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B.C. ostrich farm cull comes to a close A Canadian Food Inspection Agency operation to kill hundreds of ostriches at a B.C. farm has come to a close. On Thursday the last legal roadblock to the cull was lifted when the Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear their final appeal. A holding pen at the farm that was filled with ostriches on Thursday was filled with long blue tarpaulins covering objects on the ground that are also shrouded with black sheeting on Friday. The owners of the farm had been fighting the cull which was ordered after an outbreak of avian flu. The farm’s owners have said the cull was unnecessary because the flock was healthy and had “herd immunity,” making them valuable for scientific research, while requesting that the birds be tested for infection. The flock of ostriches consisted of approximately 300 to 330 birds. Watch more here. 
44K Peloton bikes recalled in Canada Peloton is recalling 833,000 of its popular indoor bikes over concerns the seat post can break and cause injuries. Of that total, 44,800 were sold in Canada. A recall notice was issued by the company as well as the Government of Canada Thursday, in addition to a notice issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Peloton is known mainly for its exercise equipment, which surged in popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic with high demand for its stationary bicycles, which people used while social distancing. The recalls cite the seat post found on Peloton's Original Series Bike+, which both the company and the Government of Canada say was manufactured from December 2019 through July 2022 and sold in the United States and Canada between 2020 and April 2025. Read more about how the seat can break. 
— THE TOPIC — What the federal budget has for healthcare Tuesday’s federal budget had several promises for the healthcare sector. This includes $5 billion dollars for a dedicated health infrastructure fund. Many in the scientific community say the move is promising. The plan is for the money earmarked for the infrastructure fund to roll out over the next three years. The idea would be for provinces and territories to use this for things like hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centres and also medical schools. Another key investment was an additional $1 billion dollars focused on recruiting people to do research in Canada including in the health sector. Many experts are in favour of the idea. University Health Network in downtown Toronto has already been working to recruit doctors from outside the country. “We’ve seen the devastating cuts in the United States and the impact that’s having on science,” said Brad Wouters, the executive vice president for science and research at UHN. “It’s important for countries like Canada to look at this as an opportunity and to step up and to lead.” University Health Network launched their campaign to recruit 100 world-leading early career sciences earlier this year. To date, UHN has extended offers to roughly a third of their target goal. “This is a great opportunity to attract talent to Canada. [it is also] the beginning of a reinvestment and a larger strategy, a larger ambition for how research can contribute to the success of not only developments in health that are crucially needed, but also how that will stimulate economic development, new company creation in Canada and a stronger knowledge-based economy,” Wouters said. Wouters said he would have liked to have seen more in the federal budget for researchers already working in the country. It’s not clear how organizations will access these new funds if the budget passes. Read more about other promises and cuts in the 2025 federal budget. | 
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