Category Archives: Science
Nova Scotia lifts mask mandate as health officials warn of continued COVID-19 threat
HALIFAX — As Nova Scotia prepares to lifts its mask mandate for most indoor public spaces Monday, the province’s chief medical officer of health is warning that it’s not a sign the pandemic is over. Dr. Robert Strang wants people to
Victoria police establishes ‘access points’ ahead of planned COVID protests
Victoria police say they are limiting vehicle access to the neighbourhood near the British Columbia legislature ahead of anticipated protests against COVID-19 measures. A statement Saturday says police will establish “controlled access points” in the ...
Pandemic underscores value of culturally sensitive Indigenous health care: experts
Doctors and front-line agencies say COVID-19 has underscored the value of culturally sensitive and community-based health-care services for Indigenous people and the need to continue them past the pandemic. When Manitoba reported it's first case of the...
Understaffing leaves after-school programs with unmet demand
The return to classrooms for the nation’s schoolchildren has not meant a return to work for many of their parents who, with workdays that outlast school days, are finding crucial after-school programs in short supply.
Young Ukrainian cancer patients get medical help in Poland
BOCHENIEC, Poland (AP) — Twenty-two-month-old Yeva Vakulenko had been through four rounds of chemotherapy for leukemia at a hospital in Ukraine, and then suffered a relapse. As she began returning again for more treatment, Russia invaded, disrupting do...
Hawaii says water in Pearl Harbor homes is safe to drink
HONOLULU (AP) — The Hawaii Department of Health said Friday that the tap water in all residential areas served by the Navy's Pearl Harbor water system is safe to drink, more than three months after a petroleum leak from a
Nova Scotia to keep school mask mandate in place until mid-April
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will keep its mask mandate in place for public schools as it drops the requirement for most other public spaces on Monday. Officials announced the change Friday, saying it’s in response to advice from a pediatric advisory
‘Maddening, heartbreaking’: Alberta records deadliest year for drug overdoses in 2021
Alberta recorded its deadliest year on record for drug overdoses with more than 1,700 deaths in 2021. The province released data late Thursday showing 176 people died in both November and December, bringing the yearly total to 1,758. Not only did both
NACI recommends kids get Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, calls Moderna suitable alternative
OTTAWA — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has released new guidelines that favour giving kids a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine over the newly approved Moderna version. Health Canada approved Moderna's pediatric COVID-19 vaccine for kid...
Italy marks 2nd anniversary of haunting COVID-19 milestone
ROME (AP) — Italy on Friday marked the second anniversary of a tragic milestone of the coronavirus pandemic: the day when a convoy of army trucks had to transport the dead out of hard-hit Bergamo because the city’s cemeteries and
