Rare human foot and mouth case tested in Britain
A slaughterer in Cumbria undergoes tests for a suspected rare human form of foot and mouth disease after involvement in disposing of culled livestock. One prior British case in 1966. officials caution the current case is only possible and previous suspicions were negative.
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London
Cumbria
England
Britain
Angus Nichol
Public Health Laboratory Service
New Zealand conducts risky pole rescue from McMurdo
An NZ air force C-130 lifted from Pegasus field at McMurdo Station to evacuate four ill Americans and seven others after weather delays. NZ Antarctica manager John Sherve said eleven people were to depart in the mission led by Raytheon Polar Services with emergency medical aims.
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Wellington
APCP
New Zealand
Pegasus
McMurdo Station
Antarctica
John Sherve
Protests at Summit of the Americas report mistreatment of detainees
Quebec police detain 463 protesters outdoors for 30 hours amid claims of stripping, hosing down, and overcrowded jail cells. Witnesses describe minimal meals and taunting remarks while officials offer to accept complaints. An Ottawa protest leader calls for a public inquiry into tear gas and rubber bullets. A rubber bullet injures a man in hospital with uncertain prognosis.
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Quebec
Laura
Halifax
Orsainville
Quebec City
Pierre Morneau
Morneau
Police Ethics Commission
Richard Gagne
Ottawa
NDP
Alexa McDonough
Commons
Eric Laferriere
Laferriere
Svend Robinson
Lakeside beef tainted with E coli prompts CFIA review
A CFIA inspection team will visit Lakeside Packers in Brooks to trace how tainted ground beef from March 1 to 18 reached markets. Spokespeople warn consumers not to eat it while Lake Side recalls continue. over 144,000 kilograms were shipped to seven provinces and the U S.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Lakeside Packers
Brooks
CFIA
Larry Turner
Calgary
Turner
Lake Side
Iei
Costco
Lakeside
Cargill
High River
Don Willoughby
IBP Inc
Canada
Dakota Dunes
S.D
Willoughby
Walkerton
Ont
Saskatchewan
Ken Longmore
Palliser Health Authority
United States
Barbecuing Safely for Health Authority Guidance
Safety tips from the Palliser Health Authority cover buying raw meat separately, refrigerating perishable items within 24 hours or freezing for up to three months, thawing on a plate on the fridge’s lowest shelf, and cooking hamburger and chicken to 160 F. The guide warns against partial cooking, cross contamination, and reusing marinade unless boiled, plus cleaning with hot soap and optional bleach solution.
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Palliser Health Authority
Court talk among elders yields wisdom beyond books
In a gathering described as the company of the learned, the aged engage in conversation whose discourse is valued above reading. Anonymous
Alliance resignation sparks Day leadership questions
Ian Todd resigns as chief of staff to Stockwell Day triggering questions about Day’s leadership and the Alliance’s direction as critics cite high turnover since the November election. Todd, eight years in Ottawa, notes a long career with Reform and Alliance.
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Ottawa
Canadian Alliance
Stockwell Day
Day
Jay Hill
Todd
Alliance
Hill
Parliament Hill
Jean Chretien
Ezra Levant
Reform Party
Eau d Underground perfumes London subways trial scent
London Underground released a perfumed air enhancer into three busy stations as a monthlong trial to improve passenger journeys. The fragrance is described as a rich rosy jasmine bouquet with herbs, though a passenger compared it to perfume and insect repellent.
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London
London Underground
Mike Brown
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