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B.C.'s Ministry of Housing and Municipal Affairs said they know more needs to be done to help the most vulnerable members of the province's communities.

Former Saskatoon police chief Clive Weighill is leading Saskatchewan's independent safety review, expected to cost the province $1 million.

Minister Anne Kang was not available for an interview Tuesday, but her ministry said addressing public safety is a shared priority.

Consultancy firm Ernst & Young completed an audit of the Royal Ontario Museum toward the end of 2022 after the government tasked them with digging into its finances.

The chief of a fire association in central Saskatchewan says the province's newly announced FireSmart grant program does not go far enough to address his community's concerns.

Linda Burns was referred for a MRI due to pain in her neck suspected to be serious — but her appointment letter from AHS revealed it won't happen until the end of 2028.

The issue has renewed concerns about capacity pressures at Kelowna General Hospital, where hallway beds have become increasingly common.

'Please, declare a ceasefire. Even briefly. Even just enough to let health workers through. People are dying from Ebola who do not have to die,' the WHO head wrote.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has shuffled her cabinet following Wednesday's resignation by two of her ministers who said they will not be running in the next provincial election.

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner and Hospitals Minister Matt Jones have announced their resignations from cabinet and say they don't plan to run in the next election.

Another six are isolating in Alberta and British Columbia, and remain asymptomatic for hantavirus, according to provincial health officials.

'The indications strongly suggest that the virus was introduced prior to embarkation and did not originate from the vessel itself,' Oceanwide Expeditions' CEO said.

The French passenger hospitalized in Paris has a severe form of the disease that has caused life-threatening lung and heart problems, said Dr. Xavier Lescure.

Spanish nationals were the first to leave the MV Hondius, which remains anchored off Tenerife, the largest island in the Spanish archipelago off West Africa's coast.

'But of course, the situation could change. Given the long incubation period of the virus, it's possible we may see more cases in the coming weeks,' the director of the WHO said.

Sweeping changes to Ontario's freedom of information laws were brought in as part of the Ford government's budget this year and are now being enacted.

World Health Organization officials are working on a step-by-step operational guidance for the safe disembarkation of passengers and crew once they reach land.

'Beyond the confirmed cases, there are almost 600 suspected cases and 139 suspected deaths,' the WHO director-general said. 'We expect those numbers to keep increasing.'

Alberta’s plan to fast‑track diagnostic tests without doctor referrals is drawing concern from physicians, who warn it could strain the system and lead to harmful follow‑up care.

A World Health Organization official said that the cruise stopped at several islands off the coast of Africa, some of which 'have a lot of rodents.'