Peguis evacuees fleeing Fisher River flood speak of devastating loss

Hundreds of evacuees from Peguis First Nation have arrived in Winnipeg after fleeing their flooded community.Homes and other buildings are underwater on the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. Flooding has forced more than 1,000 people living in Peguis to leave their homes after local officials issued a mandatory evacuation order on Sunday. (Tyson Koschik/CBC)Karen Courchene Parisian…

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Senator demands answers from FDA

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, sent a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf urging answers and immediate action following a Politico report that lays bare a culture of delay and inaction in the agency’s food safety and nutrition center,…

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Leave Salmonella out of Easter surprises

This year Kinder Easter treats across the world, including the U.S., have been recalled in response to a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak in Europe and the United Kingdom. With eight countries having reported 119 confirmed and 28 probable infections, a number of parents may be concerned about how to keep their children safe from salmonella poisoning.…

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