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            <title>DIR08-251: 31 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Severe winds cause power outages in Ontario: Update; Microsoft issues security advisory (961509): research proves feasibility of collision attacks against MD5; Road crews working to reopen B.C. highway; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 11:03:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-250: 30 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Severe winds cause power outages in Ontario and Quebec: Update; High winds causes power outages in B.C.’s South Coast region; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:05:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-249: 29 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Severe winds cause power outages in Ontario and Quebec; CFIA issues Safety Health Alert for certain jelly dessert products; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:03:13 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-248: 24 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Winter weather conditions cause travel delays nationally; High-speed Internet for rural New Brunswick; Winter storm causes power outages in Maritime provinces: Update; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:14:59 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-247: 23 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases information note IN08-007: Increased activity of malicious code spreading using removable devices; Winter storm causes power outages in Maritime provinces: Update; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:14:31 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-246: 22 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain meat products due to Listera; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain blue stilton cheese products due to Listeria: Update; Winter storm causes power outages in Maritime provinces; On-board surveillance equipment installed on Winnipeg public transit vehicles; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:30:49 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-245: 19 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain meat products due to Listera; New Alberta animal health legislation takes effect on January 1; Normal trading operations resume at Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:49:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-244: 18 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-092: Critical Update for Internet Explorer; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain meat products due to Listera; CFIA issues Safety Hazard Alert for certain jelly products due to potential choking; New human infection from H5N1 avian influenza virus confirmed; City of Edmonton expands 311 service; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:15:22 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-243: 17 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Microsoft plans emergency patch for vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:38:15 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-242: 16 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues update to Health Hazard Alert for Old Style brand pastrami products; Privacy commissioners cautions consumers to protect their personal information during the holiday shopping season; Federal and New Brunswick governments announce completion of next phase for new Canada-U.S. border crossing point; New human infections from H5N1 avian influenza virus confirmed; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 10:57:47 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-241: 15 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-091: Vulnerability in CA ARCserve Backup LDBserver; CFIA issues two Health Hazard alerts for certain products due to possible Listeria contamination; Whitehorse International Airport completes safety improvement; Mandatory winter tire law enforced in Quebec; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:58:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-240: 12 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: RCMP and Privacy Commissioner investigate lost passport applications; Airport security may be compromised according to RCMP report; Saskatchewan launches emergency medical services review; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:03:12 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-239: 11 December 2008</title>
            <description>Articles: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain blue stilton cheese products due to Listeria; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Security experts warn of malware evolution; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:14:14 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-238: 10 December 2008</title>
            <description>Articles: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-089: Microsoft Security Bulletins for December; US-CERT warns of malware spreading through social websites; McAfee warns of downloader malware in Internet Explorer; Travellers warned of malicious emails; CATSA launches new information campaign; RCMP and other police forces to test conducted energy weapons; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 11:56:15 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-237: 9 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: NEXUS program membership doubles in last two years; Delivery of first drone aircraft to patrol Canada-U.S. border: Update; Deer Lake Airport receives federal funding for safety improvement; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2008 11:44:10 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-236: 8 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Heavy snow in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia causes power outages; Federal and Nova Scotia governments announce completion of improvements to major highway; Federal and Saskatchewan governments announces completion of improvements to TCH; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 8 Dec 2008 10:55:27 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-235: 5 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-088: Sun Microsystems releases updates for Java SE; Microsoft to release patches for critical flaws to some of their products; Federal Privacy Commissioner tables her annual report to Parliament; FINTRAC annual report tabled in Parliament; Delivery of first drone aircraft to patrol Canada-U.S. border; New Brunswick government designates laboratory for influenza pandemic work; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain ricotta cheese products due to Listeria: Update; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 5 Dec 2008 11:25:03 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-234: 4 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: E-mail Trojans threaten to block e-mail accounts; Manitoba introduces new food safety legislation; New Brunswick announces funding for capital infrastructure projects; RCMP investigates second explosion on a gas pipeline in B.C.: Update; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 4 Dec 2008 11:35:20 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-233: 3 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Federal and provincial privacy commissioners issue guidelines for retailers to protect customer information; Greyhound Canada announces new security measures; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain ricotta cheese products due to Listeria; 2008 Atlantic hurricane season officially closes; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 3 Dec 2008 13:45:12 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-232: 2 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Privacy Commissioner launches annual privacy research contributions program; Saskatchewan announces passenger transportation safety enhancements; New Brunswick launches strategy for safer transportation; RIM&apos;s BlackBerry Enterprise Solution successfully completes security analysis; Department of Fisheries and Oceans releases investigation report into sinking of L&apos;Acadien II; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:00:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-231: 1 December 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-087: BlackBerry Desktop Software buffer overflow vulnerability; Minister of Public Safety completes two-year review of list of terrorist entities; Personal information from improved driver&apos;s licence to be kept in Canada; Alberta government approves disaster recovery program for flooding victims; Severe snow storm strands vehicles in Nova Scotia: Update; Cyber tracking</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-231-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 1 Dec 2008 11:23:51 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-230: 28 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Privacy Commissioner releases investigation report into data breach at Canadian financial institution; New Assistant Privacy Commissioner appointed by Minister of Justice; Free malware detection tool available from research institute; Public Health Agency launches web portal to help fight seasonal influenza; Rock slide closes highway in central B.C.; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:43:32 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-229: 27 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Saskatchewan provides funding for high-speed Internet and cellular service; Province of Manitoba initiates funding for highway infrastructure improvements; Microsoft warns of new Windows operating system attacks; Emergency response preparedness for 2010 Winter Olympics considering every possibility; Transportation Safety Board recommends safer towing rules in report of fishing vessel capsize; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:00:52 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-228: 26 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Flooding precautions recommended for areas of Nova Scotia; Joint border commission recommended for Canada-U.S.; Identification document scanning equipment in use at U.S. border crossings; Privacy Commissioner calls for greater legislation to fight cybercrime; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:14:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-227: 25 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Symantec Corporation issues report on cybercrime activity; Saskatchewan government proceeds with health regions infrastructure improvements; Federal officials warn Nova Scotia fishermen to stay away from area where barge sank; Cyber tracking</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-227-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:46:02 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-226: 24 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-086: Symantec Backup Exec Authentication Bypass and Potential Buffer Overflow; Kernel vulnerability found in Windows Vista; Joint emergency preparedness exercise in B.C. completed; Snowstorm causes road closures and power outages in Atlantic provinces; Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care issues alert for possible Listeria exposure; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 11:55:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-225: 21 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Saskatchewan volunteer firefighters and first responders&apos; vehicles allowed emergency vehicles; Telephone service interruption in some parts of Ontario; Severe snow storm strands vehicles in Nova Scotia: Update; Niagara Region Public Health department investigating E. coli cases: Update; Cyber tracking</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-225-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:11:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-224: 20 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Joint emergency preparedness exercise to be held in B.C.; Manitoba search and rescue teams to participate in cross-border exercise; Severe winter storm strands vehicles in Nova Scotia; Microsoft to offer free security software; U.S. Department of Defense prohibits USB drives; Cyber tracking</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-224-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:24:27 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-223: 19 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Ontario to issue enhanced driver&apos;s licence to facilitate U.S. border crossing; P.E.I. releases report on provincial health care system; Ontario introduces driver restriction legislation; Cyber tracking</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-223-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 11:22:52 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-222: 18 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Quebec to issue improved driver&apos;s licence to facilitate U.S. border crossing; B.C. government purchases satellite system to improve flood and weather warnings; CRA issues warning about mail scam; Security researchers warn of significant spike in computer virus attacks; CFIA confirms case of BSE in B.C.; Cyber tracking</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:56:05 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-221: 17 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Canine security at B.C. Ferries terminals; Wet snow and strong winds cause power outages in central Ontario; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-221-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:41:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-220: 14 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Bridge closures and restrictions on P.E.I.; Partial evacuation of St. John&apos;s hospital ended after explosive material cleared; WHO releases latest version avian influenza report: Timeline of major events; Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:00:06 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-219: 13 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Security and public safety groups participate in Vancouver Olympics security exercise; Commercial airline pilots flashed with laser during landings; B.C. Highway 97 reopens; DND releases Flight Safety Investigation Report regarding Sea King helicopter crash; High-speed Internet service soon available for all of P.E.I.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:34:56 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-218: 12 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-085: Microsoft Security Bulletins for November; CCIRC issues advisories AV08-083 and AV08-084 for VMware products; Ontario government to test disaster response; CFIA investigates E. coli outbreak in Southern Ontario; Niagara Region Public Health department investigating E. coli cases: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-218-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 12:00:14 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-217: 10 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues update to advisory AV08-078: Flash Player update available to address security vulnerabilities; Ontario releases propane safety review report; Niagara Region Public Health department investigating E. coli cases: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-217-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:40:20 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-216: 7 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA to implement new Listeria testing protocols; CFIA releases report into investigation of BSE; TSB report highlights safety action undertaken to prevent rail accidents; CATSA appoints President and Chief Operating Officer; Niagara Region Public Health department investigating E. coli cases: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 10:57:28 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-215: 6 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-082: Security update for Adobe Reader 8 and Acrobat 8; New Brunswick Search and Rescue teams to receive new funding for training and equipment; New National Security Advisor appointed by Prime Minister; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Niagara Region Public Health department investigating E. coli cases: Update; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 6 Nov 2008 11:35:10 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-214: 5 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain smoked meat products because of Staphylococcus toxin contamination; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-214-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 5 Nov 2008 10:28:52 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-213: 4 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain sliced ham products due to Listeria; RCMP investigates explosion on a gas pipeline in B.C.: Update; Niagara Region Public Health department investigating E. coli cases: Update; B.C. government launches seasonal influenza immunization campaign; Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 4 Nov 2008 11:32:47 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-212: 3 November 2008</title>
