Category Archives: Science
Tenn. senate leader won’t support Texas-style abortion bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee's Senate Speaker Randy McNally on Thursday said he does not support legislation that would ban abortions and allow almost anyone to file civil lawsuits against violators and collect damages.
Germany to let virus restrictions expire even as cases surge
BERLIN (AP) — The German government on Thursday defended its decision to let many pandemic restrictions expire at the weekend, even as the country hit a new record high for newly confirmed cases.
Washington state prohibits Texas-style abortion lawsuits
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state measure that prohibits legal action against people seeking an abortion and those who aid them was signed into law Thursday by the governor, in a move designed to rebut recent actions by conservative
COVID-19 hospitalizations likely to rise, but not peak, in Ontario: science table
TORONTO — COVID-19 hospitalizations and ICU admissions will likely rise as more public health measures are lifted, but nowhere near the levels seen at the peak of the Omicron wave, Ontario's expert science advisers said Thursday. New modelling released...
Quebec bill to end state of emergency criticized by opposition parties
QUEBEC — The Quebec government's bill aimed at ending the state of health emergency in the province appears to do no such thing, the province's opposition parties said Thursday. On Wednesday, Health Minister Christian Dubé tabled Bill 28, which is aime...
Vaccinated travellers won’t need COVID-19 test to enter Canada as of April 1
OTTAWA — Vaccinated travellers will no longer need to show a COVID-19 test to enter Canada beginning April 1, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos officially announced Thursday. The change comes at the very beginning of the tourist season and the tail end
Prince Edward Island eases some COVID-19 restrictions but masking, isolation remain
CHARLOTTETOWN — Health officials on Prince Edward Island have eased some of the province's COVID-19 restrictions today. Chief public health officer Dr. Heather Morrison says the changes don't mean the pandemic is over. She says measures such as mask...
Indigenous mother proposes class-action lawsuit on birth alerts in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — An Indigenous woman whose newborn was taken by police and social workers shown in a video broadcast live on social media has proposed a class-action lawsuit against the Manitoba government. The woman says in a statement of claim filed
WHO may reject Canadian-made Medicago COVID-19 vaccine because of ties to big tobacco
OTTAWA — Canada may not be able to donate millions of doses of the only COVID-19 vaccine made in the country because the World Health Organization is leaning against granting it an emergency-use licence. Medicago's two-dose Covifenz vaccine was authori...
Biden COVID coordinators leaving in April, Jha to take over
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden's COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients and his deputy Natalie Quillian are leaving the administration next month, the White House announced Thursday. They will be replaced by Dr. Ashish Jha, the dean of the Brown Unive...
