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How contagious is hantavirus compared with COVID-19, measles and RSV?The latest hantavirus outbreak raises the question of how does hantavirus compare with other viruses that have posed major public health challenges.HealthMay 8
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Hospitalizations for respiratory illnesses are rising across Canada: reportNearly 60,000 people were hospitalized in what the CIHI calls 'vaccine-preventable respiratory hospitalizations' across Canada in 2024.HealthApr 16
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U.S. CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine efficacy won’t be released: officialsThe research paper was to appear in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's flagship publication.U.S. NewsApr 22
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Iran war could push world into a food ‘catastrophe,’ UN agency warnsIf the U.S.-led war in Iran continues, the protracted conflict 'could trigger a cascade of effects similar to the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis,' according to the FAO.EconomyApr 21
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Former premier Brian Pallister reflects on his time in office at portrait unveilingFormer Manitoba premier Brian Pallister, who led the province during the height of COVID-19, was lauded by friends and colleagues as his portrait was unveiled at the legislature.PoliticsMar 27
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B.C. jewelry designer closing long-time store due to U.S. tariffsKeith Jack designs and sells handmade Celtic jewelry and despite surviving the COVID-19 pandemic, he says the tariffs hit him harder.EconomyMar 24
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FSIN releases public statement, calling audit ‘disagreement in interpretation’The FSIN is defending its COVID-19 spending amid mounting pressure for accountability following a multi-million repayment call from Indigenous Services Canada.CanadaMar 24
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Vancouver airport parkade might never be finished, construction halted 6 years agoThe parkade was part of a $9 billion expansion plan announced in 2018, but construction was halted in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.EconomyMar 9
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Canada’s international student enrolment down to pandemic levels: StatCanFull-time international students in public post-secondary institutions decreased four per cent for the academic year 2024-25 and 26 per cent in 2025-26, Statistics Canada said.CanadaMay 5
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Spirit Airlines expected to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy this yearBy the time of its first Chapter 11 filing in November 2024, Spirit had lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 amid COVID-19 struggles.EconomyFeb 24
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Province spending $17M, adding 26 new ICU beds in Saskatoon hospitalThe critical care ward in Saskatoon's Royal University Hospital is expanding. Twenty-six new beds will be added over the next two years, the health minister said on Monday.HealthMay 11
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Executive public servants now back in the office on full-time basisThe Treasury Board announced the change to remote work rules in February and said all other employees will have to be in the office four days a week as of July 6.PoliticsMay 4
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Ontario public health unit warns of infectious stomach illness uptickSoutheast Public Health is warning people in the Kingston area of an uptick in cases of gastrointestinal illness and reminding of how to prevent its spread.HealthMay 4
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Montreal care home faces approved class-action over COVID deathsThe lawsuit is seeking damages on behalf of all the people who resided in the home between April 9 and June 26, 2020, including their spouses, caregivers, and children.CanadaApr 7
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Manitoban renters to receive tax credits as ‘cash in hand’: KinewManitobans who rent their homes may soon receive quarterly government cheques in the mail, instead of a credit on their annual income tax returns.PoliticsMay 8
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Ontario records largest unemployment rate increase in Canada: FAOA new report from the Financial Accountability Office of Ontario found job creation slowed in 2025, with 80,900 jobs created last year.EconomyApr 29
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Youth unemployment rises as Canada sheds 18K jobsThe youth unemployment rate, which is the rate of unemployment among Canadians aged 15 to 24, rose by half a percentage point to 14.3 per cent.EconomyMay 8
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Doug Ford promises funds to bring Taste of Danforth back after financial strugglesThe festival has struggled to return since the COVID-19 pandemic. It managed a comeback in 2023 but has since been cancelled, citing major losses.Feb 18
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Still ‘many steps to do’ in creating a hantavirus vaccine, experts sayFour Canadians are isolating across the country after exposure on the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius cruise ship. The outbreak has left three dead and 11 other identified cases.Health8 hours
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Hantavirus: 3 dead on Atlantic cruise ship in suspected outbreakThe World Health Organization said detailed investigations aboard the MV Hondius ship are ongoing, including further laboratory testing.WorldMay 4