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Matthew Miller recently had the “very unpleasant experience” of getting infected with influenza A. “Oddly enough, as someone who has spent their whole life studying flu, this was the first time that I know for sure it was a flu infection by virtue of a diagnostic test,” said Miller, who holds a Canada Research Chair in viral pandemics at McMaster University in Hamilton.
Miller got infected two days post-abdominal surgery. “Coughing after having abdominal surgery is no good to begin with. On top of that, I was really non-functional.”
He experienced fever, muscle aches. “I didn’t...
December 20, 2025 - 11:07 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Police in Welland, Ont., have arrested a suspect in a stand-off during which an officer was shot. The officer was not seriously injured and has been released from hospital.
December 20, 2025 - 11:06 | Prisha Dev | Global News - Canada
New rules for who qualifies as a Canadian supplier don’t do enough to ensure federal government purchases support domestic industries, observers say. Read More
December 20, 2025 - 11:00 | Ben Andrews | Ottawa Citizen
A man accused in a Toronto shooting that killed a bystander and cast a spotlight on supervised consumption sites was found guilty of second-degree murder on Friday.
December 20, 2025 - 10:49 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A man accused in a Toronto shooting that killed a bystander and cast a spotlight on supervised drug-use sites was found guilty of second-degree murder on Friday.Damian Hudson was charged after a stray bullet struck and killed Karolina Huebner-Makurat near one of the sites in the city’s Leslieville neighbourhood in 2023.
December 20, 2025 - 09:05 | Paola Loriggio | The Globe and Mail
A tense standoff in Welland, Ont., continued into a second day Saturday, after an officer was shot Friday during a confrontation at a former church occupied by a religious sect that has a history of disputes with the municipality.The shooting put people on high alert in a neighbourhood that includes the city’s main hospital, several schools, nursing homes and dozens of residences and businesses. The Welland County General Hospital and local schools were temporarily put in lockdown as a precaution, police said.
December 20, 2025 - 08:27 | Greg Mercer, Molly Hayes | The Globe and Mail
