{
  "id": 19865339,
  "title": "Flu activity ‘high’ in several provinces including B.C., Alberta and P.E.I.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/flu-activity-high-in-several-provinces-including-b-c-alberta-and-p-e-i",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-13T19:54:28.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/11/13/flu-activity-high-in-several-provinces-including-b-c-alberta-and-p-e-i/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "TORONTO — Health Canada is reporting a rise in flu activity, with several provinces, including British Columbia, Alberta, and Prince Edward Island, seeing a high percentage of positive test results. The agency has detected over 4,200 influenza cases in just the first week of November. Prince Edward Island has the highest rates, with 26.1 to 39.5 percent of tested individuals testing positive. The national positivity rate stands at 13.7 percent, considered moderate. COVID-19 cases are also on the rise, but remain low and stable, while Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) activity is minimal. Older adults, particularly those aged 65 and older, are the most affected group by flu. This report is the work of The Canadian Press, first published on November 13, 2026.",
  "summary": "TORONTO — Health Canada says flu activity is on the rise and expected to continue trending upward in the coming weeks.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/13/more-gym-less-humanities-alberta-overhauls-high-school-graduation",
        "published": "2026-11-13T18:44:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}