American League MVP José Abreu has tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain away from the Chicago White Sox for at least the next few days By The Associated Press February 24, 2021, 6:03 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The Latest on the effects of the coronavirus outbreak…
NBCA says it has ‘concern’ about T-wolves’ coaching change
The leadership of the National Basketball Coaches Association is voicing its “concern and level of disappointment” with the way the Minnesota Timberwolves changed head coaches ByThe Associated Press February 24, 2021, 5:57 PM • 3 min read CHICAGO — The leadership of the National Basketball Coaches Association spoke out Wednesday about its “concern and level…
Alberta COVID-19 vaccination booking system overwhelmed on 1st day seniors 75 and older become eligible
Alberta Health Services phone lines are jammed, and the government website has crashed on the first day that all Albertans born in 1946 or earlier can book COVID-19 vaccinations. An additional 230,000 seniors age 75 and older are now eligible for the vaccine, along with all those in Phase 1A who are still receiving theirs, Dr….
Single dose of Johnson & Johnson vaccine is 66% effective, say U.S. regulators
Johnson & Johnson’s one-shot COVID-19 vaccine appeared safe and effective in trials, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff said in documents published on Wednesday, paving the way for its approval for emergency use. The FDA’s panel of independent experts is set to meet Friday to decide whether to approve the shot. While the panel is…
Tiger Woods survived near-fatal crash, but his career might not
The sheared-off front of the wrecked SUV told part of the story, and the officers on the scene filled in the rest. Tiger Woods was lucky to be alive, they said, thanks to modern safety technology and a big dose of good luck. Alive and well, no. But alive nonetheless. The good news — no,…
Space fans crack secret message on NASA’s Mars parachute
The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars last week contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team. Systems engineer Ian Clark used a binary code to spell out “Dare Mighty Things” in the orange and white strips of the 70-foot (21-metre) parachute. He also included…
How one Newfoundland family coped when COVID-19 spread through their house
John Bennett and his family take a picture before quarantining. (Submitted by the Bennett family) It’s a nightmare scenario for many families in Newfoundland contending with the latest rise in COVID-19 numbers: Parents testing positive and having to divide their home for self-isolation, all while taking care of young children. For one St. John’s family…
First COVID-19 vaccine doses dispatched by COVAX arrive in Ghana
The World Health Organization’s global vaccine-sharing scheme COVAX delivered its first COVID-19 shots on Wednesday, as the race to get doses to the world’s poorest people and tame the pandemic accelerates. A flight carrying 600,000 doses of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine produced by the Serum Institute of India landed in Ghana’s capital Accra, WHO and the United…
Canadian legal luminaries sign letter accusing Iranian courts’ of persecuting Baha’i faith
The rulings of a court in a rural corner of northeastern Iran have brought together a Who’s Who of Canada’s legal profession to denounce the mistreatment of members of a religious minority who are being driven from their homes. One former prime minister — Brian Mulroney — three former attorneys-general (including Jody Wilson-Raybould and Irwin Cotler) and four…
What a 3rd wave of COVID-19 could look like in Canada — and how we can avoid it
COVID-19 levels are declining from the devastating peaks of the second wave across much of Canada, but experts say the threat of more contagious coronavirus variants threatens to jeopardize our ability to prevent a third wave. Canada has close to 850 confirmed cases of the variants first identified in the U.K., South Africa and Brazil,…