Cargill layoffs not expected to impact Canadian union jobs: UFCW
A union representative told Global News he has received no notice of layoffs coming to front-line production workers for Cargill in Canada. …
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Food giant Cargill is slashing 5% of global workforce—around 8K jobs
Cargill has more than 160,000 employees globally and is based out of Minnesota in the United States but makes its Canadian headquarters in Winnipeg. …
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Australia had its worst flu season on record. Is it a warning for Canada?
As Canada enters the early stages of influenza season, experts warn that Australia’s record-breaking flu outbreak may offer a troubling glimpse of what might come. …
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Can you tell fake alcohol from real? Why methanol is so hard to detect
As authorities investigate the deaths of six tourists in Laos, here’s what Canadians need to know about recognizing and preventing methanol poisoning while travelling. …
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Nations have agreed to $300B for climate funding. How will they pay for it?
To help narrow the substantial gap between what’s needed and what governments can provide, there’s an increasing push to use something called blended finance to raise public funds. …
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Possible bird flu infection found in California child, health officials say
California’s public health department reported a possible case of bird flu in a child with mild respiratory symptoms, but said there was no evidence of human-to-human transmission. …
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1st mpox vaccine for children approved by WHO
The World Health Organization has authorized the first mpox vaccine for children, a decision experts hope will help make immunizations more widely available. …
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As bird flu spread continues, why the recent jump to pigs raises worries
Bird flu has spread far and wide, infecting a range of species like chickens, skunks, cows, foxes and polar bears. But it’s the pigs that have experts on high alert. …
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1st U.S. case of severe mpox strain confirmed in traveller: health officials
Health officials said Saturday they have confirmed the first U.S. case of a new form of mpox that was first seen in eastern Congo. …
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