Health
After a political career shaped by cancer, Biden faces his own grim diagnosis
WASHINGTON (AP) — In Joe Biden’s family, there’s a saying that the three worst words…
What you do before and during a tornado could mean the difference between life and death
ATLANTA (AP) — With new innovations and technology, scientists have learned from major tornado outbreaks…
Logging, pruning and anxiety in Banff ahead of first summer since Jasper wildfire
BANFF — Looking out over a budding meadow with blackened tree stumps on the edge…
After US cuts funding, WHO chief defends $2.1B budget request by comparing it with cost of war
GENEVA (AP) — Stripped of U.S. funding, the World Health Organization chief on Monday appealed…
Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his office…
Manitoba bear cub that sustained burns from forest fire dies from injuries
The operator of a bear rescue organization in Manitoba delivered sad news on Saturday about…
Patients in Quebec’s Nunavik region evacuated over persistent water shortages
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is evacuating patients from a health facility in the province’s…
Ari Aster’s ‘Eddington,’ about America losing its mind in 2020, finds a mixed reception at Cannes
CANNES, France (AP) — Ari Aster’s COVID-era Western “Eddington,” about a 2020 America quickly losing…
Case of brain-dead pregnant woman kept on life support in Georgia raises tricky questions
ATLANTA (AP) — The case of a pregnant woman in Georgia who was declared brain…
N.S. health minister admits ‘growing pains’ with new free-parking policy at hospitals
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia has become the latest province to discover that offering free parking…
Israel has launched a new offensive in blockaded Gaza. Here’s what to know
JERUSALEM (AP) — The war in the Gaza Strip has reached one of its darkest…
Gaza children are sent back to war zone following medical care after Jordan rejects requests to stay
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — When Haitham Abu Daqa’s 5-month-old daughter developed a heart problem that…
Melanoma is on the rise and young people aren’t using enough sunscreen, doctors say
TORONTO — When Christie Garofalo’s husband asked her about a mole on her abdomen, she…
Children die as USAID aid cuts snap a lifeline for the world’s most malnourished
DIKWA, Nigeria (AP) — Under the dappled light of a thatched shelter, Yagana Bulama cradles…
FACT FOCUS: Trump claims the US is the only country with birthright citizenship. It’s not
As the Supreme Court prepared to hear arguments Thursday on whether to allow President Donald…