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Head of National Microbiology Lab resigns in wake of scientist security scandal

The head of the National Microbiology Lab (NML) in Winnipeg says he is stepping down to continue his medical work and…

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Politics

MPs chide ‘incompetent’ health agency over fired Winnipeg disease lab scientists

Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab are defending security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations of…

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Health

Lack of applicants for medical lab sciences program a concern, says Manitoba regulator

The head of the regulatory body for medical lab technologists in Manitoba says he’s concerned about a post-secondary program that…

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Health

Ontario man guilty of allergy testing fraud in U.S. was key employee of DNA lab in paternity controversy

An Ontario man currently in a U.S. jail awaiting sentencing for running a fraudulent allergy testing company was also a…

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Health

Canadian DNA lab knew its paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but it kept selling them

A Canadian DNA laboratory knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out…

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Politics

Canada-China relations committee questions witnesses on Winnipeg lab intelligence breach

Federal Health Minister Mark Holland suggested on Monday that there are gaps in the early stages of screening scientists at…

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Canada

Parliamentary committee agrees to take on probe of Winnipeg lab scandal

A parliamentary committee has agreed to question key witnesses about how two scientists studying deadly viruses at a special lab…

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Tech

In wake of Winnipeg lab scandal, scientists say Canada benefits from new, high-security pathogen lab

Canada will soon have a second laboratory capable of working with the most dangerous pathogens in the world — home…

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Canada

Unraveling the Winnipeg disease lab mystery

Since 2019, questions have swirled around why two scientists, originally from China, were marched out of a high-security infectious disease…

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Health

Conservative accuses Liberals of shutting down debate on Winnipeg lab security breach

A Conservative MP is accusing the Liberals of shutting down debate on how two scientists studying deadly viruses at a…

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