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In the news today: What we know about Hentavirus, Artemis crew meet PM, 6% milk?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada The outbreak of hantavirus...
Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Hansen, Artemis II crew to meet with Carney during event-filled day in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The astronauts who captured the world's imagination during a journey to the far side of the moon last month will bring their space lore to Ottawa today. Canadian Jeremy Hansen and his Artemis...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Controversies and consequences: Five things to know about the census
OTTAWA - People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about their lives, which languages they speak and - for those who got the long-form census - information abou...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Hockey fever reaches Montrealers experiencing homelessness
MONTREAL - Stephane Vallieres remembers going to the old Montreal Forum at age 12 to watch the Canadiens play the Quebec Nordiques like it was yesterday. On Tuesday night, he was among about two dozen...
Erika Morris, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada
TORONTO - The outbreak of hantavirus on the MV Hondius cruise ship has captured the attention of Canadians and left many with questions. Here's what we know so far. WHAT KIND OF HANTAVIRUS WAS ON THE ...
Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
British Columbia's public safety minister says that while police in the province have reported declining extortion cases in recent months, combating the crisis remains the government's top public safe...
Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Man pleads guilty to smuggling in connection with deaths of migrants in Akwesasne
MONTREAL - A dual American-Canadian citizen has pleaded guilty for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River in 2023. The U.S. Dep...
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Ontario monitoring 7 additional people considered 'low risk' hantavirus contacts
TORONTO - Ontario's ministry of health is asking seven more people to isolate in relation to a global hantavirus outbreak, though it says those individuals are considered "low-risk" contacts. Jackson ...
Nicole Ireland and Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER - Members of British Columbia's nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union president Adriane Gear raising the prospect of a dispute while "the whole world is watching us" d...
Marissa Birnie, The Canadian Press May 12, 2026

Government extends contracts of 750 pay centre workers to manage job cuts
OTTAWA - The federal government is extending the contracts of about 750 term workers at its pay centre to manage a surge in expected job cuts. Nicole Allen, spokesperson for Public Services and Procur...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press May 12, 2026
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