Immigrant TB medical surveillance report criticized
An internal review says Canada’s medical surveillance for migrants is fragmented and unreliable. It notes many migrants misunderstand or avoid surveillance, with TB as the key risk and limited enforcement powers for officials. Ottawa reports translations and form revisions are underway to improve reporting and interagency information sharing.
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Vancouver
Canada
Citizenship and Immigration Canada
Rene Mercier
Ottawa
Online election statistics site to post federal results
Elections Canada plans a new web site delivering federal vote statistics soon after polls close. Results will be posted and emailed promptly, with riding comparisons across the country and against 1997 results and eight byelections. Users can customize how they view results.
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Ottawa
Elections Canada
Jean- Pierre Kingsley
Kingsley
Canadian scientist who steered AIDS conference to Africa
Canadian scientist Mark Wainberg, president of the International AIDS Society, arranged for the Durban conference to move to a developing country. The event opens July 9 and gathers more than 10,000 scientists and officials to address Africa where HIV/AIDS devastates millions.
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Montreal
Durban
South Africa
Africa
Mark Wainberg
Jewish General Hospital
Wainberg
International Aids Society
Indian Ocean
Developing World
sub-Saharan Africa
Travel season opens with strong demand and looming Air Canada strike
The summer travel season starts as schools close and air travel surges. Jacques Kavafian of Yorkton Securities warns a pilots strike at Air Canada could cause chaos, with no easy U.S. substitute and higher fares tied to fuel costs.
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Toronto
Jacques Kavafian
Yorkton Securities
Air Canada
Kavafian
U.S
Canada
Canadians honour soldiers from the Forgotten War in Korea ceremony
Ralph Verge of Halifax recalled trading whisky for an M 1 rifle during the Korean War as about 150 veterans attended a ceremony at the Canadian War Museum marking the war’s start June 25 1950. Ambassador Kim Sam hoon praised Canada’s aid and the soldiers who served in the Cold War conflict.
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Ottawa
Korea
Ralph Verge
Halifax
Verge
Royal Canadian Regiment
Western Alliance
United States
Canada
Britain
North Korea
China
Kim Sam-hoon
Republic of Korea
Canadian War Museum
Sam-hoon
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