Category Archives: Science
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...
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...
