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Company fined $10,000 in E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023

Company fined $10,000 in E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares in 2023

CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company at the centre of a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares was fined $10,000 Tuesday, with parents of some of the hundreds of children who fell ill saying it wasn't enough. Fueling Minds Inc.
Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier

Amid measles outbreak, Texas is poised to make vaccine exemptions for kids easier

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas this year has been the center of the nation's largest measles outbreak in more than two decades, as a mostly eradicated disease has sickened more than 700 in the state, sent dozens to hospitals and led to the death of two c
Data analysis complete in New Brunswick's mystery brain disease; results in summer

Data analysis complete in New Brunswick's mystery brain disease; results in summer

FREDERICTON — The office of New Brunswick's chief medical officer says it has completed the first step of data analysis in its investigation into an undiagnosed neurological illness that has affected more than 400 people. Chief medical officer Dr.
A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed over 170 people in a week, officials say

A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed over 170 people in a week, officials say

CAIRO (AP) — A new cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed 172 people and sickened more than 2,500 over the past week, authorities said Tuesday as a leading medical group warned that the country's existing health facilities were unable to cope with the
This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better

This runner was bothered by blizzard of disposable cups at races. She invented something better

Kristina Smithe was running the California International Marathon in 2019, grabbing cups of water to stay hydrated, when she started to think about how much waste such events produce.
Canadian researchers develop test they say can help diagnose life-threatening sepsis

Canadian researchers develop test they say can help diagnose life-threatening sepsis

TORONTO — A team of Canadian researchers has created a test they say could quickly predict if a patient is going to develop sepsis, a life-threatening condition that happens when the immune system has a dysfunctional reaction to an infection and star
A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza's growing desperation

A family digs through trash for bits of food, showing Gaza's growing desperation

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — With flies buzzing all around them, the woman and her daughter picked through the pile of garbage bags for scraps of food at the foot of a destroyed building in Gaza City.
US aid kept many hungry Somali children alive. Now that money is disappearing

US aid kept many hungry Somali children alive. Now that money is disappearing

MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The cries of distressed children filled the ward for the severely malnourished. Among the patients was 1-year-old Maka’il Mohamed. Doctors pressed his chest in a desperate attempt to support his breathing.
'Lost without them': Students return to school after crash killed teen girls, coach

'Lost without them': Students return to school after crash killed teen girls, coach

WALKERTON — The school looked about the same, except for a huge pile of flowers outside the entrance. But a palpable sadness hung thick in the air.
Renowned Everest guide says using xenon speeds climb and makes it safer, better for environment

Renowned Everest guide says using xenon speeds climb and makes it safer, better for environment

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Using xenon gas treatment and the latest technology is making climbing Mount Everest not just faster but also better for the environment, cutting down garbage and waste, a renowned mountain guide said Monday.