Canadians onboard ship hit by Hantavirus outbreak set to be repatriated

About this episode

The episode discusses the repatriation of Canadians from a ship affected by a Hantavirus outbreak and various related news topics.

Plus: Could the ill-fated ship be ground-zero for the next pandemic, how close is a potential peace deal in Iran, the U-S secretary of state is at the Vatican, most Canadians support bans on social media and AI for kids, and the Prime Minister will host Dutch royalty ahead of the annual Tulip Festival. Email the Big Headlines team at hello@thebigstorypodcast.ca Follow us @thebigstory.bsky.social on Bluesky

Topics covered

• Hantavirus outbreak
• pandemic potential
• peace deal
• social media bans
• AI for kids
• royalty visit

Keywords

• Hantavirus
• pandemic
• peace deal
• social media
• AI
• Canada
• Tulip Festival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: U.S. State Department, Vatican

Places: Canada, Iran, Tulip Festival

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