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Publication Date: May 7, 2026 - 07:08
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Deadly hantavirus outbreak on ship poses 'low' risk to wider public, WHO says
May 7, 2026
The World Health Organization on Thursday stressed that the risk to the general public is "low" even though the Andean strain of hantavirus — found in several people who were on board a stricken cruise ship — can in rare cases be transmitted among humans.
The pace of renovations, meanwhile, isn't keeping up with inflation, leaving advocates concerned that maintenance budgets will be inadequate to address the extent of the issue.
May 28, 2026 - 07:19 | | CBC News - Ottawa
May 28, 2026 - 07:13 | Erika Morris | The Globe and Mail
A Sunwing Airlines pilot fired for sending an email to a Black supervisor that “played on racist and discriminatory tropes directed at Black people” has failed to win his job back. The Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) grieved Darren Acri’s February 2025 termination from Sunwing, which has been acquired by WestJet. “Can I get a large bucket of fried chicken, with slices of watermelon and a six pack of non-alcoholic Bud light beer for me and my friends?” was Acri’s emailed food order during an April 8, 2024, layover in Fredericton, N.B. Michael Simmons, who was Sunwing’s director of...
May 28, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post

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