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B.C. health officials update public on rare hantavirus exposure cases

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B.C.’s top doctor is expected to provide an update on Canadians isolating after exposure to a rare hantavirus strain linked to an Antarctic cruise ship.

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Ontario now testing 10 people for hantavirus who have been self-isolating

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Ontario's Ministry of Health says it is now testing 10 asymptomatic people with connections to a hantavirus-stricken cruise, a shift from government remarks made earlier this week.

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Travel to the U.S. is down even more dramatically than we thought, data shows

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A truck sits on the American side of the Canada-U.S. border crossing near Hemmingford, Que.

The boycott by Canadians of travel to the U.S., driven largely by an aversion to President Donald Trump, his industry-wrecking tariffs and 51st state taunts, has actually been more effective than previously thought, according to new data.

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How much damage have Canada's booze bans done to the U.S. wine industry?

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A driver drives a cart in a storage facility containing barrels of wine.

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AI transcriber for use by Ontario doctors 'hallucinated,' generated errors, auditor finds

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Artificial intelligence note-taking tools intended for use by Ontario doctors provided incorrect and incomplete information or demonstrated "hallucinations," and were not evaluated adequately, the province’s auditor general says in a new report.

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Facing mounting backlash, Anandasangaree says U.S. tech companies are 'misinterpreting' his lawful access bill

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Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety responds to the Auditor Generals spring reports in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, March 23, 2026.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree accused U.S. tech giants of "misinterpreting" his lawful access bill, which promises to give police and spies faster access to Canadians' information during investigations, as the proposed legislation faces growing backlash south of the border.

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