Covid testing kits

Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests – National

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Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests – National

Health Canada ignored critical warnings about a rapid-test supplier before approving its COVID-19 kits for distribution nationwide, Global News has found. A year-long Global News investigation into federal procurement revealed that BTNX, a Toronto-area rapid-test supplier that buys the devices from China, deleted dozens of specimens, or samples, from a study it submitted to Health … Read more

What to know about COVID testing amid BTNX rapid test controversy – National

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What to know about COVID testing amid BTNX rapid test controversy – National

With holiday gatherings around the corner and a growing controversy over the importer of millions of COVID-19 rapid tests, Canadians may have questions about how to properly test for the virus at home. A Global News investigation found the Toronto-area rapid test importer BTNX landed an estimated $2 billion in federal contracts in 2021 and … Read more

COVID test supplier received billions in pandemic contracts after submitting edited results – National

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Health Canada ignored warning signs before Ottawa spent billions on BTNX rapid tests – National

A rapid test importer landed an estimated $2 billion in federal contracts in 2021 and 2022, despite giving regulators incomplete data about its product’s accuracy, Global News has found. A year-long investigation into federal procurement revealed that BTNX, a small rapid test supplier based outside Toronto, deleted dozens of specimens, or samples, from a study … Read more