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Scientists, clinicians across Canada preparing for future pandemic threats
The federal government announced $574 million in funding on Monday for 19 projects across the country to prepare for health emergencies, including the next pandemic. One of them is a national network of existing emergency departments and primary-care clinics that will screen for any new viruses or pathogens that start to appear in patients. Project lead Dr. Andrew Pinto of St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto says it will be a "coast-to-coast shield" to help protect Canadians. The network will also
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2 new holdover fires found in N.W.T.'s Dehcho region
Two overwintering fires have been discovered in the N.W.T. 's Dehcho region according to NWT Fire. One fire, FS001, is about one kilometre from Tetcho Lake east of Sambaa K'e. The second, fire FS002, is located about 23 kilometres from Fort Liard southwest of the Liard River and about 14 kilometres from the British Columbia-N.W.T. border. Both fires are less than one hectare large and NWT Fire says neither pose any risk risk communities, cabins or infrastructure.A third holdover fire was discove
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Panama president-elect Mulino seeking to make his own mark
Panama's President-elect Jose Raul Mulino told a cheering crowd moments after he won Sunday's general election that he was "no one's puppet", having parachuted into the presidential race late to replace his former boss Ricardo Martinelli who was barred from running after a money laundering conviction. Mulino is widely regarded as gruff and less charismatic than ex-president Martinelli whose popularity propelled Mulino to victory on Sunday night. Before the election, Mulino was best known for h
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Wendy Rodgers named president of UPEI at 'pivotal time' in university's history
Wendy Rodgers has been appointed the seventh president and vice-chancellor of the University of Prince Edward Island.UPEI's Board of Governors made the announcement after a 12-month search, saying interim president Dr. Greg Keefe will continue as an adviser during the transition. Rodgers comes to the Island after serving as a vice-president at the University of Northern British Columbia.UPEI board chair Shannon MacDonald said Rodgers is dedicated to "scholarly excellence, robust governance, and
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Report warns of dramatic rise in antisemitic incidents in Canada in 2023
OTTAWA — Jewish leaders in Canada are warning of a national crisis as the number of hateful incidents targeting Jews doubled in one year. B'Nai Brith Canada says it documented nearly 5,800 incidents of antisemitism in 2023, including acts of violence, harassment and vandalism. In 2022 there were fewer than 2,800 such incidents. There were 77 violent incidents reported in 2023, more than three times the 25 that were recorded in 2022. Richard Robertson, the group's director of research, says it is
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Number of antisemitic incidents reached record high in 2023, says B'nai Brith Canada audit
B'nai Brith Canada has released its Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents that found the number of antisemitic incidents in the country more than doubled from 2022 to 2023 and has now reached record heights."If a physical barometer did in fact exist, the reading for 2023 would be off the chart," Richard Robertson, the group's director of policy and research, said in Ottawa on Monday, which is also Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah.B'nai Brith, a Jewish advocacy organization, said that be
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VideoMan's attempt to shoot pastor during sermon in Pennsylvania fails when gun won't fire
A man who told investigators he tried to shoot a pastor during a service at a Pennsylvania church because “God told him to do it” was thwarted when the gun he pointed didn't fire and he was tackled by a congregant.
