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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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B.C. man suffering reaction to COVID-19 vaccine still trying to get compensationJan Przeranski says that as a result of his vaccination, he suffers from severe lymphedema, a chronic, progressive condition that has caused swelling and infections in his arm.HealthMay 21
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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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Flu briefings given to Ontario health minister hidden in transparency clampdownSweeping 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.CanadaMay 19
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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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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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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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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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Young Canadians are looking for jobs — just not where employers are hiringLarger businesses are more likely to use multiple recruitment methods compared to smaller firms, a new survey by the Canadian Federation of Independent Business said.EconomyMay 20
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WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo, Uganda a global health emergencyEbola is highly contagious and can be contracted via bodily fluids such as vomit, blood or semen. The disease it causes is rare, but severe and often fatal.HealthMay 17
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New York consul general’s former Park Avenue residence has soldThe former residence of Canada's consul general in New York has sold after nearly two years on the market.CanadaMay 18
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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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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.HealthMay 13
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Tim Hortons says it will hire locals, scale back temporary foreign workersTim Hortons says it intends to hire 10,000 'local' workers in the coming months as it expands operations and amid the Temporary Foreign Worker program scaling back.ConsumerMay 25