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Winnipeg closes H1N1 clinics until next week CBC - Sat Nov 7, 6:39 AM
People in Winnipeg won't be able to get an H1N1 flu shot until next Thursday because of a vaccine shortage, the regional health authority announced late Friday.
Tiny Alaska island village struck by suspected swine flu, isolated without regular flights The Canadian Press - Sat Nov 7, 6:04 AM
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
Quebec boasts fastest vaccine system CBC - Fri Nov 6, 10:07 PM
Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province's decision to open special vaccination clinics is largely responsible for helping it distribute more of the H1N1 vaccine than any other province.
Flu fears overwhelm B.C. hospital CBC - Fri Nov 6, 8:14 PM
Parents who suspect their children have swine flu are putting so much pressure on the emergency room at BC Children's Hospital in Vancouver that officials are asking families to keep their children home unless they have severe symptoms.
Premiers say H1N1 vaccine plan could be better, but there are unique challenges The Canadian Press - Fri Nov 6, 6:43 PM
SASKATOON - Canada's premiers say the rollout of the swine flu vaccine could have been better handled across the country.