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First Canadian hantavirus case confirmed in B.C. patientOne persona has now tested positive for hantavirus. Nine people in Canada are classified as high-risk due to exposure to the rare strain of virus and have been self-isolating.HealthMay 17
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26 ‘low-risk’ Canadian air passengers may have hantavirus exposureCurrently, nine individuals in Canada in Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia have been classified as high-risk exposure cases and have been directed to self-isolate.HealthMay 14
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As Ebola spreads, Canada to require 21-day isolation for those from regionImmigration authorities are also temporarily suspending applications from Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and Uganda effective Wednesday.CanadaMay 26
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Ontario not currently testing asymptomatic people isolating over hantavirusAn Ontario couple who disembarked from the remote South Atlantic island of St. Helena are isolating in Grey Bruce. A third who may have been exposed on a flight is in Peel Region.HealthMay 11
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3 Canadians isolating in 2 provinces over possible hantavirus exposureTwo Canadians who were aboard a cruise ship that was the site of a hantavirus outbreak are now in Ontario, officials said, while a third possible contact is isolating in Quebec.HealthMay 7
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7 more in Ontario told to isolate, considered ‘low-risk’ hantavirus contactsAnother six are isolating in Alberta and British Columbia, and remain asymptomatic for hantavirus, according to provincial health officials.HealthMay 12
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Canadian in B.C. hospital with ‘mild’ hantavirus symptomsB.C.’s top doctor is expected to provide an update on Canadians isolating after exposure to a rare hantavirus strain linked to an Antarctic cruise ship.HealthMay 16
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4 Canadians isolating from hantavirus cruise in ‘critical period’ B.C. top doctorFour Canadian passengers who were onboard MV Hondius during a hantavrius will fly to an airport near Quebec City where they'll switch planes to return to British Columbia.CanadaMay 10
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Are Ebola travel restrictions necessary? PHAC, health experts disagreeHealth officials have cited the FIFA World Cup as justification, but some infectious disease experts are siding with the WHO in saying travel restrictions will have little effect.HealthMay 28
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Hantavirus strain can spread via humans, WHO says as 62 more feared exposedThe World Health Organization has identified the Andes strain of hantavirus, which can be transmitted from person to person, in passengers who were on the cruise ship.WorldMay 6
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B.C. woman awarded $210,000 whose attacker claimed to suffer from ‘sexsomnia’The court ruling, handed down in May, says Karl Antonius was convicted in 2020 of sexual assault for having unprotected sex with a woman after she fell asleep in his bed in 2015.CrimeJun 2
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2 arrested in Ontario-wide counterfeit licence plate investigationPeel Regional Police arrested two individuals in connection with counterfeit licence plates that are linked to multiple criminal investigations across Canada.ÂCrimeMay 13
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Housemates find live frog inside sealed, store-bought salad bagThe group of friends who found the frog, named it Greg before releasing it at a pond near their shared house in Western Australia.TrendingMay 19
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Prince William puts royal 600-acre English farm up for saleThe heir to the throne is selling the vacant plot in Cradley, near Ledbury, in western England for 6.65 million pounds, according to British property consulting firm Fisher German.EntertainmentJun 5
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Toronto woman found guilty of manslaughter in death of 96-year-old mother, elder abuseJustice Jane Kelly stated that 73-year-old Eva Samonas, the primary caregiver for 96-year-old Vasiliki Atanasovksi, had a legal duty to her mother that she failed to perform.CrimeMay 25
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4 Canadians from hantavirus ship will be monitored for 42 days, B.C. doctor saysÂDr. Bonnie Henry said that at no point during the arrival or transfer did any of the four Canadians come in contact with the public.WorldMay 11
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Canadian intelligence officers visit Quebec company after sniper rifles turn up in RussiaThe briefing took place after Global News reported in October that social media posts showed Cadex rifles for sale in Moscow and in the hands of Russian snipers.CanadaMay 12
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What is nihilistic violent extremism? The ‘new threat’ eyed by CSIS, policeA new report said CSIS has noted a growing trend of youth radicalization associated with violent nihilistic online groups like 764 and the Maniac Murder Cult.CanadaMay 8
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Does it feel like much of today’s music sounds the same? You might not be wrongThere's no other way to say it. Top 40 hits are dull and getting duller. Here's why.EntertainmentMay 31
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Escalating violence hurts paramedic mental health, retention, care: chiefParamedic services across Canada are reporting a concerning rise in violence against workers that is, in part, leading to staffing shortages and issues retaining staff.CanadaMay 29