Category Archives: Science
B.C. coroner says January was third-deadliest month for toxic illicit drug deaths
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 207 people died because of toxic illicit drugs in January. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says in a statement the figure is the third-highest toll recorded in a calendar month since a
New survey indicates Nova Scotians are split on end to COVID-19 mask mandates
HALIFAX — A new poll released today indicates Nova Scotians are split on the impending end to COVID-19 mask mandates in public places. Halifax-based polling firm Narrative Research says 48 per cent of respondents supported the removal of mask mandates ...
Hacked US companies to face new reporting requirements
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies critical to U.S. national interests will now have to report when they're hacked or they pay ransomware, according to new rules approved by Congress.
Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas abortion providers on Friday conceded a final blow to their best hope of stopping the nation's most restrictive abortion law after a new ruling ended what little path forward the U.S. Supreme Court had left
Ford tells school boards to stick to March 21 mask mandate removal
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has told several school boards looking to extend mask mandates to stick to the province's end date because "they aren't medical experts." Several boards had said they'd like to keep mask requirements beyond the province's end ...
India and Canada agree to relaunch trade talks, seek ‘early progress’ agreement
International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada and India have agreed to resume long-standing efforts toward a comprehensive trade deal. Following meetings in New Delhi with her Indian counterpart, Shri Piyush Goyal, Ng says the two countries will pu...
Quebec opts for quiet, reflective day to mark 2nd anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic
QUEBEC — On the second anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Premier François Legault said Friday the government did what it could to save as many lives as possible. "This day is dedicated to their memory and
Google, Meta face EU, UK probes into ad bidding agreement
BRUSSELS (AP) — British and European regulators threatened to crack down on Google and Facebook parent Meta over an agreement for online display advertising services, saying Friday that the deal may breach rules on fair competition.
Economy adds 337,000 jobs in February, unemployment rate falls to pre-pandemic level
OTTAWA — Canada's labour market showed signs last month of finally shaking off the shock COVID-19 delivered two years ago, with the share of workers with a job and the unemployment rate besting levels seen just prior to the pandemic. A
Second pandemic anniversary doesn’t mark the end of COVID-19: Dr. Howard Njoo
OTTAWA — The news conference at the beginning of 2020 wasn’t all that different from the many Dr. Howard Njoo had held in the past. The public health veteran helped to manage the first avian flu cases in 2004 and was
