8 h. ago Ottawa just bought 500,000 ‘bird flu’ vaccines. Who is at risk?

Health Canada is aiming to cut the risk to front-line Canadians such as farm workers, vets and medical staff

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3 d. ago Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

PARIS (AP) — Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000). But they vanished before cashing in _- and now they’re among France’s most famous fugitives. The man whose card was stolen, identified in police documents as Jean-David E., is offering to split the cash with the […]

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4 d. ago Bird flu found in U.S. rats for the first time as cases keep rising

Bird flu has been detected in rats for the first time in the United States, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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4 d. ago Two new genomics research projects in B.C. aim to stay ahead of bird flu threat

Genome B.C. is funding the two projects, led by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.

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6 d. ago First Quantum Minerals Announces the Increase of the Maximum Tender Amount of Its Cash Tender Offer for Its Outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes Due 2027

(In United States dollars, except where noted otherwise) TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or the “Company”) (TSX: FM) today announced, with respect to its previously announced tender offer (the “Tender Offer”) to purchase for cash up to $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount outstanding of its 6.875% Senior Notes […]

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6 d. ago Ottawa achète 500 000 doses de vaccin contre la grippe aviaire

Le Canada veut s’assurer d’être prêt à faire face à d’éventuelles menaces pour la santé.

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6 d. ago Grippe aviaire : Ottawa commande 500 000 doses du vaccin humain en vue de protéger les personnes à risque

Le gouvernement a conclu une entente avec le géant pharmaceutique GSK pour obtenir 500 000 doses du vaccin humain contre la grippe aviaire.

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6 d. ago First Quantum Minerals Announces Cash Tender Offer to Purchase Its Outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes Due 2027 in a Maximum Aggregate Principal Amount of Up to $500,000,000

  (In United States dollars, except where noted otherwise) TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (“First Quantum” or the “Company”) (TSX: FM) First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (the “Company” or “First Quantum”) (TSX: FM) today announced that it has commenced an offer to purchase for cash (the “Tender Offer”) its outstanding […]

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7 d. ago H5N5 bird flu reported on backyard farm in Newfoundland and Labrador

The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and fuelling higher food prices.

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