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Wrong patient sent to Surrey, B.C., home after hospital discharge
SURREY — A B.C. man who was shocked when a hospital transfer service delivered a…
Montreal polar plunge fans want access to beach along St. Lawrence River
MONTRÉAL — On New Year’s Eve morning in Montreal, Mark Nikiforov sawed a hole into…
Appeals court says Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood can stand while lawsuit proceeds
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The Trump administration can continue to withhold Medicaid funding from Planned…
Turkey detains 125 more Islamic State suspects as nationwide sweep continues
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities on Wednesday pressed ahead with nationwide operations against suspected…
Pakistan’s polio cases fell by half in 2025 despite attacks on vaccination teams
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan reported fewer than half as many cases of polio in 2025…
If someone’s always late, is it time blindness, or are they just being rude?
Even as a kid, Alice Lovatt was always getting in trouble for being late. She…
Flu is rising rapidly, driven by a new variant. Here’s what to know
WASHINGTON (AP) — Flu is rising rapidly across the U.S., driven by a new variant…
US commits $480m in health funding to Ivory Coast, the latest to sign ‘America First’ health deals
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — The United States and Ivory Coast signed a health deal…
Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said it had suspended more than two dozen humanitarian…
‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A fossil fuel-friendly approach to deregulation
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has transformed the Environmental Protection Agency in its first…
List of aid groups working in Gaza that Israel is suspending
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel says it’s suspending humanitarian organizations that have failed to meet its…
In a tumultuous year, US health policy has been dramatically reshaped under RFK Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the whirlwind first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, some…
New 2026 laws are among the first of their kind to tackle climate change, drunken driving
Tourists celebrating the new year in Hawaii could become the first to be taxed to…
New legal structure of Alberta health system in place, Premier Smith now eyes results
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government in 2025 completed the final legal foundations of…
Health minister says Canada can’t rely on U.S. health institutions anymore
OTTAWA — Canada is used to looking to the United States as a source of…