Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC
Original article ↗What we measured
Outlets covering
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Lean bands spanned
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Widest spread
Center-Left → Center
Verdict
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Key figures
It began in October 2024 in New Brunswick and saw more than 6,400 cases reported across 10 provinces and territories.
In total, 6,417 cases were linked to the outbreak, including 1,032 reported this year.
Ontario saw the highest number of total cases with 2,390 reported, followed by 2,299 in Alberta and 1,033 in Manitoba.
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16 its 20-month outbreak was over, following weeks without a confirmed case.
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B.I.A.S. ANALYSIS
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Center-Left
50%
Center
50%
Healthcare framing
Center-Left majority
2-outlet cluster
Broad pickup
Signal breakdown
Heuristic (v1/v3)
-0.20 · CENTER
ML v2 (DistilBERT)
0.247 · RIGHT
Ensemble
0.247 · CENTER
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Excerpt from Global News
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Canada’s 2-year measles outbreak officially over: PHAC
By Sean Previl Global News
Posted October 19, 2026 6:30 pm
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Canada’s measles outbreak that lost the country its global elimination status is officially over after two years.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) said Monday the multi-jurisdictional outbreak is over because more than two months have passed since the last case linked to the outbreak was reported.…
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