            <description>Items: RCMP investigates explosion on a gas pipeline in B.C.: Update; Flooding in Quebec North Shore isolates villages: Update; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Quebec government reminds citizens to update their seasonal influenza vaccine: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-212-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 3 Nov 2008 10:52:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-211: 31 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New federal Cabinet appointed by Prime Minister Stephen Harper; Flooding in Quebec North Shore isolates villages: Update; Government of P.E.I. announces funding for enhanced fire services; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-211-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:12:39 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-210: 30 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues update to advisory AV08-080: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067; Health Canada issues warning not to use two vitamin C products due to potential health risk; Flooding in Quebec North Shore isolates villages; Early snowfall leaves thousands of households without power in parts of Quebec; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-210-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-210-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:48:26 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-209: 29 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Quebec government launches awareness campaign for protection of personal identity and information when using the Internet; Ontario government introduces legislation to prohibit using hand-held devices while driving; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Quebec government reminds citizens to update their seasonal influenza vaccine; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-209-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-209-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 12:25:16 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-208: 28 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-081: Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in LibSPF2; Atlantic 911 call-takers and service managers meet in Halifax; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Government of Manitoba launches seasonal influenza immunization campaign; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-208-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-208-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 10:45:37 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-207: 27 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert and an update for certain deli roast beef and sandwich products due to Listeria; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain William David sandwich products due to Listeria; Niagara Region Public Health department investigating E.coli cases in southern Ontario; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-207-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-207-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:39:10 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-206: 24 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-080: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-067; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Oickles Tasty Bites sandwich products due to Listeria; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-206-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-206-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:24:38 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
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            <title>DIR08-205: 23 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-079: Trend Micro OfficeScan Critical Patch Release; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Savco brand sandwiches due to Listeria; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain roast beef products due to Listeria: Update; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-205-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-205-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:35:21 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-204: 22 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Transport Canada issues new security booklet for aviation personnel; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain roast beef products due to Listeria; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; U.S. Customs and Border Protection advise travelers of temporary construction at border crossing in Buffalo/Niagara region; Mexico reopens border to Alberta cattle; Government of Alberta developing new radio system for emergency responders; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-204-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-204-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 11:25:58 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-203: 21 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain sandwich products due to Listeria; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-203-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-203-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:31:01 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-202: 20 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-078: Flash Player Update Available to Address Security Vulnerabilities; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain pepper products; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District: Update; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-202-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-202-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:25:59 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-201: 17 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues Technical Report TR08-003: Securing Electronic Mailing Lists; RCMP investigates second explosion on a gas pipeline in B.C.; E. coli outbreak under investigation in North Bay Parry District; Government of New Brunswick announces funding for seasonal influenza immunization program; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-201-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-201-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:48:15 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-200: 16 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues advisory AV08-077: Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2008; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain sour milk beverage products; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-200-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-200-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:50:49 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-199: 15 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues two new advisories: AV08-075 and AV08-076; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain no name flour products: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-199-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-199-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:28:35 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-198: 14 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain no name flour products; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-198-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-198-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:58:21 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-197: 10 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: A security flaw in smart cards poses risk for transit and building access; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-197-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-197-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:09:09 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-196: 9 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Consumer Advisory for certain Sherwood Brands chocolate coin products because they main contain melamine; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-196-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-196-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 9 Oct 2008 11:06:34 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-195: 8 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Dunn&apos;s Famous brand smoked meat products because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes.; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-195-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-195-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 10:50:48 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-194: 7 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-194-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-194-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 7 Oct 2008 11:00:43 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-193: 6 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases AV08-074: Trend Micro OfficeScan Buffer Overflow and DoS Vulnerabilities; North American gastro-intestinal outbreak of Salmonella Poona: Update; Outbreak of E. coli in the United States and possible related cases in Ontario; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-193-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-193-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:03:31 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-192: 3 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-192-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-192-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 10:21:59 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-191: 2 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Consumer Advisory for certain OK OK Kaiser Pretzels because they may contain melamine; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-191-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-191-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:25:21 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-190: 1 October 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Lotte brand cookies because they may contain melamine; Post-tropical Storm Laura: Update; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-190-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-190-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:25:07 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-189: 30 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases AV08-073: ABB PCU400 Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability; Sub-tropical Storm Laura: Update; Nova Scotia Power crews restoring electricity after storm Kyle; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-189-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-189-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:06:32 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-188: 29 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Post-tropical storm Kyle; Sub-tropical Storm Laura; Potential North American gastro-intestinal outbreak of Salmonella Poona; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert - Expansion for certain instant coffee products because they may contain melamine; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-188-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-188-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:52:33 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
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            <title>DIR08-187: 26 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-072: Cisco Security Advisory September 2008; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for White Rabbit brand candy because it may contain melamine; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-187-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-187-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:57:01 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-186: 25 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Hygaard brand sandwich products because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-186-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-186-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:47:24 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-185: 24 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain cheeses because they may be contaminated by pathogenic bacteria; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-185-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-185-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:48:25 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-184: 23 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Consumer Advisory for certain instant coffee products because they may contain melamine; Assessment of Hurricane Ike damages to the oil and gas offshore infrastructure in the Gulf of Mexico; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-184-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-184-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:55:47 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-183: 22 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-071:  Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Month of September; CFIA issues Consumer Advisory for certain Nissin brand dessert products because they may contain melamine; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Listeria found in Quebec cheese; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-183-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-183-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 11:01:01 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
