the week ending April 9. New cases reported for the same period were 1,770. In its weekly reporting of pandemic statistics, the BC Centre for Disease Control figures
Maine House advances plan to give state tribes sovereignty
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine House voted Thursday to give the state’s tribes the same rights enjoyed by Native Americans elsewhere across the country, a first step in an effort to uphold the tribes’ sovereignty.
State lawyer alleges Newsom interfered in Activision lawsuit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawyer for California's civil rights agency has resigned over what she alleged were undue attempts by Gov. Gavin Newsom and his office to interfere in a state lawsuit against video game giant Activision Blizzard.
Ontario’s top doctor to recommend extending mask mandate for hospitals, transit
TORONTO — Ontario's chief medical officer of health will recommend that the province extend remaining mask mandates – in settings such as hospitals, long-term care and public transit – as new COVID-19 modelling suggests a tenuous plateau in transmissio...
