National Microbiology Laboratory
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Probe of fired Winnipeg scientists ‘extremely appropriate’: health ministerRecords tabled in Parliament late last month say the scientists played down their collaborations with Chinese government agencies.CanadaMar 20
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Why were 2 scientists fired from Winnipeg lab? MPs to examine documentsThe case dates back to 2019 when two staff members were escorted out of the National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg over 'possible breaches in security protocols.'CanadaMay 17, 2023
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Conservatives reject Liberal proposal to see docs on fired Winnipeg lab scientistsThe two scientists were escorted out of Winnipeg's National Microbiology Laboratory in July 2019 and subsequently fired last January.CanadaDec 8, 2021
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Feds drop quest to have court stop release of documents on scientists’ firingThe government applied to the Federal Court in June to prevent release of the documents, which it maintained would be injurious to international relations or national security.CanadaAug 17, 2021
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PHAC head doubles down, withholds docs on fired scientists as House reprimand loomsPublic Health Agency of Canada president Iain Stewart told the Commons health committee Friday that he is bound by law to protect national security and privacy rights.PoliticsJun 19, 2021
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Feds defying order to produce documents on scientists fired from Winnipeg lab: SpeakerAnthony Rota confirmed the Commons and its committees have unlimited power to order the production of any documents they please, even those with national security implications.PoliticsJun 16, 2021
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Quebec public health confirms first case of COVID-19 in the provinceHealth authorities say the female patient had recently returned from a trip to Iran when she began experiencing mild symptoms.CanadaFeb 28, 2020
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NATO chief warns of threat of industrial espionage from other nationsCanada and its NATO allies are facing a growing threat from espionage, said NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg.PoliticsJul 15, 2019
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This ‘lucky mistake’ from a Winnipeg lab is saving people from Ebola in the CongoCanadian researchers weren't intending to make an Ebola vaccine at first. But now their discovery is being used in an outbreak in the Congo.HealthMay 25, 2018
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National Microbiology Laboratory in Winnipeg to get $5M expansionThe federal government is expanding the capacity of Canada's level-4 containment labs in Winnipeg, which are used to research some of the world's most dangerous human and animal diseases.HealthJul 20, 2017
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