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            <title>DIR08-182: 19 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Smith Snack brand products because they may contain Listeria monocytogenes; Grocery chain pulls yogurt drinks after milk contamination in China; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-182-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-182-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 10:26:46 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-181: 18 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: OEB approves transmission line from Bruce to Milton; Maple Leaf plant resumes production; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-181-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-181-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:15:11 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-180: 17 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues update to advisory AV08-068; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-180-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-180-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:33:09 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-179: 16 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Listeriosis outbreak: Update; CFIA issues Consumer Advisory for certain infant formula from China; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-179-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-179-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:08:20 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-178: 15 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Post-tropical storm Ike; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Private Recipe brand salmon entrées that may contain listeria monocytogenes; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Ivanhoe cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes: Correction; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-178-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-178-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:06:07 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-177: 12 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New C. difficile cases at Quebec hospital; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Ivanhoe cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-177-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-177-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:59:49 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-176: 11 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-069: Apple QuickTime Multiple Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain cooked ham that may contain Listeria monocytogenes ; Quebec issues Health Hazard Alert for certain cheesecake and cheese that may contain Listeria; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Ivanhoe cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-176-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-176-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:50:32 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-175: 10 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-068:  Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Month of September; Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Production affected by White Rose oil spill; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-175-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-175-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:45:21 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-174: 9 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Atlantic Canada cleans up after Tropical Storm Hanna: Update; Contaminated slicing machines likely source of listeriosis: Maple Leaf CEO; Sewage gas powers Prince George, B.C., treatment plant; Winnipeg and Manitoba sign rapid transit deal worth $138 million; Declaring emergency helps hospitals in pandemics: SARS report; Power outage in Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-174-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-174-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 9 Sep 2008 11:21:14 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-173: 8 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Tropical Storm Hanna: Update; Atlantic Canada cleans up after Tropical Storm Hanna; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain sandwiches and party tray products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Ivanhoe cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes: Update; Quebec issues recall for certain cheeses to control spread of Listeria; Power outage in Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-173-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-173-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 11:56:15 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-172: 5 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-067: Cisco PIX and Cisco ASA Multiple Denial of Service and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities; Canex brand Maple Leaf bologna may contain Listeria monocytogenes; Tropical Storm Hanna ; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain Ivanhoe cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-172-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-172-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:09:09 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-171: 4 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-066: Multiple VMware Products Vulnerabilities and Security Updates; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain cheese products that may contain Listeria monocytogenes; Three more West Nile virus cases reported in Manitoba; $100 million available for Ottawa sewage upgrades; Truck crash causes Toronto highway delays; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-171-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-171-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 4 Sep 2008 11:25:36 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-170: 3 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain mushrooms that may contain Listeria monocytogenes; Flood warning and watches issued for Interlake regions, Manitoba; Environment Minister commits $13M more to Ottawa sewage upgrades; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-170-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-170-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 3 Sep 2008 11:36:05 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
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            <title>DIR08-169: 2 September 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Listeriosis outbreak: Update; Alberta confirms first cases of listeriosis with links to outbreak; Officials working to link P.E.I. listeriosis to national outbreak; CFIA adds certain deli meats and sandwiches to recall list due to Listeria monocytogenes: Update; Various cheeses in Quebec may contain Salmonella; Heavy rain in Nova Scotia causes damages on farms and roads; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-169-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-169-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 2 Sep 2008 11:38:18 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-168: 29 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Listeriosis outbreak: Update; CFIA adds certain ham, wraps, deli meats and sandwiches to recall list due to Listeria monocytogenes: Update; Case of listeriosis in Manitoba may be linked to current outbreak; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-168-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-168-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:36:05 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-167: 28 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA adds certain meat platters and sandwiches to recall list due to Listeria monocytogenes: Update; Listeria found in two Quebec cheeses; Crane collides with Calgary C-Train; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-167-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-167-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:41:56 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-166: 27 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Listeriosis outbreak: update; Yukon&apos;s North Klondike Highway closed due to flooding; Mumps outbreak spreads into Metro Vancouver; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-166-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-166-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:04:26 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-165: 26 August 2008</title>
            <description>Listeriosis outbreak: update; CFIA adds certain sandwiches to recall list due to listeria monocytogenes; First 2008 West Nile virus case confirmed in Alberta; Manitoba&apos;s Interlake farmers struggle with high water; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-165-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-165-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:34:30 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-164: 25 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Link established between meat products recalled by Maple Leaf Foods and outbreak of listeriosis; Certain Safeway brand and Takeawaycafé brand sandwiches may contain listeria monocytogenes; CCIRC issues update to Advisory AV08-064; Boil water advisory lifted for Gatineau, Quebec; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-164-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-164-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:36:29 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-163: 22 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Listeria outbreak hits B.C. healthcare facilities; Approaching storm: flood warnings in Manitoba; $554 million awarded to Canadian research hospitals; Inflation increasing Saskatchewan infrastructure costs; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-163-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-163-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2008 11:27:13 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-162: 21 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Public Health Agency of Canada reports listeriosis outbreak; Two more West Nile virus cases reported in Manitoba; Ontario Safety Authority shuts down four propane plants; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-162-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-162-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:34:05 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-161: 20 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Quebec to spend $1.9 billion on Gentilly-2 nuclear power plant; Rabies control program expanded along Maine and New Brunswick border; Record Alberta temperatures lead to record electricity use; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-161-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-161-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 11:27:08 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-160: 19 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Manitoba announces geothermal program; Closing of Trans-Canada Highway and flooding in Newfoundland: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-160-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-160-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:22:32 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-159: 18 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Regina woman infected with West Nile virus; Closing of Trans-Canada Highway and flooding in Newfoundland; Airport in Williams, B.C., evacuated; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-159-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-159-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:19:00 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-158: 15 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Private power line between Alberta and Montana gets regulatory approval; New B.C. ferry under repair for second time in two weeks; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-158-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-158-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:51:27 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-157: 14 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-065: VMware ESX/ESXi 3.5 Update 2 patch causing error; Saskatchewan First Nation announces wind power project; Western Quebec highway closed because of crash and diesel spill; Edmonton West end homeowners forced to leave after gas leak; P.E.I. wind turbines whirling again after gear box trouble; Manitoba treating first West Nile virus victim of 2008; First human case of West Nile Virus in Ontario in 2008; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-157-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-157-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 11:54:11 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-156: 13 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-064: Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Month of August; Giant machine first to be shipped on new Canadian commercial route; Nova Scotia water projects get funding; Gas spill closes highway near Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan; Refinery problems leave Petro-Canada out of gas in Alberta and B.C.; Bird tests positive for West Nile virus in Essex County, Ontario; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-156-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-156-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:50:41 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-155: 12 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Explosions at Toronto propane plant: Update; CBP opens 5th Northern Border Air and Marine Branch to bolster surveillance of Canadian border; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-155-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-155-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 10:47:52 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-154: 11 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Explosions at Toronto propane plant; Derailment in south Edmonton forces road closure; Peace Arch border crossing closed for four hours; Plane makes emergency landing on Manitoba highway; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-154-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-154-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:19:20 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-153: 8 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Majority of Saskatchewan residents support nuclear power according to poll; Heavy rain and floods in Quebec: Update; Quebec to put photo radar on highways in fall of 2008; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-153-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-153-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 8 Aug 2008 10:41:27 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-152: 7 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Zero-emissions, electric low-speed trucks can now be marketed across Canada; New Brunswick municipalities to receive gas tax payment for green infrastructure; Heavy rain and floods in Montérégie, Quebec; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-152-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-152-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 7 Aug 2008 11:11:20 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-151: 6 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Northwest Saskatchewan oilsands could hold 6.5 billion barrels; CCIRC releases advisory AV08-063: Vulnerability in CA ARCserve Backup for Laptops and Desktops Server; Prime Minister announces safer twinned Trans-Canada Highway in Banff National Park, Alberta; Major gasoline spill on Montréal&apos;s West Island; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-151-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-151-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:04:45 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-150: 5 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Flood caused airlift evacuation in northwest New Brunswick; Heavy rain and floods in several regions of Quebec during weekend; Tanker rolls and spills fuel on Trans-Canada in Saskatchewan; Vancouver to Whistler route in B.C. reopens; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-150-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-150-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 5 Aug 2008 11:10:40 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-149: 1 August 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Aging infrastructure at risk from climate change, according to reports; Health Canada releases new report on climate change; Flooding prompts state of emergency, evacuations in Gambo, Newfoundland and Labrador: Update; Southern entrance to Auyuittuq National Park, Nunavut, closed due to flood risk; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-149-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-149-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 1 Aug 2008 11:47:13 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-148: 31 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Rock slide closes Vancouver to Whistler route in B.C.; Flooding prompts state of emergency, evacuations in Gambo, Newfoundland &amp; Labrador; CCIRC releases advisory AV08-062: Vulnerability in Oracle WebLogic plug-in for Apache web server; Gatineau dumped sewage in Ottawa River almost 1,500 times last year; CN freight train derails near Kingston, Ontario; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-148-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-148-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jul 2008 11:46:57 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-147: 