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The smallpox of the monkey can be contained if we act now, says the WHO

Content of the article GENEVA – A senior World Health Organization official said on Friday that the priority should be to contain monkeypox in non-endemic countries, and that this could be achieved through swift action. Smallpox, usually a mild viral infection, is endemic in African countries, but its spread to non-endemic countries, such as Europe …

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Analysis of the Conservative Leadership Debate – CBC News

Analysis of the CBC News Conservative Leadership Debate Conservative leadership: CTV News is pushing for final membership Chris Selley: Are the Conservatives finally comfortable criticizing Quebec’s attacks on minority rights? National Mail See full coverage on Google News

Prisoner stabbed several times in Manitoba Prison: RCMP

The Manitoba RCMP is investigating after a stabbing at the Pas Correctional Center on Wednesday evening. Mounties said around 7:10 p.m., officers were called to jail. A 34-year-old man, incarcerated in the correctional facility, had been stabbed several times and taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The RCMP, Major Crime Services and Forensic Identification Services …

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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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