The most recent example is an outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, in Alberta, which was declared in January and continues to grow. “We shouldn’t be having whooping cough outbreaks,” said Dr. Lynora Saxinger, an infectious diseases expert at the University of Alberta. The majority of confirmed cases in Alberta are in children under 18, with those aged one to nine most affected. Pertussis, once called the 100-day cough, poses the greatest threat to infants because of their immature airways. “Some of these places are the same places that we’ve seen outbreaks,” of mumps in the central zone and measles in the south zone, Saxinger said.

Blame the psychology of playoff hockey, where everything from scoring streaks to momentum swings take on lives of their own. DeBoer has seen enough playoff hockey to understand when bad things happen to good hockey teams. And for the moment, plenty of bad things are happening to his Stars, as evidenced by their 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild in Game 3 Friday. We respond in Game 2, they respond in Game 3. Teams up 2-1 in playoff series go on to win the series 69.4% of the time.

The Science Centre building was first opened in 1969 and is in need of repairs, according to John Carmichael, chair of the centre's board of trustees. WATCH | Ford says current Science Centre site 'doesn't cut it':Infrastructure Minister Kinga Surma says a business case that showed it would be more cost-effective to build a new Science Centre at Ontario Place, rather than invest in improvements at its current location. The city says the terms of the lease only permit the Science Centre to demolish and build new structures for the purpose of operating as a science centre. Construction on the new centre will begin in 2025 with its opening expected for 2028, the Science Centre said in a statement this week. (Ontario Place is one of the terminal stations of the Ontario Line, a 15.6-kilometre subway line that would run from Ontario Place in the west to the current Science Centre in the east).

CBC News published this video item, entitled “Chevalier is a vibrant, but busy, untold story of Black violinist Joseph Bologne” – below is their description. CBC’s Eli Glasner breaks down Chevalier starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. as Joseph Bologne, an 18th-century French Caribbean musician. Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Leave your thoughts in the comments section, below. Please note comments are moderated before publication.

Eglinton LRT delays a mysteryVery little has been said publicly about what’s behind the current delays. On Friday, the TTC announced there would be no subway service this weekend between York Mills and St. Clair stations (including Eglinton) due to Metrolinx construction of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. On Sept. 22, Colwill wrote to Steven Hobbs, Metrolinx’s chief of staff: “I understand you spoke with Mike Beaton (Mulroney’s chief of staff) about a potential new approach for Metrolinx (Eglinton Crosstown LRT) comms. The 124-word statement that was posted on Metrolinx’s blog on Sept. 23 is the last the public has heard from the agency about the Eglinton Crosstown LRT. At Metrolinx’s board meeting that month, one board member asked the perennial question: When will the Eglinton Crosstown LRT open?

(AP) — The NAACP warns that “separate and unequal policing” will return to Mississippi’s majority-Black capital under a state-run police department, and the civil rights organization is suing the governor and other officials over it. Derrick Johnson, the national president of the NAACP, is himself a resident of Jackson. The governor said this week that the Jackson Police Department is severely understaffed and he believes the state-run Capitol Police can provide stability. Another law will create a temporary court within a Capitol Complex Improvement District covering a portion of Jackson. The judge of the new court is not required to live in Jackson and will be appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice.

In this image provided by Comite Champagne, cans of Miller High Life beer sit in a container after being crushed at the Westlandia plant in Ypres, Belgium, Monday, April 17, 2023. Belgian customs have destroyed more than 2,000 cans of Miller High Life advertised as the ″Champagne of beers” at the request of houses and growers of the bubbly beverage. For years, Miller High Life has used the “Champagne of Beers” slogan. Miller High Life, its oldest brand, was launched as its flagship in 1903. “But we remain proud of Miller High Life, its nickname and its Milwaukee, Wisconsin provenance,” the company said.