30 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Legitimate websites face new threats as more viruses are spread through trusted hosts; Rain helps reduce Quebec&apos;s 2008 forest-fire fighting costs; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-147-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-147-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:51:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-146: 29 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Lessons learned report on 2007 medical isotopes shortage from health experts; P.E.I road budget stretched with the use of recycled asphalt; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-146-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-146-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:46:45 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-145: 28 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Ontario hospitals will soon report on bacterial infections; Heavy rain causes flooding in Ontario; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-145-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-145-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 10:37:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-144: 25 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: 	90 Billion barrels of oil and 1,670 Trillion Cubic feet of Natural Gas assessed in the Arctic; Canadian and Ontario governments commit $6.2B to improve Ontario&apos;s infrastructure; Exploit code published that could direct users to fake websites; N.W.T. forest fires affect road conditions; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-144-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-144-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:52:29 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-143: 24 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Alaskan politicians approve TransCanada gas pipeline plan; Old power lines could cost B.C. jobs and business; Rain causes flooding in central Quebec; Cristobal now post-tropical depression; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-143-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-143-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:35:56 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-142: 23 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Gas leak forces evacuations in Prince Rupert, B.C.; Crane tips over Highway 1 in Surrey, B.C.; Jammed gate causes Ottawa sewage spill; Cristobal now post-tropical storm; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-142-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-142-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:25:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-141: 22 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases alert AL08-001: Proof of concept code for new DNS cache poisoning attacks publicly available; Bomb threat diverts plane to Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador; Forest fire near Edgewood, B.C.; Tropical Storm Cristobal: Update; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-141-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-141-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:32:57 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-140: 21 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Storm with hail, rain and funnel cloud in Saskatchewan; Computer problems shut down pharmacy drug billing across B.C.; Tropical Storm Cristobal; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-140-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-140-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:44:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-139: 18 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Electric cars now allowed on some Quebec roads; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Tropical Storm Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-139-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-139-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:51:31 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-138: 17 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Storms and tornados in southern Alberta; Province of Quebec to fix dangerous roads; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Tropical Storm Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-138-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-138-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:52:15 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-137: 16 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-060: Oracle Critical Patch Update - July 2008; Explosion causes power outage in Kamloops, B.C.; Via Rail train collides with truck in southern Ontario; Tropical Storm Bertha – Update; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-137-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-137-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:36:10 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-136: 15 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Quebec City airport open after weekend blackout; Power outage downtown Vancouver; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska: Update; Tropical Storm Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-136-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-136-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:11:58 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-135: 14 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: NASA conducts Canadian forest fire smoke study; CCIRC releases advisory AV08-059: Novell eDirectory LDAP Service Search Parameters Heap Overflow Vulnerability; CCIRC releases Update to Advisory AV08-056: Multiple vendor DNS implementations vulnerable to cache poisoning; Volcano eruption at Okmok, Alaska; Tropical Storm Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-135-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-135-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 12:02:14 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-134: 11 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Minister Day officially opens the new Port of Andover border-crossing facility; Canada helps New Brunswick to cover final flooding costs; Government of Canada extends border services at Moncton, Fredericton and Charlottetown airports; CCIRC releases advisory AV08-058: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Sun Java; Major Internet security issue corrected; Freight train derails east of Edmonton; B.C. sending firefighting assistance to California; Hurricane Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-134-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-134-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:35:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-133: 10 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Canada helps P.E.I. cover final flooding costs; Saskatchewan will provide $2 million for flood relief; Hurricane Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-133-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-133-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:26:32 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-132: 9 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-056: Multiple vendor DNS implementations vulnerable to cache poisoning; CCIRC releases advisory AV08-057: Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Month of July; Alberta creates two new funds for its Climate Change Action Plan; Hurricane Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-132-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-132-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jul 2008 11:04:53 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-131: 8 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Canada helps Newfoundland and Labrador cover final flooding costs; Public health officials report four cases of Salmonella Saintpaul in Canada; Most Saskatchewan forest fire evacuees allowed to return home; Tornado touches down in Manitoba; Hurricane Bertha: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-131-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-131-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:55:16 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-130: 7 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Large forest fire approaches two northern Saskatchewan communities: Update; Bertha becomes first hurricane of 2008 Atlantic hurricane season; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-130-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-130-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:52:09 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
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            <title>DIR08-129: 4 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: City of Lethbridge, Alberta, to apply for provincial Disaster Recovery Assistance; B.C. rockslide causes train derailment: Update; First U.S.-linked Canadian case of Salmonella detected; Large forest fire approaches two northern Saskatchewan communities: Update; Roads closed following chemical leak at Edmonton plant; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-129-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-129-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 4 Jul 2008 11:31:50 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-128: 3 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: B.C. rockslide causes train derailment; Large forest fire approaches two northern Saskatchewan communities: Update; P.E.I. hospital unable to contain spread of MRSA; Forest fire in B.C. forces highway closure: Update; State of emergency lifted for Lethbridge, Alberta; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-128-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-128-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 3 Jul 2008 12:43:45 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-127: 2 July 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Large forest fire approaches two northern Saskatchewan communities: Update; Forest fire in B.C. forces highway closure; Lethbridge, Alberta, declares state of emergency due to flooding; New Brunswick highway reopens after most bees contained; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-127-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-127-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jul 2008 11:40:47 -0400</pubDate>
        </item>
        <item>
            <title>DIR08-126: 30 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items:  Large forest fire approaches two northern Saskatchewan communities; Nova Scotia forest fires in Shelburne County: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-126-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-126-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:12:48 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-125: 27 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-055: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Cross-Domain Vulnerability; Nova Scotia forest fire in Shelburne County: Update; Railway freight service resumes on Vancouver Island; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-125-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-125-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:41:16 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-124: 26 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-054: Adobe Products JavaScript Method Code Execution Vulnerability; Nova Scotia forest fire in Shelburne County; Chemical spill on B.C. highway causes drinking water ban and beach closures: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-124-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-124-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:21:27 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-123: 25 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Chemical spill on B.C. highway causes drinking water ban and beach closures; Wire theft halts railway freight service on Vancouver Island; Sweet crude oil pipeline leak near Sundre, Alberta: Update; Government of Canada announces investment in hydro projects; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-123-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-123-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:14:05 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-122: 24 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases information note on SQL Injection Attacks; CFIA confirms BSE in B.C.; Copper theft cuts phone access to homes in Surrey, B.C.; Cost of New Brunswick flood in the tens of millions of dollars; Senate committee indicates coast guard needs better icebreakers; Fuel and PCBs leaking into St. Lawrence River; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-122-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-122-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:00:39 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-121: 23 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases update to advisory AV08-052: Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Month of June; Sweet crude oil pipeline leak near Sundre, Alberta: Update; Flood waters no longer eroding land under Pangnirtung, Nunavut; Blockade on B.C. highway; Wind storm knocks out power in La Plaine and Mascouche regions, Quebec; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-121-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-121-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:29:56 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-120: 20 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New screening technology piloted at B.C.&apos;s Kelowna International Airport; Testing problem interrupts service at 43 Manitoba credit unions; Two new deaths related to avian influenza H5N1 in Indonesia; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-120-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-120-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 11:14:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-119: 19 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Crude oil pipeline leak into Alberta&apos;s Red Deer River: Update; Flood forces Pangnirtung to dump raw sewage in Arctic fiord: Update; Landslide threat in Daniel&apos;s Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-119-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-119-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:22:01 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-118: 18 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Crude oil pipeline leak into Alberta&apos;s Red Deer River: Update; Report indicates shortage of new nurses to meet demand of health care system; Explosives found along Calgary train tracks; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-118-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-118-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:52:41 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-117: 17 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Crude oil pipeline leak into Alberta&apos;s Red Deer River; Nova Scotia forest fires force evacuations: Update; Forest fire forces evacuation of Uranium City, Saskatchewan: Update; Government of Canada issues emergency safety directive regarding potentially faulty train wheels; Solution for blue-green algae proposed; Ontario unveils nuclear plant expansion plans; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-117-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-117-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 12:31:06 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-116: 16 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada delivers final payment to Ontario for the 1998 ice storm; Nova Scotia forest fires force evacuations; Restaurants limit tomatoes after FDA warning: Update; Safe emergency landing at St. John&apos;s airport; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-116-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-116-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 11:25:50 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-115: 13 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Canada part of two-day disease outbreak response exercise by WHO; CMAJ publishes epidemic response articles; No high-risk avian influenza viruses found in Canada&apos;s wild birds; No new superbug cases at Charlottetown hospital; School in Chesley, Ontario, closed after E. coli detected; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-115-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-115-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:32:44 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-114: 12 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-053: SNMPv3 authentication bypass vulnerability; Flood forces Pangnirtung to dump raw sewage in Arctic fiord; Border guards may start a slowdown at Windsor, Ontario, border crossings; Manitoba invests in emergency preparedness; High winds cause power outages in Montréal: Update; Forest fires getting closer to northern Saskatchewan hamlet: Update; Flood watches and high streamflow advisories in effect in Alberta; Gas supplier cuts off rural gas stations in Nova Scotia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-114-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-114-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 11:29:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-113: 11 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases two advisories; Forest fire cuts rail link to northern Manitoba community; High winds cause power outages in Montréal; Forest fires getting closer to northern Saskatchewan hamlet; Harmful fumes at Ottawa airport; Copper thieves target lightning rods in West Prince, P.E.I.