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Ontario doctors to urge pregnant women to get vaccinated against

Ontario doctors to urge pregnant women to get vaccinated against

The Ontario Medical Association says it plans to make a concerted effort this week to urge pregnant women to get fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Dr. Constance Nasello, chair of the OMA’s section on obstetrics and gynecology, said obstetricians and gynecologists will remind women across the province to get their two doses because COVID-19 vaccination rates of pregnant women in Ontario are��

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Sky Watch: November’s treats include a partial lunar eclipse and

Sky Watch: November’s treats include a partial lunar eclipse and

The skinny young moon approaches Venus on Nov. 6-7, passing by the effervescent planet Nov. 8. The Sagittarius asterism is shaped like a teapot, and when it sets in the west, it gives a hint of pouring tea. While no scandalous overtones surround Venus, the planet appears to scoot through the teapot’s dome about Nov. 11 through 16. Source

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Families can visit the giant globe for free at Ipswich

Families can visit the giant globe for free at Ipswich

Published: 7:30 PM October 29, 2021 The Gaia globe in Ipswich Town Hall this weekend is proving to be one of the star attractions on the SPILL festival lineup.  Having missed out seeing the installation when it was at the Apex in Bury St Edmunds last year I was excited to finally see the earth in all its glory.  Intentional or not, walking through the corridors of the Town Hall leading to Gaia…

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'The Blob' threatens carbon-sucking power of Pacific Ocean: study

‘The Blob’ threatens carbon-sucking power of Pacific Ocean: study

New research shows the 2013 discovery of The Blob — a massive marine heat wave —threatens the carbon-scrubbing role of the ocean’s tiniest creatures. A multi-year ocean heat wave known as “the Blob” may have temporarily disrupted the biological pump that cycles carbon dioxide deep into the Pacific Ocean for up to thousands of years at a time, a new study has found.  The study brought together…

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Ottawa police change course, announce mandatory vaccine policy

Ottawa police change course, announce mandatory vaccine policy

The Ottawa Police Service (OPS) has announced all members will have to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 31, 2022, which is a change of course from an original decision announced last week. The force said it initially did not implement such a policy due to a fear of losing frontline staff.  The first policy, announced last Friday, stated any member who had not declared they had two doses, and who…

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Aurora borealis could dip into the northern U

Aurora borealis could dip into the northern U

NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center in Boulder, Colo., is warning of a potential strong (G3) geomagnetic storm that may rock the Earth on Saturday, with effects lingering into Sunday. Storms of that tier can produce displays of the northern lights visible at latitudes as low as Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon, and can also have electrical impacts. Source

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COVID-19 Status Update for 10/29/2021

COVID-19 Status Update for 10/29/2021

Marin County COVID-19 Status Update for October 29, 2021 includes Indoor Face Covering Mandate to Lift in Public Places; Vaccination Opportunities in Marin; and updated local COVID-19 data.  Para leer esta página en español, desplácese hacia arriba y haga clic en el enlace que dice “Translate” (Traducir) y elija “Spanish” (español).  The Marin County COVID-19 Status Update is published weekdays…

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Unlocking Canada's carbon capture potential

Unlocking Canada’s carbon capture potential

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SNC-Lavalin joins the United Nations' Race to Zero global campaign

SNC-Lavalin joins the United Nations’ Race to Zero global campaign

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Walton Family Foundation to Support Quality Environmental Journalism with PBS

Walton Family Foundation to Support Quality Environmental Journalism with PBS

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Jupiter's monster storm not just wide but surprisingly deep

Jupiter’s monster storm not just wide but surprisingly deep

NASA’s Juno spacecraft has discovered that the monster storm, though shrinking, still has a depth of between 200 miles (350 kilometers) and 300 miles or so (500 kilometers.) When combined with its width of 10,000 miles (16,000 kilometers), the Great Red Spot resembles a fat pancake in new 3D images of the planet. Source

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NASA Is Calling On Students To Help Design A Future

NASA Is Calling On Students To Help Design A Future

NASA is asking young people in the US for help developing a new robot concept for an excavation mission on the Moon. Image: Shutterstock In its mission to reconquer the Moon, NASA is working on creating robots capable of moving around and collecting various samples on the lunar surface. For one of these robots, the space agency is asking for the help of American students, age five to 18. Through…

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A mysterious radio signal detected from space in 2019 is

A mysterious radio signal detected from space in 2019 is

By Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — A mysterious radio signal from a nearby star system that was detected in 2019 isn’t coming from aliens, scientists say. Instead, the signal was likely caused by interference from Earth, according to two papers published Wednesday in the journal Nature Astronomy. “It is human-made…

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Antidepressant drug shows promise in treating covid-19, study finds

Antidepressant drug shows promise in treating covid-19, study finds

Just under 1,500 individuals took part in the trial — about half of whom received the drug and the other half a placebo. The average age of participants was 50, and almost 60 percent were women, according to the study. The participants were tracked for four weeks and took the pills for 10 days while at home. Source

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National help sought to combat high number of Covid cases

National help sought to combat high number of Covid cases

Public Health chiefs in Suffolk are today set to call in national support teams to help Covid-19 efforts amid concerns over high numbers of virus cases. An emergency meeting of the local outbreak engagement board was told teams would aid work around vaccinations, outbreaks – including significant outbreaks in schools – and communications. The county is requesting that it becomes an Enhanced…

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COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North

COVID vaccine live updates: Here’s what to know in North

We’re tracking the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus and vaccines in North Carolina. Check back for updates. Death toll nears 18,000 At least 1,472,655 people in North Carolina have tested positive for the coronavirus, and at least 17,935 have died since March 2020, according to state health officials. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services on Wednesday reported 2,160…