19 h. ago Quebec declares end to measles outbreak after no cases reported for 32 days

Health officials say an outbreak can be considered over if 32 days pass without a new reported infection.

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5 d. ago Dr. Sunil Sookram named Alberta’s new interim top doctor amid measles outbreak

Trained as an ER physician, Dr. Sunil Sookram currently is the medical director and chief of medical staff at Strathcona Community Hospital in Sherwood Park.

Science

5 d. ago Ontario measles outbreak grows to 925 cases, rate of spread appears to be slowing

Ontario’s historic measles outbreak has grown with 109 new cases confirmed in the past week, but the rate of growth appears to be slowing.

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6 d. ago Police officer's use of force on man who died two days after was lawful, necessary and proportionate: ASIRT report

A report by Alberta’s civilian oversight team has found that police use of force on a man who died two days after he was arrested for impaired driving was lawful, necessary and proportionate “in all the circumstances.” The report shared on Wednesday by the executive director of Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT), comes three […]

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7 d. ago Quebec on verge of declaring measles outbreak over after no new cases in weeks

Quebec’s ministry of health says it's on the verge of declaring its measles outbreak over, just as cases reach new heights in other parts of the country. 

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7 d. ago No measles cases in Ottawa, but demand for vaccine is growing

Demand for measles vaccines has increased in Ottawa as an historically large measles outbreak continues to spread in Ontario.

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8 d. ago Body of missing truck driver located in Okanagan Lake following massive mudslide

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) said in the days following the slide, a person was reported missing who was expected to be driving Westside Road when the slide happened.

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8 d. ago Education minister ‘concerned’ by vaccination rates amidst Ontario measles outbreak

The province has been dealing with a measles outbreak since the end of last year, with hundreds of new cases reported weekly. Some schools have suspended students.

Politics

9 d. ago How stagnant vaccine funding caused measles to explode in Texas

The easily preventable disease, declared eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, ripped through communities sprawling across more than 20 Texas counties.

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1 week ago Le franchisé déclare faillite : les 9 Pizza Hut de la région de Québec fermés du jour au lendemain

À peine de retour dans la capitale depuis environ un an, la bannière Pizza Hut a fermé les portes de ses neuf succursales de la région de Québec.

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1 week ago Le franchisé déclare faillite: les neuf Pizza Hut de la région de Québec fermés du jour au lendemain

De retour dans la capitale depuis à peine un an, la bannière Pizza Hut a fermé les portes de ses neuf succursales de la région de Québec.

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1 week ago 155 new Ontario measles cases sees total infections exceed 800

Ontario is reporting 155 new measles cases over the last week, pushing the province’s case count to 816 since an outbreak began in the fall.

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2 w. ago Alberta measles outbreak not dire enough to warrant CMOH public address: LaGrange

The new cases come as the Edmonton Zone Medical Staff Association blamed the spread on inaction, calling for a government-initiated vaccination plan and better public updates.

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2 w. ago 43 cases of measles in Alberta, outbreak east of Edmonton prompts public alert

The number of confirmed cases of measles keeps growing across Alberta and an outbreak has been identified in Two Hills, prompting a public health alert. 

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2 w. ago ‘Measles is only a car ride away!’ New York sounds alarm over Canada cases

As measles cases continue to rise in Canada, particularly in Ontario, one U.S. state is taking notice of the surge and warning its residents about travel.

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2 w. ago New York warns travellers about Canada: ‘Measles is just a car ride away!’

As measles cases continue to rise in Canada, particularly in Ontario, one U.S. state is taking notice of the surge and warning its residents about travel.

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2 w. ago Toronto temperatures will actually be colder than the Arctic this week

Springlike weather might just be put on pause in Toronto this week, as the ultimate Uno-reverse takes place, sending balmy temperatures to the Arctic and frigid ones to southern Ontario.It's no secret that the weather in Toronto has been flip-flopping all season long, but this week, it also looks like two very different regions will be trading temperatures for a few days, the Weather Network reports.As Toronto will grapple with what Meteorologist Kevin Mackay describes as "some of the coldest air in almost a decade for April" this week, some of the warmest temperatures in the country can be found "well above the 60th parallel."Up around the western half of the Arctic Circle, balmy temperatures in the mid-single digits are forecast to linger all week long, while Toronto fights to break the freezing mark. Talk about the short end of the stick! Mackay goes on to note that, while this seemingly backwards weather system is certainly an anomaly, the far north is no stranger to m...

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2 w. ago Second unvaccinated Texas child dies from measles as outbreak worsens

The outbreak is believed to have spread to New Mexico, Oklahoma and Kansas and Mexico

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2 w. ago ’Small decline’ in Ontario measles outbreak with 89 new cases reported

Ontario is reporting 89 new measles cases over the last week, bringing the province’s case count to 661 since an outbreak began in the fall. That’s compared to just over 100 new cases last week and 120 the week before. Dr. Sarah Wilson, a public health physician at Public Health Ontario, said numbers “look to […]

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2 w. ago Measles outbreak: More cases in London area; a glimmer of hope

A health unit near London at the epicentre of a provincewide measles outbreak continues to see an increase in cases of the highly infectious disease. Here is the latest on the outbreak that has spread throughout Southwestern Ontario, including Middlesex-London. THE EPICENTRE Measles cases continue to climb in Oxford and Elgin counties that accounted for […]

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