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-113-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-113-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:03:09 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-112: 10 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Restaurants limit tomatoes after FDA warning; Power outage in parts of Pangnirtung, Nunavut; Avian influenza H5N1 not found in migratory birds; Flooding in White Rock, B.C.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-112-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-112-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:22:45 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-111: 9 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Canada strengthens avian influenza surveillance for poultry; CFIA monitoring outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in the U.S.: Update; Forest fire forces evacuation of Uranium City, Saskatchewan; Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba: Update; Flooding in Ontario&apos;s Thunder Bay area; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-111-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-111-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 9 Jun 2008 11:48:57 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-110: 6 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-050: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Cisco PIX and Cisco ASA Security Appliances; TSB identifies safety deficiencies with certain train wheel sets; Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba: Update; U.S. and Canada to conduct maritime counterterrorism exercise; Stolen laptop contained 32 000 farmers&apos; financial data; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-110-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-110-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jun 2008 11:09:23 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-109: 5 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Privacy Commissioner releases report on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act; CFIA monitoring outbreak of Salmonella Saintpaul in the U.S.; Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba: Update; Computer virus may have spread through Ottawa recreation centre website; Hay River boil-water advisory lifted; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-109-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-109-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:49:51 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-108: 4 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba: Update; High Streamflow Advisories ended for B.C.&apos;s northwest rivers; B.C. releases plan for water sustainability; Huntingdon, Quebec, needs better sewer system to handle seasonal flooding; Canada to resume pork exports to the Russian Federation; More superbug cases reported at Charlottetown hospital; Highway 30 along Montréal&apos;s South Shore set to begin; Cell users facing more text spam, SaskTel says; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-108-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-108-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 4 Jun 2008 12:17:34 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-107: 3 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-049: VMware Products Multiple Vulnerabilities; Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba: Update; Teck Cominco lead refinery near Trail, B.C., spills chemicals into Columbia River: Update; Boil water order for Saint John, New Brunswick; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain KingFisher brand cantaloupes; Mass decontamination for emergency crews attending accident in Burnaby, B.C.; C. difficile infection at Toronto&apos;s St. Michael&apos;s Hospital; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-107-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-107-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 3 Jun 2008 12:13:08 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-106: 2 June 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba: Update; Research on process to detect contaminants in city water supplies; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-106-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-106-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 2 Jun 2008 11:23:07 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-105: 30 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba: Update; Teck Cominco lead refinery near Trail, B.C., spills chemicals into Columbia River; Alberta moving ambulance services under health system; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-105-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-105-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 12:44:19 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-104: 29 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-048: CiscoWorks Common Services Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability; Forest fires prompt evacuations in Manitoba; Peaceful protest to highlight the National Day of Action; Plum pox virus eradicated in Stoney Creek, Ontario; First human case of avian influenza in Bangladesh; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-104-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-104-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 12:07:03 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-103: 28 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Fires prompt local state of emergency declaration in Prince George, B.C.; Study shows North American bird flu viruses becoming more adapted to humans; Government of Canada opens wireless industry to more competition; Mould from St. John River flood forcing residents out of their homes; Forest fire in Manitoba: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-103-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-103-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 12:31:56 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-102: 27 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Amendments to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act; B.C. typhoid cases soar; Russian nuclear power websites attacked; High Streamflow Advisory issued for B.C.&apos;s Northwest rivers; High streamflow conditions in Alberta; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-102-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-102-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 27 May 2008 11:58:25 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-101: 26 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Forest fire in Manitoba; Residents in Prince George, B.C., on evacuation order: Update; High streamflow conditions in Alberta; Closure of shellfish harvesting areas of the Annapolis Basin in Nova Scotia; Oil spill near Norman Wells, Northwest Territories; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-101-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-101-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 11:38:18 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-100: 23 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-047: Cisco Multiple Vulnerabilities; 2008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook and impact on Canada; Residents in Prince George, B.C., on evacuation order; High streamflow conditions in Alberta; Cameco looking into possible contaminant leaks at Port Hope, Ontario; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-100-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-100-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2008 10:53:41 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-099: 22 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Risk of tsunamis in Quebec; WHO provides update on enterovirus in China; Bomb disposal experts train in Ottawa; Residents in B.C.&apos;s Fraser Valley stranded by rising water; High Streamflow Advisory issued for North Central Alberta; Attawapiskat residents return home from Waterloo, Ontario; Canada provides additional support for victims of the earthquake in China; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-099-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-099-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2008 12:44:10 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-098: 21 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-046: Computer Associates ARCserve Backup Multiple Vulnerabilities; B.C. issues Flood Warning for the Upper Fraser River; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for Smith Snacks Chicken Club Twister sandwich; Alberta highway reopens after wildfire threat; Fuel leak causes explosion in Edmonton; DHS awards $844 million in critical infrastructure grants; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-098-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-098-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 11:17:01 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-097: 20 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Forest fire in Newbrook, Alberta, causes evacuation; B.C. river levels expected to recede; Library and Archives Canada building in Ottawa shut down due to flood; Mudslide temporarily closes Trans-Canada Highway in B.C.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-097-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-097-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2008 12:09:09 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-096: 16 May 2008</title>
            <description>CCIRC releases advisory AV08-045: Cisco Products Multiple Vulnerabilities; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain ground beef products; Bush fire near Edmonton damages several homes; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-096-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-096-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 11:05:04 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-095: 15 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-044: Citrix Access Gateway Unspecified Authentication Bypass vulnerability; B.C. issues High Streamflow Advisory for Interior and North Coast; Episodic Tremor and Slip event underway beneath southern Vancouver Island; Drinking water safety initiative for Newfoundland and Labrador; U.S. FEMA releases preliminary observations from national exercise TOPOFF 4; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain ground beef products; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for Smith Snacks Small Sub sandwich; Canada to airlift 2000 emergency shelter kits to Burma; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-095-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-095-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 11:46:04 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-094: 14 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-043: Microsoft Security Bulletins for May; Helicopter crashes into residential area in B.C.; New Brunswick forest fire stops traffic on Trans-Canada Highway; Hot weather raises flood risk in B.C. Interior; Peel region in Ontario reports first case of measles; Snowslide damages tourist train in White Pass, B.C.; Section of Montréal&apos;s Highway 20 blocked by fallen load; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-094-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-094-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 11:36:26 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-093: 13 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Flood risk prompts evacuation in James Bay community: Update; Jacques-Cartier Bridge in Sherbrooke, Quebec, closed indeterminately: Update; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Canadian group asks that DART be deployed to China; Boat sinks spilling 1000 litres of oil into Howe Sound, B.C.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-093-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-093-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 May 2008 09:48:35 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-092: 12 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC issues update to advisory AV08-042; Via Rail train quarantined in northern Ontario due to fears of infectious disease; Flood risk prompts evacuation in James Bay community; Financial assistance for Quebec&apos;s Lower Saint Lawrence due to spring flooding; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Upgrades to search and rescue planes to keep them flying past retirement date; Victoria considering heavy search and rescue unit; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-092-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-092-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 11:33:45 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-091: 9 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA confirms bovine tuberculosis in Manitoba; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Measles reported in Guelph, Ontario; New measles cases in Toronto; CIPHS issues alert about hand, foot and mouth disease; Canada offers Disaster Assistance Response Team in aftermath of Cyclone Nargis; Plane to Regina makes emergency landing due to fire; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-091-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-091-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 9 May 2008 11:45:41 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-090: 8 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-042: WonderWare SuiteLink Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability; 10,000 litres of diesel fuel leak onto Trout Lake; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Flooding and road closures in the Northwest Territories: Update; Jacques-Cartier Bridge in Sherbrooke closed indeterminately; P.E.I interrupts school bus service; Diesel fuel leak in Prince Rupert, B.C.; Quebec flooding situation: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-090-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-090-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 8 May 2008 11:28:09 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-089: 7 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Auditor General reports on disease surveillance by PHAC and Transport Canada&apos;s changing approach to air safety oversight; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Flooding and road closures in the Northwest Territories: Update; Security boosted after vandals tamper with Manitoba dam; Trinité River Dam in Quebec damaged by heavy rains; Canada announces support for communities in Burma devastated by Tropical Cyclone Nargis; Saint John Airport, N.B., evacuation; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-089-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-089-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 