Ottawa, Oct 6 (IANS) Canada has confirmed 1,406 cases of monkeypox, including 38 hospitalisations, the Public Health Agency of Canada said.
Of the confirmed cases, 674 are from Ontario, 521 from Quebec, 162 from British Columbia, 41 from Alberta, three from Saskatchewan, two from the Yukon and one each from Nova Scotia, Manitoba and New Brunswick, the health agency added on Wednesday.
The National Advisory Committee on Immunisation (NACI) recommended in an updated guidance document that those at highest risk should receive the two doses "when vaccine supply is adequate".
The rollout of second doses in Canada is starting this week. The second dose, only for people who do not have symptoms, can be administered 28 days after the first, Xinhua news agency reported.
Monkeypox is a viral disease that can spread from person to person through close contact with an infected person, including through hugs, kisses, massages or sexual intercourse, according to experts.
Police say in a statement that officers were called to the park Saturday where they found three males suffering from gun shot wounds. One of the men died at the scene, while two others were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where the second victim died.
The RCMP says despite providing life-saving measures, one of the wounded men died at the scene. Police say the two other victims were taken to hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries.
Real gross domestic product was unchanged in May after a 0.3 per cent expansion in April, Statistics Canada reported Friday. Growth in services-producing industries was offset by a decline in goods-producing industries, the federal agency said.
Social Development Minister Karina Gould says depending on when the person plans to travel, the application will either be expedited and their passport mailed to them, or their file will be transferred to a local office for printing and pickup.
Louise Kenworthy told the B.C. Supreme Court jury trial of Aydin Coban that previous expert testimony showed Todd's name and several online aliases used to harass her were also on devices seized from the home. Coban has pleaded not guilty to extortion, harassment, communication with a young person to commit a sexual offence and possessing child pornography.
On Friday, 48 year old Inderjit Sandhu was charged with first degree murder in the death of 45-year-old Kamaljit Sandhu. The accused and the deceased have two children, ages 16 and 21, who are now with their extended family.
