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1st human case of rabies in Ontario since 1967 confirmed in Brantford-Brant resident

A resident of Brantford-Brant is currently hospitalized with rabies — the first case in Brantford-Brant ever and the first in Ontario since…

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Tech

When bats were wiped out, more human babies died, a study found. Here’s why

A deadly pandemic has decimated bats in North America — and that has ultimately had harmful effects on humans, including…

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Nova Scotia

Human remains found around Long Lake Provincial Park in Halifax

Nova Scotia·New Police were called Tuesday after someone reported finding the remains. The remains have not been positively identified, but…

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Canada

How using microbes to mine human waste for power could help reduce reliance on fossil fuels

We usually don’t think about what happens after we flush our waste, but a team of B.C. researchers is experimenting…

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Politics

New human rights commissioner resigns before starting role

Politics Canada’s human rights commissioner Birju Dattani has resigned before ever officially starting the job, according to a post on…

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Canada

New human rights commissioner on leave after review, minister says

Justice Minister Arif Virani says he has received the review of online comments made by incoming human rights commissioner Birju…

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Tech

When India’s vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study

As It Happens6:42When India’s vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study Vultures may not be the most…

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Health

Human H5N1 cases in the U.S. are rising. That’s bad timing with flu season, bird migrations just months away

The sheer scale of the U.S. bird flu outbreak is hard to fathom.  More than 100 million farmed birds have…

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Canada

Grassy Narrows First Nation appeals to international human rights commission over mercury contamination

In its efforts to press the Ontario and federal governments to do more to address mercury contamination of its river,…

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Politics

PCO says it didn’t search new human rights chief’s online aliases, blames ‘administrative oversight’

The Privy Council Office (PCO) says it did not search the aliases Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian…

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