7 May 2008 12:26:35 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-088: 6 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada announces $5 million for emergency preparedness; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Flooding and road closures in the Northwest Territories; CDC provides an update on measles cases in the U.S.; Enterovirus 71 spreads in China: Update; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for certain ground beef products; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-088-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-088-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 6 May 2008 11:48:20 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-087: 5 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New Brunswick flooding: Update; Quebec flooding: Update; Evacuees from James Bay coast returning home; Tonnes of bilge dumped off Newfoundland coast; Water pipe break leaves residents without water in southern Ontario</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-087-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-087-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 5 May 2008 11:57:45 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-086: 2 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New Brunswick flooding: Update; Quebec rains trigger flooding and landslides: Update; Ruptured pipeline pollutes Alberta&apos;s Lesser Slave River; Boil water advisory issued for four municipalities in Ontario&apos;s Essex County: Update; VoIP 911 call sends ambulance to the wrong address; Enterovirus 71 spreads in China; New death related to avian influenza in Indonesia; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-086-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-086-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 2 May 2008 12:41:41 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-085: 1 May 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New Brunswick flooding: Update; Quebec rains trigger flooding and landslides: Update; Evacuations on the James Bay coast due to expected flooding: Update; Bus crash in Egypt injures Canadians; 500 ducks die at oil sands pond in Alberta; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-085-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-085-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 1 May 2008 12:24:15 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-084: 30 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-041: Sun Java System Directory Server Vulnerability; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Quebec rains trigger flooding and landslides; Evacuations on the James Bay coast due to expected flooding: Update;
Boil water advisory issued for four municipalities in Ontario&apos;s Essex County; Accidents and mudslide close three B.C. highways; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for GD brand ground cumin; Highway in St. Catherines, Ontario, temporarily closed as piece of bridge falls; Yukon school water fountains unsafe due to bacterial concerns; Section of Highway 417 in Ottawa to reopen after culvert collapse; Road reopens in Caledonia, Ontario; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-084-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-084-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:48:20 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-083: 29 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Evacuations on the James Bay coast due to expected flooding: Update; New Brunswick flooding: Update; Police remove Mohawk blockade near Deseronto, Ontario; Emergency exercise closes Detroit-Windsor Tunnel; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-083-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-083-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:06:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-082: 28 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-040: HP HPeDiag ActiveX Control Information Disclosure and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability; Evacuations on the James Bay coast due to expected flooding; New Brunswick flooding: Update; CFIA provides update on previously discovered avian influenza case in Saskatchewan; Quebec flood situation; Snowstorm temporarily closes Trans-Canada Highway in Manitoba and Ontario; Section of Highway 417 in Ottawa closed by culvert collapse; Toronto Transit Commission ordered to end strike; Cyber Risk Assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-082-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-082-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:07:38 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-081: 25 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New Brunswick flooding: Update; Alberta to develop comprehensive research paper on nuclear power; CNN website hit by cyber attack; U.S. Geological Survey National Seismic Hazards Maps updated; Ontario flood situation; Quebec flood situation; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-081-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-081-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:39:44 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-080: 24 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New Brunswick flooding: Update; Report provides expert advice on drinking water safety in B.C.; Climate change and water top priorities in Alberta&apos;s 2008 Budget; Ongoing mumps outbreak in Nova Scotia under control; Landslides in Quebec; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-080-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-080-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:25:23 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-079: 23 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: New Brunswick flooding; North American Leaders&apos; Summit; DHS proposes biometric airport and seaport exit procedures; Mohawk protesters set up blockade in Deseronto, Ontario: Update; Four landslides in Quebec; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-079-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-079-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:34:43 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-078: 22 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada takes action on bisphenol A; Mohawk protesters set up blockade in Desoronto, Ontario; New Brunswick issues flood watch and ice movement warning; Manitoba lake could be threatened by sewage treatment plant; Students at Calgary high school being vaccinated for measles; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-078-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-078-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:11:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-077: 21 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Gas line explosion in Nipawin, Saskatchewan; Bush fire near power plant in Québec; Power outage in B.C. due to spring snowstorm; Flood situation in Québec; Flood situation in Ontario; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-077-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-077-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:41:25 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-076: 18 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-036, AV08-037, AV08-038 and AV08-039; First Nations protests; Bomb threat against federal buildings in B.C. prompts mass evacuations; Heavy ice sinks fishing vessel off Newfoundland and delays ferry; Montréal warns that river levels are peaking; Manitoba Hydro to sell power to Wisconsin Public Service; New case of avian influenza in Egypt; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-076-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-076-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:06:15 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-075: 17 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-035: Oracle Critical Patch Update for April 2008; Survey shows infrastructure key issue to Canadians; Report into investigation of the 11th case of BSE in Canada; Spring flood situation in Ontario; Spring flood situation in Saskatchewan; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-075-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-075-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:21:16 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-074: 16 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada announces plan to improve drinking water for First Nations; Water shortage in Grise Fiord, Nunavut; New study on earthquake forecast for California; Evacuation order due to fears of landslide in Gatineau, Quebec: Update; Industrial blast in Alberta; New death related to avian influenza in Egypt; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-074-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-074-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 11:20:05 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-073: 15 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Canada to officially label bisphenol A as dangerous; Probable human-to-human transmission of avian influenza in China; Water utilities review roadmap for securing cyber systems; Flood situation in Manitoba; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-073-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-073-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:57:41 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-072: 14 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada takes enforcement action against the Farley Mowat; Flood situation in Ontario: Update; Flood situation in Quebec: Update; Evacuation order due to fears of landslide in Gatineau, Quebec; Avalanche temporarily closes Highway 99, north of Pemberton, B.C.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-072-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-072-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 11:01:47 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-071: 11 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-034: Multiple Vulnerabilities in IBM Lotus Notes file viewers; Increase in measles cases in Toronto: Update; Study shows new vaccine or policy changes may be required for mumps outbreak; U.S. American Airlines cancellations has little impact in Canada; Flood situation in Quebec; Flood situation in Ontario; Private-public partnership supports Alberta power research; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-071-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-071-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:25 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-070: 10 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Minister Day meets with U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff; CCIRC releases advisory AV08-033: Adobe Flash Player Multiple Vulnerabilities; Long distance network affected by outage; DFO changes towing practice; Government of Canada announces tougher food and product safety legislation; Colorado State University releases its 2008 forecast of Atlantic hurricane activity; American Airlines cancels flights to inspect wiring; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-070-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-070-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:45:47 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-069: 9 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-032: Microsoft Security Bulletins for April; Trains carrying toxic chemicals derail in southeastern Saskatchewan: Update; Quebec completes assessment of 135 solid thick-slab structures; Stockpiled flu drug may be harmful to children; Winnipeg buses to get security cameras; New death related to avian influenza H5N1 in Egypt; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-069-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-069-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 9 Apr 2008 11:46:04 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-068: 8 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-031: CA Products LGServer and NetBackup Multiple Vulnerabilities; Trains carrying toxic chemicals derail in southeastern Saskatchewan; Report shows more than 1,760 Canadian boil-water advisories in effect; Over 100 vulnerabilities identified in VoIP systems; Report on need for policy on bulk water exports; Water levels rising in Mackenzie Delta lakes; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-068-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-068-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:14:35 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-067: 7 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Fire at historic armoury in Québec City; Fire at provincial heritage site in Glenboro, Manitoba; Increases in measles cases in Toronto; Possible link between earthquakes in the Cascadia Subduction Zone and the San Andreas Fault; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-067-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-067-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 7 Apr 2008 12:19:46 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-066: 4 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-030: Apple QuickTime File Handling Code Execution Vulnerabilities; Husky resumes production at oil field off east coast of Newfoundland; WHO tests confirm limited human-to-human transmission of H5N1 in Pakistan; Quebec to check flood preparedness; Spring thaw condition in Ontario; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-066-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-066-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 11:55:25 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-065: 3 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: IJC releases draft new Order and Plan for regulation of water levels and flows for Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River; Confederation Bridge undergoes wind testing; Three new cases of avian influenza in Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-065-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-065-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 3 Apr 2008 11:14:10 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-064: 2 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Mumps immunization resumes in Lethbridge, Alberta; Study finds increases of empyema infection among children; Carbon monoxide in P.E.I. mussel plant sends 20 to hospital; Prince Rupert facing $1-million dock repair; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-064-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-064-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 2 Apr 2008 11:43:17 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-063: 1 April 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Truck accident closes CN rail in Edmonton; Minor spike expected in risk of major quake in Vancouver; Mysterious powder at Canada Revenue Agency office in Winnipeg; Ontario launches flood information website; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-063-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-063-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 1 Apr 2008 09:27:36 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-062: 31 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-029: HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS Unauthorized Access Vulnerability; Fishing vessel capsizes near Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia; PHAC agency affected by computer worm last year; Multi-vehicle crash on Highway 63 in northern Alberta; Alberta plane crash; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-062-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-062-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2008 10:06:05 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-061: 28 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-028: Cisco IOS Multiple Vulnerabilities; Major oil spill at Ultramar refinery in Lévis, Quebec; Canadians to power down for Earth Hour; Exercise to test dirty bomb response in Toronto; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-061-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-061-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:21:50 