Category Archives: Science
B.C. ends quarantine program for temporary foreign workers, self-isolation continues
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says it is ending the COVID-19 quarantine program for temporary foreign workers but will keep a different program for another year to support self-isolation to curb the spread of the virus. The minis...
B.C. ends quarantine program for temporary foreign workers, self-isolation continues
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Agriculture Ministry says it is ending the COVID-19 quarantine program for temporary foreign workers but will keep a different program for another year to support self-isolation to curb the spread of the virus. The minis...
Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King tests positive for COVID-10
CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King has tested positive for COVID-19. King posted on social media today that he developed mild symptoms on Monday and stayed home from the office and the legislature the following day. He says that ...
Quebec enters sixth wave of COVID-19, public health institute confirms
MONTREAL — An average of 200 patients with COVID-19 are expected to be admitted every day to Quebec hospitals within two weeks' time, according to projections released Wednesday by a government health-care research institute as health authorities confi...
Manitoba boosting efforts for more orthopedic surgeries to clear backlog
WINNIPEG — Increasing joint replacement surgeries in Manitoba is part of the government's latest plan to address a growing surgery backlog due to demands on health care from the COVID-19 pandemic. A committee assigned to tackle the backlog said Wednes...
Growth slows for endangered Mexican gray wolf population
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — There are now more Mexican gray wolves roaming the southwestern U.S. than at any time since the federal government started to reintroduce the endangered species, wildlife managers said Wednesday.
Greece: Protesting hospital workers clash with police
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Protesting Greek health care workers clashed with police outside parliament during a demonstration in Athens Wednesday against proposed hospital reforms. Riot police fired
Biden receives 2nd booster, presses Congress on virus funds
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called on Congress to pass billions of dollars in additional funding to fight the COVID-19 pandemic on Wednesday, as he received a second booster dose of the Pfizer vaccine a day after federal regulators
UK maternity scandal review finds 200 avoidable baby deaths
LONDON (AP) — A review into a scandal-hit British hospital group concluded Wednesday that persistent failures in maternity care contributed to the avoidable deaths of more than 200 babies over two decades.
Canadian pot producers watch closely as Democrats aim to rewrite U.S. cannabis laws
WASHINGTON — More than three years after legal cannabis arrived in North America on a national scale, Congress is taking another stab at following Canada's lead by ending long-standing federal prohibitions on marijuana in the United States. A meeting W...
