6 d. ago Saskatchewan health officials shutter ‘Queen of Canada’ compound, issue eviction order

'It's inhumane, it's indecent, it's unlawful,' Romana Didulo's followers say of order the vacate the premises

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9 d. ago Two dead, including suspect, in mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation

WINNIPEG — RCMP say two people, including a suspect, are dead after a mass stabbing at Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba. They say at least six people are in hospital after the attack this morning in the community 200 kilometres northeast of Winnipeg. Health officials say two victims were airlifted to Winnipeg, while others […]

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1 week ago Cat in San Francisco euthanized after latest bird flu infection tied to raw pet food

Federal health officials are warning that certain lots of raw cat food may be contaminated with H5N1 bird flu after a pet cat in San Francisco that ate the food became infected with the virus and had to be euthanized. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that two lots of RAWR Raw Cat […]

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1 week ago Man, 2 horses infected with equine encephalitis as Ontario officials urge mosquito precautions

A Hamilton man and two horses have been infected with a rare and potentially deadly mosquito-borne virus, health officials say.

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2 w. ago Health officials warn of another possible hepatitis A exposure on Sunshine Coast

For the second time in two days, the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority is warning about a possible exposure to hepatitis A at a dining establishment on the Sunshine Coast.

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2 w. ago Possible hepatitis A exposure at food truck on Sunshine Coast

Vancouver Coastal Health says people who ate from a food truck in Gibsons, B.C., this month may have been exposed to hepatitis A. 

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2 w. ago Salmonella outbreak tied to recalled eggs has sickened 95 people since January

At least 95 people in more than a dozen states have been sickened since January in an outbreak of salmonella poisoning tied to recalled eggs, federal health officials said Thursday. Country Eggs LLC, of Lucerne Valley, California, has recalled large, brown cage-free “sunshine yolks” or “omega-3 golden yolks” eggs and production has been suspended. The […]

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2 w. ago CDC dramatically scales back program that tracks food poisoning infections

Federal health officials have dramatically scaled back a program that has tracked food poisoning infections in the U.S. for three decades. The Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, known as FoodNet, has cut required monitoring to just two pathogens that cause infections, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s down from eight. […]

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2 w. ago Israeli military says deadly strikes on Gaza hospital targeted Hamas camera

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military said Tuesday that its double strike on a Gaza hospital targeted what it believed was a Hamas surveillance camera. But the first strike killed a cameraman from the Reuters news agency doing a live television shot, according to witnesses and health officials. The military released its initial […]

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3 w. ago 5th death linked to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City

NEW YORK — Health officials have uncovered another death in connection with a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in New York City, health officials said. The outbreak in Central Harlem has sickened dozens since it began in late July and the latest death was announced late Monday night. Officials said they had concluded the death of a […]

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3 w. ago Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to pull three lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp from stores after federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample […]

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