Liberal Party set to lose over half of MPs

The Conservatives are set to gain enough seats to be tied for the largest majority government in history, with an estimated 91-92 MPs added to reach 211, tying Brian Mulroney’s 1984 record and exceeding the previous 1958 record when John Diefenbaker led the Conservatives to victory.

PHAC plans to stockpile bird flu vaccines

The Public Health Agency of Canada says it is “proactively” speaking with vaccine manufacturers to get a hold of bird flu vaccines to prepare for the event of a global bird flu pandemic.

Finland to begin offering human bird flu vaccines

Next week, the EU health crisis authority will sign a contract with Seqirus to obtain 640,000 vaccine doses intended for humans to treat bird flu (H5N1), with the first portion going to Finland.