After Quebec  announced that it would tax unvaccinated citizens to offset the rising costs of healthcare for COVID cases, thousands have signed up for the vaccination. The omicron surge is slowing services all over the both Canada and the US. Stateside, everything from ambulance and fire services to waste disposal to airport security are suffering. …

Anthony Fauci has warned that Omicron will “find just about everybody,” but the the vaccinated should still be protected. A new COVID variant has been discovered in Cyprus, which has a genetic background similar to the delta variant but with 10 of omicron’s mutations present. The Moderna CEO said that we will likely need a …

In 2019, 354 penguins died of a heat wave, demonstrating the catastrophic impact climate change can have on wild animals. Besides the cost in wildlife, there’s a serious material cost. Last year, climate change-related disasters cost the world some $100 billion. Record temperatures topping 67º F hit Alaska this month, setting a record for December. …

Queen Elizabeth has refused to pay Prince Andrew’s legal bills, forcing him to sell his nearly $23m chalet in a hustle to fund his defense. A judge has denied Prince Andrew’s attempts to block Virginia Giuffre’s lawsuit. Andrew said that the lawsuit should not continue because Giuffre no longer lives in the United States. Similarly, …

Last year, climate change-related disasters cost the world some $100 billion. Record temperatures topping 67º F hit Alaska this month, setting a record for December. The weather has led to torrential rain, and raises the possibility of major flooding as the climate continues to warm. According to the annual Global Carbon Budget Report, the planet …

Starbucks is enforcing a vaccine mandate for all its employees as omicron spreads like wildfire throughout the country. Likewise, Quebec has reinstated a 10pm curfew as COVID cases skyrocket. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID cases, a high for any country at any time during the pandemic Within the last week, …

Japanese researchers are seeking a COVID inoculation that will grant lifetime immunity, which would be immensely useful as new variants like omicron crop up and rip through the population. The United States has clocked nearly half a million COVID cases, a high for any country at any time during the pandemic. Within the last week, …

Ghislaine Maxwell has been found guilty of 5 out of 6 charges, including sex-trafficking. The prosecution in the Ghislaine Maxwell trial rested their case after ten days. The case had several dramatic moments. According to one of Maxwell’s accusers, the socialite assessed her body for Jeffery Epstein at only 14. Jeffery Epstein’s pilot named Prince …

Xi’an, China has recorded its biggest COVID spike in 21 months, and as a result has tightened its lockdown measures. France is also reporting record high COVID cases as omicron sweeps through Europe. So far, omicron has been detected in 89 countries, and cases are doubling every 1.5-3 days in places experiencing community transmission. According …

Data from the UK suggests that people with omicron are 50-70% less likely to be hospitalized compared to other variants. This aligns with several new studies suggesting that the omicron variant is actually much less severe than other COVID strains. A study by the University of Washington and Swiss drugmaker Humabs Biomed showed that the …

Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that China is “playing” western nations against each other, and has called for unity especially as the Beijing Olympics approach. In one sign of unity, the United States imposed human rights violations on China, Myanmar, and North Korea. The move comes as a growing number of nations announce a …

Three major airlines have canceled Christmas Eve flights due to COVID. Omicron has been detected in 89 countries, and cases are doubling every 1.5-3 days in places experiencing community transmission. According to a new study, the omicron variant is no safer than the delta variant, and it is five times more likely to reinfect people …