Twitter has lifted its "government-funded media" and "state-affiliated" labels from NPR, CBC, BBC, China’s Xinhu, and Russia's RT accounts. NPR became the first major news organization to protest the "state-affiliated media" label on its Twitter account on April 12. CBC/Radio-Canada decided to pause its use of Twitter following the labeling of "government-funded media" by the social media platform. When CBC challenged Twitter's definition of "government-funded" by noting that it received other revenue, Twitter revised its label to "69% Government-funded media." CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINEROne social media user noticed that when Musk removed blue checkmarks from legacy accounts, the government-funded labels were removed at the same time.

Toronto heads to the polls to vote for a new mayor on June 26. This week saw a controversy over the Ontario Science Centre, the entry of Olivia Chow and the exit of Gil Penalosa. Here’s what else happened this week on the campaign trail:Fifty hats in the ringA milestone was hit this week with 50 people dropping $200 to become a candidate for mayor. Saunders would advocate for stricter bail laws from the federal government, something they are already working on. He’d also spend $1 million to open neighbourhood schools as community centres on evenings and weekends.

Ontario Minister of Infrastructure Kinga Surma visited Japan earlier this year to tour such railway infrastructure and urban development projects. The Consulate-General of Japan and the Toronto office of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization) are also planning an event that aims to recreate shopping experiences available at many train stations across Japan (ekinaka). I wish to realize ekinaka in Union Station this fall, featuring various Japanese goods, including accessories, crafts and food, introducing another side of Japan to Canadians. Other companies in Japan are transforming plastic waste and marine debris into materials used for power lines and railways. Sasayama Takuya is the consul-general of Japan in Toronto.

It is actually the picture of a first-world problem: two political leaders fighting over whose rich friends are the worst. But that was the state of Canadian political debate this week, with Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre essentially accusing each other of flirting with the wrong type of wealthy people. But it’s fascinating to see how all of the political parties are using wealth as a political wedge against each other in the current climate. It’s not your imagination — Canadian political culture has definitely taken a turn against people of means in the past eight years. After 2015, when Trudeau came to power, that number nearly quadrupled — to 794 as of this week.

The happy occasion: the official announcement of the single largest transfer of public dollars to a private business in Canadian history. Such was the scene on Friday in St. Thomas, a small town just outside of London, Ont., where Canadians were finally told just how much a much-hyped historic “investment” was going to cost them: $13 billion. You read that right: Canadian governments are giving Volkswagen $13 billion to build a $7 billion plant. It’s the kind of bold leadership you can only get from sophisticated economic experts like Justin Trudeau and Doug Ford. A federal government that deploys subsidies as its primary economic tool is not showing “confidence” in the innovation or perseverance of Canadian business or workers.

An education consultant in India will be summoned to testify in the admissibility hearing in Canada of an international student, who allegedly used a fake college admission letter to illegally gain entry into the country. Batth, who arrived in Canada in 2018, said a relative referred his parents to Mishra in 2018 and he didn’t know the agent was neither a registered lawyer nor immigration consultant in Canada. He also claimed he wasn’t aware the admission letter to Humber College’s business program used for his visa application was doctored. Through another consultant in Brampton, he enrolled in a web design and programming diploma course at CDI College in Montreal. The tribunal has given Batth’s lawyer four weeks to serve the summons to the consultant in India to testify at the next hearing in May.

PRINCE RUPERT - A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with “pseudo-legal” and “stupid” arguments. In his reasons for sentence on the contempt charge, Paterson found Hardy displayed “flagrant disregard” for the court’s directions and orders. Days after his arrest, Hardy was released from custody under the condition that he wasn’t allowed within 10 metres of a Prince Rupert liquor store. In later virtual court appearances, Hardy repeatedly challenged the court’s jurisdiction over him, saying he was “not a person. “My ruling made no difference to Hardy,” Paterson’s ruling says.

CBC News published this video item, entitled “‘This year was not us’: Raptors president #shorts” – below is their description. The Toronto Raptors fired head coach Nick Nurse on Friday after a disappointing season where the team failed to make the playoffs. “I did not enjoy watching this team play,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri told reporters shortly after Nurse’s dismissal was announced. Read more: www.cbc.ca/news CBC News YouTube ChannelGot a comment? Please note comments are moderated before publication.