Category Archives: Science
Nova Scotia government added to lawsuit over deaths at Halifax long-term care home
HALIFAX — The province of Nova Scotia has been added as a defendant in a proposed class-action lawsuit against a long-term care facility in Halifax where 53 people died from COVID-19 in the spring of 2020. In a statement today, the
Vaccinated travellers will no longer need a COVID-19 test to come to Canada: source
OTTAWA — Vaccinated travellers will no longer require a negative COVID-19 test to come to Canada as of April 1, according to a source in the federal government. The change is welcome news, just in time for the tourist season, said
Quebec tables bill to end COVID-19 state of emergency declared in March 2020
MONTREAL — Quebec doesn't intend to revive any COVID-19 restrictions that have been removed, Health Minister Christian Dubé said Wednesday as he tabled a bill aimed at ending the public health state of emergency. Dubé told a news conference in Quebec
Nova Scotia announces $3 million for mental health and addictions projects
HALIFAX — The Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia is getting $3 million in provincial funding for mental health and addictions projects. Beginning this summer, the province says eligible organizations and services will be able to apply for funding ...
UK easing COVID-19 testing, monitoring despite case uptick
LONDON (AP) — After dropping nearly all coronavirus restrictions last month, Britain is now ending some of its most widespread COVID-19 testing and monitoring programs, a move some scientists fear will complicate efforts to track the virus and detect
More Canadians opting for fertility treatment during pandemic: doctors, advocate
More women have undergone fertility treatment during the pandemic, especially if they've been working from home and haven't had to disclose their health challenges to an employer, says the head of a national advocacy group. Carolynn Dubé, executive dir...
Pandemic preparedness bill moves ahead; funding still needed
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate committee has approved a bipartisan blueprint to overhaul the nation’s public health system, applying the lessons of COVID-19 to future outbreaks through a new chain of command, a stronger medical supply chain, and clearer cr...
Manitoba lifts mask mandate, all remaining COVID-19 public health orders
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's health minister says the province is prepared to respond if infections and hospitalizations begin to rise again with the lifting of all remaining COVID-19 restrictions. "If the need be, we have a plan," Audrey Gordon said. "If
Tennessee lawmakers introduce Texas-styled abortion bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Despite already enacting one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S., Tennessee Republicans on Tuesday began advancing yet another anti-abortion measure strategically written to sidestep federal court challenges.
New Brunswick health officials report another three deaths from COVID-19
FREDERICTON — Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting three additional COVID-19 deaths since Friday. The latest deaths involve a person in their 70s in the Saint John region, and two people from the Moncton area — one in their 60s
