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Government funding has been secured for a temporary dock in a northern Alberta community that made headlines last year after Indigenous leaders raised concerns about contamination at a federally owned dock site. Last fall, three Indigenous groups accused the federal government of keeping them in the dark about chemical contamination at …
Read More »11 dead as India struggles with creeping paralysis outbreak linked to contaminated water
It was in early January that Awanti Naik’s symptoms first crept up on her, starting with double vision and quickly followed by a debilitating headache and a strange feeling in her face. “There was heaviness in my jaw and eyes, and my throat was completely blocked,” she said. “I was …
Read More »550 people report illness after P.E.I. shellfish festival, health officials say
More than 550 people who attended the P.E.I. International Shellfish Festival last weekend reported getting sick, according to the province’s chief public health officer. “This is the biggest gastrointestinal illness outbreak we have on record,” Dr. Heather Morrison told CBC News on Friday. Stool samples taken from people who ate …
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