When an outbreak like this happens, food inspectors race to track down the culprit. In the case of the contaminated cantaloupe, they were able to trace the salmonella back to produce from a few specific companies by checking invoices from Mexico, the U.S. and Canada.
There are early signals Canada's respiratory virus season is underway. And after a roller-coaster of viral dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic, some say this season could mark a return to relative normalcy.