Sneezing, fever, chills, vomiting, coughing — it’s not just one virus wreaking havoc this winter; it’s a combination of four major illnesses: influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), COVID 19 and norovirus. In the United States, some health experts are referring to the simultaneous spread of these four viruses as a “quademic.” But is the same spread happening in Canada?…
Chinese startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through financial markets Monday on claims that it could develop advanced artificial intelligence models using much cheaper semiconductors than previously thought possible. Those implications sent shares of Nvidia, a chipmaker whose value surged in recent years on promises to power the AI revolution, down double digits as markets opened for…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government says a program to bring wind-generated electricity to 11 large customers is keeping the province on track to meet its goal of producing 80 per cent of its electricity with renewables by 2030. The province announced its latest environmental approval Monday for 20 turbines in the…
Bill Gates has criticized fellow billionaire Elon Musk for his involvement in the politics of other countries, including Germany and the U.K. “It’s really insane that he can destabilize the political situations in countries,” Gates, 69, said in an interview with The Times of London. “I think in the US foreigners aren’t allowed to give money;…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A spectator at a U.S. track and field meet died in what’s being called a “horrible accident,” after an athlete’s hammer went out of bounds during the hammer throw event and sailed into the crowd. The fatality occurred Sunday morning as spectators gathered in the stands to…
U.S. public health officials have been told to stop working with the World Health Organization, effective immediately. A U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention official, John Nkengasong, sent a memo to senior leaders at the agency on Sunday night telling them that all agency staff who work with the WHO must immediately stop their…
Once again, U.S. President Donald Trump says he’s confident his country will gain control of Greenland, reasserting his claim that the autonomous Danish territory’s 57,000 residents would be on board with a potential acquisition. His comments came during a short question-and-answer period with reporters aboard Air Force One Saturday evening as he flew to Miami…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States has reported its first outbreak of H5N9 bird flu in poultry on a duck farm in California, the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) said on Monday. U.S. authorities also detected the more common H5N1 strain on the same farm in Merced County, California, they said in a report to…
Alberta’s minister of health says it contains “a broad range of perspectives” — comprised of health care professionals, academics, researchers and advisers,” and its recommendations offer a perspective on how the government can be better positioned to protect the health and safety of Albertans in the future.” Critics call it “a sad document — that…
The Bank of Canada is being pulled in a few different directions ahead of its first interest rate decision of the year on Wednesday. On one hand, there are signs of trouble bubbling up in underlying inflation that could make an argument for keeping borrowing costs higher for longer. On the other: fears of a…
