Category Archives: Science
‘Death trap’: Front-line workers warn of drug overdoses rising on and off the streets
A father's hope turned to pain in less than 24 hours after his son entered a residential drug treatment facility and fatally overdosed. "Our son died in a place that was supposed to be safe," Ray Corbiere told The Canadian Press.
Eight more COVID-19 deaths reported, one more health facility outbreak in B.C.
VICTORIA — British Columbia is reporting another eight deaths due to COVID-19, bringing the death toll to 2,953. Hospitalization numbers continue to drop in the province, with 329 people in hospital Wednesday compared with 345 a day earlier while 51 p...
Alberta to provide COVID-19 updates once a week as hospitalizations go down
EDMONTON — Alberta says it's time to start moving on from the COVID-19 pandemic because the province's decision to ease measures does not appear to have caused an uptick in hospitalizations. Health Minister Jason Copping says as part of the change
Appeals court reverses ruling halting Alaska refuge road
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A federal appeals court panel on Wednesday reversed a decision that rejected a land swap aimed at allowing a road be built through an Alaska national wildlife refuge that is an internationally recognized habitat for migrating
Kentucky Senate passes bill banning abortions after 15 weeks
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky lawmakers took another step Wednesday toward banning abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with an eye toward a looming U.S. Supreme Court decision on abortion rights.
B.C. to review how its COVID-19 pandemic response decisions were made
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government will conduct an independent review of its operational response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help it prepare and respond to emergencies. Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth has appointed a three-person team, i...
Brian Jean set to return to Alberta legislature, gears up for showdown with premier
EDMONTON — Brian Jean, the new member of Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative caucus, is expected to return to the Alberta legislature this week and escalate his campaign to get Kenney ousted from the top job. “I’m going to be speaking
Canada cheers U.S. effort to abolish ‘spring forward, fall back’ daylight time ritual
WASHINGTON — A giddy Democratic senator, clapping his hands and dancing with delight in the shadow of a sun-drenched U.S. Capitol, isn't something one sees every day — especially in response to a Republican initiative. But the prospect of doing away
Transition mode: Manitoba to close some COVID-19 testing and vaccination sites
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says it will soon close some of its COVID-19 vaccination and testing sites and will no longer deliver regular news briefings as case counts continue to drop. "We're certainly at a different place in this pandemic,
Yukon to lift state of emergency, mask mandate and COVID-19 vaccine proof Friday
WHITEHORSE — Yukon will be rescinding most of its COVID-19 public health measures Friday on the advice of medical professionals, said Premier Sandy Silver. The territory will lift its state of emergency, imposed in November when rising COVID-19 cases ...
