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West Nile found

West Nile virus has once again turned up in Vaughan, this time in a batch of mosquitoes near Hwy. 27 and Major Mackenzie Dr. These bloodsuckers are the first to test positive for the disease in York Region this year, the region’s health services department reports.

Woodbridge produce recalled

Woodbridge-based Ravine Mushroom Farms Inc. is voluntarily recalling Fresh Obsessions brand Ready To Serve Pre-washed Sliced White Mushrooms because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes.

Acupuncturist needles local bus drivers

Sayeeda Hosein-Silochan commutes three days a week on public transit from her Toronto home to her Woodbridge business where she practises traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture. She’s been making the trek to the Centre for Health and Rehabilitation at 1160 Clarence St. for nearly a year, and in that time has become something of a medical celebrity among some of York Region Transit’s drivers.