As reported by , “Halifax saw a sharp increase in the number of people who tested positive for syphilis in 2012. Last year, 59 people tested positive for the sexually transmitted infection, an increase of nearly 70 per cent in just one year. Syphilis is transmitted through oral, genital or anal sex with someone already infected with it. ” Read Article
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breitbart.com reported that blizzard conditions this weekend kept searchers from looking for a skier who fell in a crevasse in Western Canada’s Wapta Icefield, authorities said. The unidentified British Columbia man was with two companions when he fell in the opening Tuesday night near Lake Louise, the Calgary Herald reported Sunday. Bad weather and the […]
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As covered by scmp.com, “Hunt for four mainlanders believed to have fled in spate of disappearances around Richmond, the only majority Chinese city in North America. Canadian police are exasperated by a spate of disappearances of Chinese tourists, who are all believed to have fled from their tour groups in the Vancouver area.” Read Article
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As reported by news.nationalpost.com, “Although crews worked throughout the night to clear the roads, Calgarians should expect slow travel times on Monday following a heavy snowstorm that hit Alberta on Sunday…Calgary faced whiteout conditions throughout Sunday, following heavy snow and strong winds. Major city roads and highways were shutdown and it also resulted in flight […]
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According to globalnews.ca, “A Canadian has died while on vacation in Cuba. The Department of Foreign Affairs confirms the death of a Canadian citizen but there is no information yet on the man or his hometown…A man believed to be from Cuba also drowned trying to rescue the Canadian.” Read Article
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As reported by foodpoisoningbulletin.com, “The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has announced that another person has been sickened in the E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak linked to recalled Gourmet Meat Shoppe frozen beef burgers.” Read Article
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As reported by globalnews.ca, “A man from Germany was killed on Monday afternoon, after getting caught in an avalanche in the Kootenays…One man received non life-threatening injuries, while another was partially buried but rescued. The third man was found unresponsive and flown to Invermere Hospital, but did not survive. He has been identified as Gotz-Thilo […]
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As reported by cbc.ca, “As of 4:30 p.m. CST Highways Hotline has has several warnings issued for roads across the province. According to the website travel is not recommended the Trans-Canada Highway west of Regina from Belle Plaine, Sask., to the Tompkins, Sask. area, as well as east of Regina to Balgonie. Travel is not […]
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As reported by cbc.ca, “Nunavut’s Department of Health is concerned an outbreak of syphilis that began last year in the territory is still ongoing. More than 30 cases have been diagnosed since the outbreak began last May in Iqaluit, and the sexually transmitted infection is spreading to other regions.” Read Article
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According to castanet.net, “Canadians dreaming about becoming a space tourist now have another choice. Space Expedition Corp. and Xcor Aerospace have signed a deal with Quebec travel agency Uniktour to offer suborbital flights in the Quebec market.” Read More
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