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Workers at 8 Ontario casinos set a strike deadline on Friday amid contract negotiations

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The union representing workers at eight Ontario casinos says members have voted in favor of the strike if new deals cannot be negotiated before midnight on Friday. Unifor says the strike mandate covers 1,830 workers at eight locations of the Great Canadian Gaming Corporation, including the Woodbine Casino in northwest Toronto. The union says bargaining …

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The Canadian women’s soccer team falls to the United States for a late penalty in the final of the CONCACAF W Championship

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The United States took some revenge for the Olympic semifinal defeat to Canada by defeating their American rival 1-0 in the CONCACAF W Championship final on Monday in Monterrey, Mexico. Both games turned into a penalty. Monday’s final marked the first meeting between the two American powers since August 2, 2021, when Canada won 1-0 …

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Marburg Virus Fact Sheet | Highly infectious, mortality rate can reach 88%

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Another virus has raised new concerns in many parts of the world after Ghana, in West Africa, reported its first outbreak of Marburg. Two unrelated deaths were reported in the county, due to the virus, which is said to be highly infectious, after patients presented with symptoms such as diarrhea, fever, nausea and vomiting. “The …

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Fighting monkeypox, sexual health clinics are poorly funded and poorly equipped

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Clinics treating sexually transmitted diseases, which are already struggling to contain an explosive rise in infections such as syphilis and gonorrhea, are now at the forefront of the country’s fight to control the rapidly growing smallpox outbreak. After decades of underfunding and two-and-a-half years of a pandemic that severely disrupted care, clinic staff and public …

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Found the body of the missing swimmer in Lake Guelph Found the body of the missing swimmer in Lake Guelph Found the body of the missing swimmer in Lake Guelph

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Provincial police say the body of a swimmer who went missing Sunday on Lake Guelph has been found. The main beach in Lake Guelph Conservation Area closed Sunday evening when emergency crews last searched for a person seen about 30 feet from the endangered shore. The search was extended the next day before police recovered …

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Saskatchewan Finance Minister Spends $ 8,000 on Private Jet to Attend Commercial Lunch

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REGINA – Saskatchewan finance minister spent about $ 8,000 on a private jet to attend a chamber of commerce lunch days after presenting a provincial budget containing tax hikes. Minister Donna Harpauer’s travel expenses form, posted on the Saskatchewan Party government website, shows she took a chartered plane with Good Spirit Air Service on March …

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