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-060: 27 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-0027: Novell eDirectory LDAP Extended Request Message Buffer Overflow Vulnerability; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano: Update; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for national black pepper powder; MRSA surveillance results for 2006 published; Exhaust blamed for real incident during a mock disaster exercise; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-060-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-060-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:36:34 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-059: 26 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for Sun Rich and A &amp; P cut cantaloupe products; Potential for spring flooding lower than usual for most of Manitoba; Package explodes at postal facility in Mississauga, Ontario; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-059-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-059-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 11:24:45 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-058: 25 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for cantaloupes from Agropecuaria Montelibano; New regulations tighten controls on restricted chemicals; CRA executes large-scale search in significant tax fraud investigation; Storm causes road closures in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec; Marine Atlantic ferry docks; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-058-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-058-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:13:18 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-057: 20 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Marine Atlantic ferry stuck in ice with passengers: Update; Alberta Environment issues River Breakup Advisory for Peace River; Roof collapse triggers industrial fire in Montréal; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-057-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-057-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 10:45:19 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-056: 19 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-026: Adobe Form Designer and Advanced Form Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities; Marine Atlantic ferry stuck in ice with passengers; Schools shut down due to heavy snow on roof: Update; Report on impact of climate change in Alaska; New avian influenza death in Vietnam; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-056-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-056-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:16:04 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-055: 18 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-025: CiscoWorks Internetwork Performance Monitor Remote Command Execution Vulnerability; Blizzard causing closures and transportation problems in Newfoundland; Investigation into gastro-intestinal illness in bike race participants: Update; Quebec schools shut down due to heavy snow on roof; U.S. fresh water supply running low due to energy production; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-055-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-055-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:45:38 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-054: 17 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Health Canada expands on information about arsenic in certain pear juices for toddlers; State of emergency lifted on Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador; Report released on the potential impacts of climate change on U.S. transportation; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-054-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-054-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:51:02 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-053: 14 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Blizzard causes transportation delays and building closures in Newfoundland; Fireball over central B.C. was Russian space junk; Isolated mumps outbreak in Chilliwack, B.C.; Canada urged to study Great Lakes pollution; Explosion at car dealership in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia; Cyber risk assessment.</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-053-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-053-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 11:16:55 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-052: 13 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Roof collapse in Morin Heights, Quebec, may be due to heavy snow; TSB finds unsafe practices on BC Ferries&apos; Queen of the North; Avian influenza pandemic plan for Nunavik, Quebec; Saskatchewan northern communities lose power for part of the day; Ottawa may experience spring flooding; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-052-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-052-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 13 Mar 2008 11:41:11 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-051: 12 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-024: Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Month of March; New Brunswick announces changes to health care system; Report indicates climate change could lead to rise in infectious diseases; CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert for certain pear juices for toddlers; Expansion to ease overloaded Fort McMurray Airport; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-051-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-051-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:05:39 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-050: 11 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Public Safety Minister announces Canada&apos;s participation in Cyber Storm II; Transport Minister tables the Railway Safety Act review report in the House of Commons; New case related to avian influenza H5N1 in Egypt; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-050-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-050-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:29:03 -0400</pubDate>
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        <item>
            <title>DIR08-049: 10 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-023: Cross Site Scripting Vulnerability in CheckPoint VPN-1 UTM Edge; Severe winter storm in Eastern Canada; Canada to participate in Cyber Storm II exercise; Super-sized ferry begins service in B.C.; NRCan releases report on climate change in Canada; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-049-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-049-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:20:27 -0400</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-048: 7 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada provides funding to Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador for flood recovery assistance; Two Saskatchewan lakes receive grants for flood protection; Shell refinery maintenance limits Alberta fuel supplies
Pipe bomb found in Burnaby mall in B.C.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-048-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 7 Mar 2008 11:37:38 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-047: 6 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-022: Sun Java SE Multiple Vulnerabilities; Refinery problems leave Esso stations in Prairies short on gas; Pilots report being flashed by lasers; Gas storage practice in Daniel&apos;s Harbour, Newfoundland, could be dangerous; New case related to avian influenza H5N1 in Egypt</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-047-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-047-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:14:11 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-046: 5 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CNSC indicates radioactive sources safely used; Washington State to conduct study on effects of dam on B.C.; Derailment stalls Toronto-area rail travel; Snow and freezing rain in Eastern Canada causing transportation problems; Nunavut to order outside review of Rankin Inlet power emergency; Air Transat flight makes emergency landing in Florida; Burst pipe causes flooding at Nova Scotia&apos;s QEII Hospital; New death related to avian influenza H5N1 in Egypt; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-046-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-046-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:56:19 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-045: 4 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Review determines measles, mumps and rubella vaccine lots can be used; Report indicates that staff breakfast helped spread second wave of SARS; Device reminds health workers to wash hands; Norovirus outbreak impacting hospital in St. John&apos;s, Newfoundland; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-045-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-045-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:04:45 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-044: 3 March 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada funds expansion of border crossing facility in Lacolle, Quebec; Winter storm in Maritimes closes Confederation Bridge and roads; Edmonton hospital sets up a triage tent due to lack of space; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-044-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-044-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 3 Mar 2008 11:58:42 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-043: 29 February 2008</title>
            <description>desc</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-053-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:13:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-042: 28 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-021: Multiple Vulnerabilities in Multiple Symantec Products; Report calls for more emergency training for nurses; Nova Scotia Auditor General Report examines handling of mumps outbreak; Gas leak explosion at school in Fort Frances, Ontario; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-042-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-042-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:57:02 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-041: 27 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA confirms new case of BSE in Alberta; Rankin Inlet asked to keep conserving energy; New deaths related to avian influenza H5N1 in China and Vietnam; Norovirus outbreak in Labrador hospital; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-041-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:14:09 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-040: 26 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: IAEA releases manual on combating illicit trafficking of nuclear and radioactive material; Bomb threat on Ontario highway; CFIA updates Health Hazard Alert for Maison de Savoie brand pork dry sausage; New death related to avian influenza H5N1 in China; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-040-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-040-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:55:09 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-039: 25 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV07-020: Novell iPrint Client Buffer Overflow Vulnerability; Limited power supply restored to Rankin Inlet; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for Maison de Savoie brand pork dry sausage; CP rail line reopens after train derailment in B.C.; Potential for spring flooding relatively low for most of Manitoba; New death related to avian influenza H5N1 in China</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-039-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:13:38 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-038: 22 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV07-019: Symantec Veritas Storage Foundation Multiple Vulnerabilities; U.S. missile hits decaying satellite over Pacific Ocean: Update; New deaths related to avian influenza H5N1 in Indonesia and Vietnam; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-038-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-038-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:26:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-037: 21 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: U.S. missile hits decaying satellite over Pacific Ocean; Rankin Inlet declares state of emergency after power shutdown; Quebec police dismantle computer piracy network; Major fire in downtown Toronto; Heavy rains cause flooding in Nova Scotia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-037-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:48:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-036: 20 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: U.S. to shoot down spy satellite: Update; New Brunswick discontinues flood advisory; Local state of emergency declared in Newfoundland town due to water line break ; Earthquake and tsunami watch for Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-036-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:35:46 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-035: 19 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Flooding in Port Bruce, Ontario; New Brunswick issues a flood advisory; Emergency personnel in B.C. practice for radiological attack; New Brunswick boil water order lifted; CN Rail freight cars derail in Burlington, Ontario: Update; Clinic in Northwest Territories reopens after mercury spill; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-035-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-035-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 09:40:19 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-034: 18 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Government of Canada proposes amendments to the Customs Act to strengthen border security; Government of Canada restricts phosphates in detergents; New Brunswick boil water order may be extended; CN Rail freight cars derail in Burlington, Ontario; Plane skids off runway at Ottawa airport; New death related to avian influenza H5N1 in Vietnam; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-034-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-034-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 11:31:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-033: 15 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases two advisories: AV08-017 and AV07-018; U.S. to shoot down spy satellite; New Brunswick storm causes power outages and boil water orders; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Federal government office in Newfoundland and Labrador closed due to wind damage</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-033-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-033-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:50:07 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-032: 14 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-016: Microsoft Security Bulletins for the Month of February; Statistics Canada releases study on the age of public infrastructure; Road salt spray leads to power outages and burning power poles in Calgary; New Brunswick issues a flood advisory; BlackBerry outage caused by upgrade; Explosion in Vancouver; Cyber Risk Assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-032-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-032-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:49:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-031: 13 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases AV08-015: Novell Client NWSPOOL.DLL Stack Overflow Vulnerability; Greyhound passengers may have been exposed to tuberculosis; Gas leak forces evacuation of 500 residents from North Burnaby, B.C.: Update; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Ice jam on Ontario&apos;s Otonabee River prompts flood warning; New case of H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-031-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-031-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 11:39:37 