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Alberta Justice Minister Invokes Police Act and Orders Edmonton to Take Action Against Downtown Violence

Alberta Justice Minister Tyler Shandro, pictured in 2021, said in a letter to the mayor of Edmonton that the capital does not keep its citizens safe. Todd Korol / The Canadian Press The Alberta Minister of Justice has invoked his powers under the Provincial Police Act to force the City of Edmonton to strengthen police …

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Nunavut admits a large outbreak of tuberculosis in Pangnirtung months later

Pangnirtung, a small town on Baffin Island, has been battling the largest tuberculosis outbreak in Nunavut since 2017, according to data released by the territorial government on Thursday after refusing for months to reveal the extent of the spread of the disease. The Nunavut Department of Health said on Thursday that 139 cases of tuberculosis …

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Meta working on Instagram access issues reported by users

Meta Platforms Inc. on Thursday said it was working on restoring Instagram, after thousands of users reported problems accessing the image sharing platform. At its peak, more than 6,600 users reported problems with Instagram on Downdetector.com, which collects status reports on source interruptions, including user-submitted errors. The interruption may be affecting more users. According to …

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Should there be a three-day “reflection” period for home buyers in BC?

Survey: ‘reflection’ period Castanet staff – May 26, 2022 / 19:30 | History: 370096 Photo: Jonathan Hayward The British Columbia real estate regulator has recommended that the province adopt a three-day “reflection” period to protect people buying a home, through legislation introduced this spring. A BC Financial Services Authority report says buyers should not be …

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Toronto Public Health continues to provide COVID-19 vaccination opportunities and youth vaccines at Thorncliffe Park Community Hub

News release May 25, 2022 Starting tomorrow, Toronto Public Health (TPH) will take over the operations of the COVID-19 Mass Immunization Clinic at Thorncliffe Park Community Hub located at 45 Overlea Blvd. TPH will continue to provide COVID-19 vaccines on site and introduce vaccines against hepatitis B, human papilloma virus (HPV) and meningococcus for young …

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Smallpox: more than 200 cases detected worldwide, WHO calls on countries to increase surveillance | WION – WION

Smallpox: more than 200 cases detected worldwide, WHO calls on countries to increase surveillance | WION WION Health Officer Offers Update on Monkeypox – North Bay News BayToday.ca Monkeypox: Stigma poses challenges in tracking Canadian cases Global News How to protect yourself from monkeypox and what to do if you catch it on CNBC The …

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The possible meteorite explosion in May offers the opportunity to hear “shooting stars” on the radio

The “shooting stars” of the Tau Herculid meteor shower may be visible later this month, but you may want to hear them. The excitement among meteorite enthusiasts increases as we get closer the expected meteorite explosion which could be produced by a concentrated trace of dusty debris from the core of comet Schwassmann-Wachmann 3 (SW …

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