Canada accuses US of dumping renewable diesel despite being America’s biggest oil supplier

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In a twist of trade irony, Canada has accused the United States of dumping subsidized renewable diesel into its domestic market — even though Canada is, by far, the largest exporter of conventional crude oil to its southern neighbour.

The drama began in March when Tidewater Renewables Ltd., a British Columbia-based company, filed a complaint with the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), claiming that low-cost, US-subsidized renewable diesel was flooding the Canadian market and causing serious financial harm.

The CBSA launched an investigation into the alleged dumping under former president Joe Biden’s so-called ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ with the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) following up with a preliminary inquiry.

But on Monday, the CITT brought the case to a halt.

After reviewing the evidence, the tribunal concluded there was “no reasonable indication that the imported renewable diesel had caused, or threatened to cause, injury to Canadian producers.” As a result, both the tribunal and CBSA will terminate their investigations and the case will not proceed to a full inquiry. Continue…

Regina City Council Votes to Move Ahead With Plan to Add Fluoride to Water Supply

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Regina’s city council voted 7 to 3 to reject a proposal to postpone the addition of fluoride to the city’s water supply in 2026.

The decision to add fluoride to Regina’s water was approved in 2021. However, implementation was delayed until upgrades were completed on the Buffalo Pound Water Treatment Plant. That project is scheduled to be complete by the end of the year with the introduction of fluoride set for January 2026.

City Coun. Clark Bezo introduced a motion on March 5 to postpone adding fluoride to the water supply until there is “conclusive evidence” that fluoride has “no significant neurotoxic effects or other bodily harms.”

Council discussed and voted on the issue in a 10-hour meeting on May 2, during which they listened to opinions both supporting and opposing the addition of fluoride to the water supply.

Bezo previously told The Epoch Times that fluoridation was an issue he heard on the campaign trail leading up to Regina’s municipal election on Nov. 13, 2024.

Shobna Radons, Bezo, and Dan Rashovich were the three councillors to vote in favour of postponing the move. Continue…

Alberta Strengthens Measles Protection as Cases Approach 1980s Highs

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The Alberta government is implementing new measures to manage escalating measles outbreaks in the province, as case counts spike to levels not seen since 1987.

The province announced 42 active cases as of May 6, bringing the total to 287 since the onset of the outbreaks in March. It is the highest case count in Alberta since 1987, when 690 were confirmed.

“At this time, we are looking at the highest number of measles cases in the province in decades,” interim chief medical officer of health Dr. Sunil Sookram said during a May 5 press conference. “Up until now, we thought the disease had been eradicated—but things have changed. Measles is now circulating in several areas in our province, and it’s quite concerning.”

As of the weekend, three patients under the age of 18 were in intensive care due to the virus, the province has confirmed, saying the majority of those cases were among those not vaccinated for measles. No deaths have been reported thus far.

Health Minister Adriana LaGrange said 95 percent of a population must be immunized to prevent the spread of the disease, but certain health zones in Alberta do not meet this target.

Approximately 80 percent of all confirmed cases are in two of the province’s five health zones, with 171 cases in the south zone and 79 in the central zone. While there are cases in every region of the province, there are fewer in the northern, Calgary, and Edmonton zones where there were 21, 10, and six cases respectively as of May 6. Continue…

BC Court of Appeal Dismisses Health-Care Workers’ COVID Vaccine Mandate Challenge

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The B.C. Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal of the province’s COVID vaccine mandate for health-care workers.

In a May 6 hearing, the court dismissed the appeal on the grounds it was moot, or no longer relevant.

Allison Pejovic, a constitutional lawyer representing the health-care workers, said she was disappointed by the decision, telling The Epoch Times the legal team had expected to argue the case over a number of days.

Pejovic said several Canadian courts have dismissed challenges of pandemic orders on the basis of mootness while, she argued, “the violation of Charter rights and freedoms has been unprecedented during COVID.”

She said the case was an “ideal opportunity” for an appellate court to consider “whether the right of liberty protects a fundamental personal medical decision” of taking a COVID-19 vaccine under threat of termination of employment.

The case was brought by 11 health-care workers and dismissed by the B.C. Supreme Court in 2024, ruling that the mandates did not infringe on workers’ rights or charter freedoms.

The court said the health orders “were reasonable in light of the information available” to the provincial health officer at the time.

The appeal court dismissed the case after the Crown brought a motion arguing mootness, Pejovic said. Continue…

Vape your vax: New inhalable COVID-19 vaccine enters Phase 2 Trials in Canada

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McMaster University's $8M AeroVax trial is aiming to recruit 350 mRNA vaccinated Canadians to test an inhaled vaccine, hopeful for stronger immunity.

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