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-030: 12 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases update to AV08-014: Multiple vulnerabilities in Adobe Reader and Acrobat; Gas leak forces evacuation of 500 residents from North Burnaby, B.C.; BlackBerry service disrupted across North America; New case of avian influenza in Indonesia; Avalanche closes Coquihalla Highway in B.C.: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-030-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-030-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 11:39:15 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-029: 11 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases two advisories: AV08-013 and AV08-014; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Manitoba blizzard causes road closures; Avalanche closes Coquihalla Highway in B.C.: Update; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-029-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-029-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:33:34 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-028: 8 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases two advisories: AV08-011 and AV08-012; Damage from June windstorms and tornadoes in Manitoba close to $4 million; Storm knocks out power in B.C.; Avalanche closes Coquihalla Highway in B.C.; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-028-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-028-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 8 Feb 2008 11:42:40 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-027: 7 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-010: Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Manager File Upload Vulnerability; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Tornadoes in U.S. kill dozens; Plane makes emergency landing in Regina</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-027-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-027-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 7 Feb 2008 10:46:11 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-026: 6 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Saskatchewan releases spring runoff forecast for 2008; Heavy snowstorm causes transportation problems in Toronto; Storm shuts down ferries and causes power outages in B.C.; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for Olivier Brand Dip; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for certain sesame seed crackers; Subway train derailment in Toronto: Update; Two new cases of H5N1 avian influenza in Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-026-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-026-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:11:28 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-025: 5 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CFIA announces update on Saskatchewan farm affected by avian influenza; Stolen truck carrying radioactive equipment found in Edmonton; Chilliwack, B.C., restricts access to west dike system; Subway train derailment in Toronto; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-025-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-025-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 6 Feb 2008 09:08:33 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-024: 4 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Power outages continue in P.E.I.: Update; Stolen pickup in Alberta contains radioactive material; Ice storm causes power outages in New Brunswick; Northerners urged to conserve electricity; Third submarine telecommunications cable severed in the Middle East; New death related to avian influenza in Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-024-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-024-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 4 Feb 2008 09:25:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-023: 1 February 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases update to advisory AV07-024; Power outages continue in P.E.I.: Update; Power outages reported in New Brunswick; Truck collision in the Rockies closes Tran-Canada Highway; DHS announces $12.14 billion for border security and immigration enforcement; Cables severed in the Mediterranean; New death related to avian influenza in Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-023-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-023-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2008 12:16:09 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-022: 31 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Power outages continue in P.E.I.: Update; Fierce winds cut electricity across Ontario and causes transportation issues; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; CN Rail operations in Western Canada reduced due to extreme cold; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-022-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-022-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 11:39:57 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-021: 30 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Tamiflu-resistant flu viruses found in Canada; CP train derails in Vancouver; Power outages continue in P.E.I. ; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Explosions at company in east-central Alberta causes evacuations; Cold snap grounds Air Canada flights in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories; Four new cases of avian influenza H5N1 in Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-021-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-021-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 10:45:49 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-020: 29 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Oil spill at Ultramar refinery in Lévis, Quebec; Storm hampers transportation in Atlantic Canada; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; No new cases of bovine tuberculosis identified; CFIA issues a Health Hazard Alert for certain chicken sandwiches; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-020-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-020-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:52:25 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-019: 28 January 2008</title>
            <description>Articles: CFIA issues Health Hazard Alert to warn of rancid organic baby cereal; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Small plane makes emergency landing on Quebec highway; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-019-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-019-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 10:50:14 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-018: 25 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases two advisories: AV08-008 and AV08-009; Construction crews rupture gas line to Jasper, Alberta; Ice melt causes flooding in Peterborough, Ontario; Avian influenza situation update: Indonesia and Vietnam; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-018-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-018-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:22:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-017: 24 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: U.S. releases National Response Framework; Supplies finally reach Nunavut&apos;s Kivalliq region after blizzards; Telus service restored following cable theft in Mission, B.C.; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; New case of avian influenza in Indonesia; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-017-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-017-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 11:11:41 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-016: 23 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Heavy snow and poor visibility causes accidents and highway closures in Ontario; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Three charged in connection with B.C. wildfire set in 2006; CFIA issues a health hazard alert for certain organic sesame seeds; Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-016-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-016-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:41:16 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-015: 22 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Canada&apos;s first enhanced driver&apos;s licence launched in B.C; CIA confirms cyber attack caused multi-city power outage outside the U.S; FERC approves new reliability standards for cyber security; New cases of avian influenza in Indonesia; Copper thief gets electrocuted, causes power outage; Oil theft break-ins in P.E.I. and Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-015-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-015-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:42:47 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-014: 21 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases two advisories: AV08-006 and AV08-007; Whiteout contributes to multi-car pileup on Ontario highway; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.; Brazil confirms eighth death from yellow fever; Winds cut power to thousands in Greater Victoria, B.C.;  Alberta issues a river freeze-up advisory for the Peace River; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-014-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-014-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:26:04 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-013: 18 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-005: Cisco Unified Communications Manager Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability; Nova Scotia to review health system; Earthquake in Northwest Territories; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-013-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-013-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jan 2008 09:57:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-012: 17 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Virus targets banks; Alberta announces provincial standards to prevent infections in health facilities; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Rescuers use cell phone signal to save Saskatchewan man; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-012-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
            <guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-012-eng.aspx?rss=true</guid>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:57:35 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-011: 16 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-004: Oracle Critical Patch Update; Consultation launched on the proposed Food and Consumer Safety Action Plan; Warning system required for single-engine planes flying over mountains; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Power outages caused by heavy winds in B.C.;New case of avian influenza in Indonesia; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-011-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:22:45 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-010: 15 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Heavy winds cause power outages, road closures, and ferry cancellations in B.C.; Transit plan to help B.C. reach greenhouse gas targets; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; New Brunswick upgrades to an ice movement watch: Update; Near-riot strands dozens of Air Canada passengers in Argentina; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-010-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:58:24 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-009: 14 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-003: IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Express Heap Overflow Vulnerability; Alberta issues a river freeze-up advisory for the Peace River; Flood situation in Quebec: Update; Flooding in Huntsville, Ontario: Update; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; New Brunswick upgrade to an ice movement watch; New case of avian influenza in Indonesia; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
            <link>http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/dir/dir08-009-eng.aspx?rss=true</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:48:36 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-008: 11 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Flight makes emergency landing in Calgary; Flooding in Huntsville, Ontario; New Brunswick issues an ice movement advisory; Strong winds knock out power in Quebec and Ontario: Update; Flood situation in Quebec: Update; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Smoky cockpit forces landing of jet with U.S. troops; Helicopter crash in Newfoundland; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:07:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-007: 10 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: FPT ministers meet to discuss emergency management issues; Enhancements to federal disaster financial assistance; CCIRC releases advisory AV08-002: Microsoft Security Bulletins for January; Strong winds knock out power in Quebec and Ontario; Flood situation in Quebec; Earthquake off coast of B.C.; Sewage overflow in Caraquet, New Brunswick; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:51:54 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-006: 09 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Floods and fog cause problems in Quebec; Passengers on flight from Israel quarantined at Toronto&apos;s Pearson airport; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Nova Scotia to create test site for tidal energy; Insurance Bureau of Canada calls for heightened cooperation to manage earthquake risk; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 9 Jan 2008 13:39:04 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-005: 08 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Fog and warm weather create problems in Central Canada; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Nuclear body to change the way it tracks devices; U.S. passenger jets get anti-missile devices; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jan 2008 13:39:03 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-004: 07 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases information note IN08-001; Earthquakes occur off coast of B.C.; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Security breach at Toronto airport; Outdated charts of Arctic waters could threaten ship safety; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 7 Jan 2008 13:39:01 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-003: 04 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: CCIRC releases advisory AV08-001: Multiple Vulnerabilities in HP Quick Launch Button software; Mumps outbreak in Lethbridge, Alberta; Wind causes power outages, ferry cancellations in B.C.&apos;s west coast; Hydro-Québec changes since ice storm; Quebec nuclear plant offline; Inuvik search and rescue need seamless radio network; Ferry service between Fogo Island; Newfoundland resumes; and New cases of avian influenza in Egypt; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 4 Jan 2008 11:51:48 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-002: 03 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Storm hampers travel in Atlantic regions; Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Health Canada warns not to use Baby&apos;s Bliss Gripe Water (apple flavour); Yellowknife and nearby communities experience temporary power outage; Some Quebec municipalities do not have a full emergency plan; Government of Canada helps Republic of Korea clean up major oil spill; New cases of avian influenza in Egypt; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2008 10:38:23 -0500</pubDate>
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            <title>DIR08-001: 02 January 2008</title>
            <description>Items: Ice jam causes flooding and evacuations in Prince George, B.C.: Update; Snowy weather delays and cancels flights across the country; New cases of avian influenza in Egypt; and Cyber risk assessment</description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 2 Jan 2008 11:05:34 -0500</pubDate>
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