Friday, January 30, 2015

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FCC's new broadband internet target leaves Canada behind
No winning tickets for Friday night's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot
Medical marijuana easily 'dispensed' in Vancouver
Canada says husband of woman diagnosed with avian flu also infected

FCC's new broadband internet target leaves Canada behind

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 02:32 PM PST

Internet speed now has to be a lot faster in order to qualify as advanced broadband in the U.S. — five times faster than high-speed broadband in Canada.

No winning tickets for Friday night's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 09:43 PM PST

TORONTO - No winning tickets were sold for Friday night's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot.

Medical marijuana easily 'dispensed' in Vancouver

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 09:01 PM PST

Medical marijuana has been legally sold in Canada since 2001 under strict government guidelines and only under authorization from a physician. After a consultation that took just 65 seconds, for example, Kelley was given a membership at one such dispensary where he could buy marijuana as a way to relieve stress. The dispensaries are illegal, but Vancouver City Police have said they will ignore them unless they sell to minors or create a nuisance.

Canada says husband of woman diagnosed with avian flu also infected

Posted: 30 Jan 2015 10:56 AM PST

The husband of a woman who tested positive for the H7N9 avian flu virus earlier this week was also infected, likely from a common source during their visit to China, Canadian federal and provincial governments confirmed on Friday. The couple, residents of British Columbia, exhibited symptoms one day apart and likely did not infect each other, Canada's chief public health officer and British Columbia's deputy provincial health officer said in a joint statement. The H7N9 virus has not been detected in birds in Canada. The virus first infected three people in China in March 2013.

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