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VANCOUVER — A Canadian Press story on May 18 reported that a garbage bin at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver contained biohazardous waste. In fact, the nature of the contents was not definitively determined. The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER — Francis Silva watches the blood flow through a straw-like tube in his left arm to a dialysis machine where it's cleaned of toxins and returned to his body through a second tube.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has announced a recall of Meta brand enoki mushrooms due to possible Listeria contamination. The agency says the recall was triggered by its testing and it is conducting a food safety investigation.

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WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has partially walked back a funding cut to a provincial summer jobs program after an outcry from community groups.

CALGARY — WestJet Airlines plans to launch a new cheaper fare category that would be available to travellers willing to fly without a carry-on bag.

Matthew Anderson doesn't hesitate when asked what his long-term goals are as a professional golfer. "Win on the PGA Tour, be a top ranked player in the world. That is absolutely the goal," said Anderson. The 24-year-old from Mississauga, Ont.

WASHINGTON (AP) — High mortgage rates and rising prices continued to put a damper on the spring homebuying season last month. Existing home sales fell 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April from a revised 4.

CALGARY — WestJet has its eye on a number of used aircraft it hopes to add to its fleet to offset delays on pending aircraft deliveries from Boeing, the CEO of the Calgary-based carrier said.

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man in connection with gunshots that were fired at a Jewish school in the city in late 2023.