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More cows are being tested and tracked for bird flu. Here’s what that means
FILE - Cows are seen at a dairy in California, Nov. 23, 2016. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday, April 23, 2024, that samples of pasteurized milk had tested positive for remnants of the bird flu virus that has infected dairy cows. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
canada
Canadian health-care professionals urged to share climate disaster mitigation information
People stand at the edge of floodwater as vehicles are seen abandoned in water following a major rain event in Halifax on Saturday, July 22, 2023. In the wake of last summer's deadly floods, heat waves and record-breaking wildfires, some scientists are urging health professionals to take an active role in helping their patients better prepare for ongoing natural disasters.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
alberta
Alberta review of COVID-19 led by doctors who challenged vaccine policies expected next month
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith responds to a question during a news conference after a meeting of western premiers, in Whistler, B.C., on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. CBC News is retracting a report from January alleging someone in Premier Danielle Smith’s office emailed prosecutors to question the handling of cases involving a COVID-19 protest at a U.S. bordering crossing. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
First responders to get mental health counselling, Manitoba government says
The Manitoba government is funding mental health support for first responders, following the recent death of a Winnipeg firefighter. The legislative assembly during the first session of the 43rd Manitoba legislature throne speech at the Manitoba Legislative Building in Winnipeg, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Aaron Vincent Elkaim
opinion
Canada’s broken social safety net pushes people toward assisted dying
Blake Murdoch
british columbia
‘No immediate risk’ from 2.5-million-litre effluent spill from B.C. fibreboard plant
A 2.5-million-litre discharge of effluent from a fibreboard factory in Quesnel, B.C., poses "no immediate risk to public safety," according to the B.C. Environment Ministry. Logs are piled up at West Fraser Timber in Quesnel, B.C., Tuesday, April 21, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
world
World Bank sets goal of expanding healthcare to 1.5 billion people by 2030
World Bank President Ajay Banga is interviewed by The Associated Press, Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the World Bank in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
opinion
Ottawa’s plan for a (very limited) increase in the capital gains tax? It’s a start
Tony Keller
world
Climate change damage could cost US$38-trillion per year by 2050, study finds
FILE PHOTO: A buoy is seen on the banks of the partially dry Lake Montbel at the foot of the Pyrenees Mountains as France faces records winter dry spell raising fears of another summer of droughts and water restrictions, March 13, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
theatre and performance
More than Mickey Mouse: Diego Matamoros on playing Walt Disney and the state of live theatre
Diego Matamoros as Walt Disney photo by JOHN WAMSLEY.
life
Today’s popular bathroom upgrade turns showers into spas
Interior designers are incorporating steam showers, natural ambient lighting and organic materials to help home bathrooms mimic a spa experience.
world
174 people stranded in the air are rescued, almost a day after a fatal cable car accident in Turkey
Rescue and emergency team members work with passengers of a cable car transportation system outside Antalya, southern Turkey, Friday, April 12, 2024. At least one person was killed and several injured Friday when a cable car pod in southern Turkey hit a pole and burst open, sending the passengers plummeting to the mountainside below, officials and local media said. Scores of other people were left stranded late into the night after the entire cable car system came to a standstill. (Dia Images via AP)
world
Medical care and supplies are scarce as gang violence chokes Haiti’s capital
National Police patrol an intersection amid gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, April 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
energy and resources
Syncrude Canada to pay $390,000 penalty for death of worker at oil sands project in 2021
Oilsands operator Syncrude Canada Ltd. has been ordered to pay a $390,000 penalty in relation to the death of a worker in 2021. A dump truck works near the Syncrude oil sands extraction facility near the city of Fort McMurray, Alta., on June 1, 2014. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
basketball
Raptors snap 15-game skid and extend slump for Bucks, who lose third straight to sub-.500 team
Toronto Raptors' RJ Barrett, right, drives against the Milwaukee Bucks' Andre Jackson Jr., left, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, April 5, 2024, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)
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Pitching in: Helping raise $22-million for VGH & UBC Hospital Foundation
B.C developer Alice Chung, poses for a photograph outside her home in Vancouver, B.C, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Chung had donated $1-million in total to VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation. Tijana Martin/ The Globe and Mail�
alberta
Alberta Appeal Court dismisses coal company lawsuit alleging expropriation
Alberta's top court is dismissing a coal company's request for compensation over government policies that are phasing out coal power generation in the province. Court of Appeal at the Edmonton Law Courts building, in Edmonton on June 28, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson</p>
british columbia
Plans to get a B.C. orca calf out of remote lagoon aim for two-week timeline
The orphaned orca calf who has been stranded after its pregnant mother died after being caught when the tide went out more than a week ago is spotted in a lagoon near Zeballos, B.C., on Monday April 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
british columbia
Residents to return to Vancouver’s homeless encampment after city cleared the site
Tents and people are seen at a homeless encampment at Crab Park below the towers of the downtown skyline in Vancouver on Sunday, August 14, 2022. Residents forced out of a Vancouver homeless encampment will be allowed back in this week after the city completed a cleanup of the site. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Niagara region declares state of emergency out of caution ahead of rare eclipse
A view of Niagara Falls, Ont. is shown on Friday, March 29, 2024 in a photo taken in Niagara Falls, N.Y. Ontario's Niagara Region has declared a state of emergency as it readies to welcome up to a million visitors for the solar eclipse in early April.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Carlos Osorio
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