Category Archives: Science
Black balloons, rallies, calls for safer supply in B.C. on sombre OD anniversary
VANCOUVER — Families whose loved ones have fatally overdosed in British Columbia are calling for the province to prioritize a safer supply of drugs to match the urgency that came with the declaration of a public health emergency six years
New Jersey to start recreational marijuana sales April 21
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Thursday. Murphy's announcement
Nova Scotia reports more than 6,900 new COVID-19 cases over six days
HALIFAX — The continued rise in new COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia is, “frankly, not a surprise,” Dr. Robert Strang said during Thursday’s virtual briefing. Health officials, Strang said, expected cases to rise because of the Omicron subvariant BA.2. "...
House panels probe gov’t use of facial recognition software
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two House committees have launched an investigation into the government's use of facial recognition software that was most recently used by the Internal Revenue Service, but stopped after complaints from lawmakers and privacy advocate...
$200K public relations aid for N.L. cyberattack didn’t result in transparency: expert
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador recruited $200,000 worth of public relations advice to deal with a cyberattack against its health-care networks last fall, and a cybersecurity expert says the contract should have resulted in more transparen...
E-cigs using synthetic nicotine come under FDA oversight
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators will soon begin cracking down on vaping companies using a now-closed loophole, including a line of fruit-flavored e-cigarettes that have become teenagers' top choice.
Abortion ban after 15 weeks signed into law in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could roll
Abortions stop in Kentucky as groups seek to block new law
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Abortion-rights groups went to court Thursday seeking to restore abortion services in Kentucky, where the last two abortion clinics signaled they couldn't immediately comply with sweeping new restrictions imposed by the Republica...
4 Germans arrested over extremist blackout, kidnapping plan
BERLIN (AP) — Four people were arrested in Germany and weapons were seized in an investigation into suspected anti-government extremists who allegedly planned to cause a long nationwide blackout and kidnap well-known figures including the country's hea...
Alberta government says it’s not surprised about the rise in COVID-19 cases
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is warning people to take proper COVID-19 precautions as people prepare to gather over the Easter long weekend. The province reported 37 deaths and a total of 1,053 hospitalizations, including 48 ICU admissions over th...
