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'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert

'Potentially devastating': Bird flu cases in mammals put scientists on alert

A rise in mammals infected with bird flu has put Canadian wildlife and public health experts on alert, as recent research by federal scientists warns of a "potentially devastating pandemic" if the virus tearing through poultry flocks eventually mutat
In The News for April 13: Which Canadian bank was 2022's biggest fossil fuel backer?

In The News for April 13: Which Canadian bank was 2022's biggest fossil fuel backer?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, April 13, 2023 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
B.C. Chinese communities tell Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies

B.C. Chinese communities tell Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies

Federal Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says Chinese community members in Vancouver have told him of "intimidation, harassment and abuse" linked to foreign governments or their proxies, confirming the need for a foreign agent registry.
Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse

Canada's health minister calls mass exports of Ozempic to U.S. an 'outrageous' abuse

VANCOUVER — Canada's federal health minister says he's working with provinces to prevent the mass exportation of essential medications after thousands of doses of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic were shipped from British Columbia to the Uni
B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening

B.C. pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening

Vancouver's Chinese Canadian Museum will open its doors on July 1 on the 100th anniversary of racist legislation known as the Chinese Exclusion Act, after the province pledged an additional $10 million in funding.
New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

New dental care program should give First Nations benefits more teeth: NDP

OTTAWA — Dental benefits for Indigenous people should be improved if the new national dental insurance plan offers better or more accessible services, NDP health critic Don Davies said Wednesday.
Transit patrols boosted after teenager dies in Surrey, B.C., bus stabbing

Transit patrols boosted after teenager dies in Surrey, B.C., bus stabbing

SURREY, B.C. — Police patrols at transit hubs will be increased after a stabbing on a Surrey, B.C., bus left a teenager dead, the latest in a rash of knife attacks in public transport settings in Metro Vancouver and Toronto.
Beware risk of 'mutually sabotaging competition' on corporate subsidies: Freeland

Beware risk of 'mutually sabotaging competition' on corporate subsidies: Freeland

WASHINGTON — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warned a U.S. audience Wednesday about the potential dangers of a global subsidy "race to the bottom" as government largesse fuels the growth of the new green economy. Freeland, in the U.S.
B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning

B.C. Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning

VANCOUVER — An appeal court has quashed the conviction of a British Columbia woman in the drowning death of a toddler she was babysitting, saying the original outcome was "the product of a miscarriage of justice.
Suspect facing more charges stemming from violent Montreal mosque break-in

Suspect facing more charges stemming from violent Montreal mosque break-in

Montreal police say a suspect accused in a violent break-in at a downtown mosque is facing more charges.