Canada Loses Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles

The disease was once considered eliminated in Canada, but not any more — there have been more than 5,000 cases in the last 12 months as vaccination rates have fallen.

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A Powerful Tool to Override Constitutional Rights Goes to Court

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in two cases involving provinces using a clause to pass laws that violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

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Canada Is About to Lose Its Status as Having Eliminated Measles

One province with an outsized number of cases has seen a collision of politics and public health policy.

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Alberta Backs Off on School Library Book Ban

Alberta ordered schools to pull “inappropriate” books, but paused its plan after a large school district banned scores of books in an apparent effort to make a point.

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Measles Spreads Quickly in Rural Alberta Areas That Resisted Vaccines

The virus is spreading in insular Mennonite communities. But the broader population is vulnerable as vaccine rates have fallen across the Canadian province since the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Canada’s Measles Cases Surpass U.S., Alberta Officials Push for State of Emergency

Some doctors in Alberta have criticized officials for not declaring a health emergency in the western province where measles infections are surging.

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The Calgary Stampede Captures Canada’s Western Spirit

The Calgary Stampede, an event that started more than 100 years ago, has grown into one of the world’s most popular rodeos and a reflection of Western Canada’s culture.

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Canada Shipping Natural Gas to Asia as It Looks Beyond the US for Trade

A tanker is headed to South Korea with a first shipment of liquefied natural gas from Canada, which hopes to reduce its export reliance on its neighbor.

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How Sandwiches in Canada’s Lloydminster Became a Test for Domestic Trade

A city that straddles two Canadian provinces became a crucible of the barriers that prevent trade across Canada and that Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to dismantle.

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2 Hikers Dead, 3 Others Injured After Rockslide in Canada’s Banff National Park

The hikers were struck by a cascade of sliding rocks on Thursday while traveling along a moderately difficult trail.

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