Inside the massive E. coli outbreak in Calgary daycares

In today’s Big Story, more than 250 cases, more than 20 people in hospital. Almost all of them children, some of them in serious condition.

The kids are linked to several daycares across the city. Those daycares have been linked to a kitchen, which an inspection revealed Tuesday was filled with violations.

“What we’re dealing with here in Alberta is a real eye-opener and something that we’ve never seen to this magnitude before — not just in Alberta, but likely across Canada,” said Courtney Theriault, a reporter for CityNews in Alberta.

How much danger are the kids in? How on earth could this happen? Who will face consequences and where was the government during the first full week of the outbreak, as numbers climbed and parents panicked?

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