One of the most-used influenza medicines doesn’t work well in preventing severe complications that lead to hospitalization, according to a new study. Dr. Emily McDonald and other Canadian researchers reviewed data from 15 randomized clinical trials, including eight that were conducted by the drugmaker Roche but not published. They analyzed whether the drug oseltamivir, known…
Taiwan Eases Restrictions on Canadian Beef Imports
Taiwan’s government agreed Thursday to ease restrictions on imports of Canadian beef from cattle aged 30 months or older, granting Canadian beef exporters full access to the Taiwanese market. Taiwanese Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Director Wu Shou-mei said the changes will take effect immediately, but six types of offal, including brains and eyes, will…
Former Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole Steps Into Top Role at Global Strategy Firm
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has been named as the president and managing director of risk advisory firm ADIT North America. The firm provides services to companies, investment funds and agencies that operate or invest globally. It describes itself as specializing in strategic intelligence, business diplomacy, due diligence, security and compliance. The regional branch of…
Dozens of Ottawa High School Students Stage Walkout to Protest Gender Ideology
Dozens of students from Longfields-Davidson Heights Secondary School in Ottawa staged a walkout on June 15 to protest against gender ideology they say is being pushed by their school. “There are Muslim, white, and Asian students in the crowd. There are students from every ethnicity. This is not an ethnic or a religious protest, this is…
State of Emergency to Be Lifted in Lytton, BC, Two Years After Fire Destroyed Town
Almost two years after a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C., residents will soon be able to return to their properties. Council for the Village of Lytton has voted to allow the local state of emergency to expire on June 19. The emergency was declared June 30, 2021, after B.C.’s sweltering heat dome triggered a wildfire…
Appeal Court Denies Release of Man Who Killed Five People in Calgary
A man who stabbed five young people to death at a Calgary house party will not be released from a group home after a ruling Thursday from Alberta’s highest court. Matthew de Grood, who is now in his early 30s, was found not criminally responsible in 2016 for the killings of Zackariah Rathwell, Jordan Segura,…
Ontario Police Charge Man in 2 Separate, Random Stabbings That Sent Victims to Hospital
One male suspect has been charged in relation to two separate, unprovoked random stabbings that took place in London, Ontario. Both attacks sent victims to the hospital with serious injuries. Police have charged 28-year-old London resident, James Tracey, with two counts of aggravated assault. London Police said in a June 13 news release that the…
EXCLUSIVE: Canadian Military’s COVID Vaccine Mandate Violated Charter Rights, Grievance Review Committee Finds
A military administrative tribunal has found the Canadian Armed Forces’ (CAF) COVID-19 vaccine mandate violated the charter rights of members who refused vaccination and said the policy was “arbitrary” in some aspects and “overly broad.” “I conclude that the limitation of the grievors’ right to liberty and security of the person by the CAF vaccination…
15 Dead After Collision on Western Manitoba Trans-Canada Highway
Fifteen people are dead and 10 have been taken to hospital with various injuries, after a semi-trailer heading east struck a bus carrying approximately 25 seniors from Dauphin, Manitoba, and surrounding areas. At a news conference at 5 p.m. local time, RCMP Assistant Commissioner Rob Hill said the mass casualty event took place at approximately…
‘Mass Casualty Collision’ on Western Manitoba Trans-Canada Highway, Say RCMP
A serious crash resulting in a mass casualty response has occurred on the Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba west of Winnipeg, health authorities have confirmed. The RCMP has jurisdiction and has not confirmed the exact number of fatalities but on June 15 tweeted: “All available Manitoba RCMP resources are deployed to a mass casualty collision,” on…
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