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Americans can order free COVID-19 tests beginning this month
WASHINGTON (AP) — Starting this month, Americans will be able to order free COVID-19 test…
UN nations endorse a ‘Pact of the Future,’ and the body’s leader says it must be more than talk
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the…
UN nations endorse a ‘Pact for the Future,’ and the body’s leader says it must be more than talk
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a blueprint Sunday to bring the…
Kate, the Princess of Wales, makes first public appearance after cancer treatment
LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, made her first public appearance Sunday since…
Rustad’s major housing tax rebate plan overshadowed by anti-vaccine comments on video
On the day British Columbia Conservative Party Leader John Rustad unveiled a major election campaign…
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating
CAIRO (AP) — Cholera is spreading in war-torn Sudan, killing at least 388 people and…
Cholera is spreading in Sudan as fighting between rival generals shows no sign of abating
CAIRO (AP) — Cholera is spreading in war-torn Sudan, killing at least 388 people and…
Quebec anglophones have right to health services in English, updated directive says
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has clarified that anglophones have the right to receive health…
Feds bust Connecticut dealers accused of selling counterfeit pills throughout the US
In a nondescript garage in Connecticut, a New Haven man manufactured hundreds of thousands of…
50 people report gastrointestinal illness after attending P.E.I. shellfish festival
CHARLOTTETOWN — Public health officials in Prince Edward Island are investigating an outbreak of gastrointestinal…
3 Tufts men’s lacrosse players remain hospitalized with rare muscle injury
BOSTON (AP) — Three Tufts University men’s lacrosse players remained hospitalized with a rare muscle…
Florida officials pressure schools to roll back sex ed lessons on contraception and consent
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Some Florida school districts are rolling back a more comprehensive approach…
Kane eyes 2025 return to Oilers after successful surgery
EDMONTON — Edmonton Oilers’ forward Evander Kane had successful abdominal surgery last Friday in New…
How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients
MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he’d enter the…
Alsobrooks presses the case for national abortion rights in critical Maryland Senate race
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (AP) — Angela Alsobrooks sees the erosion of reproductive freedom for women with…
How colorful, personalized patches bring joy to young cancer patients
MIAMI (AP) — When Oliver Burkhardt underwent leukemia treatment at age 9, he’d enter the…
Trudeau tells Stephen Colbert there’s frustration in Canada, but he’ll keep fighting
NEW YORK — Justin Trudeau’s interview on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” began with…
‘Scotch Tape and wet paper’: Healing fragile B.C. health system is key election issue
Mike Goetz has added bill collector to his list of responsibilities as mayor of Merritt…
More women are charged with pregnancy-related crimes since Roe’s end, study finds
It became more common for authorities to charge women with crimes related to their pregnancies…
Policing group says officers must change how and when they use physical force on US streets
An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to…
Jays move Varsho to 60-day injured list after shoulder surgery; Martinez reinstated
TORONTO — Star outfielder Daulton Varsho has been transferred to the Toronto Blue Jays’ 60-day…
Policing group says officers must change how and when they use physical force on US streets
An influential group of law enforcement leaders is pushing police departments across the U.S. to…
New York resident dies of rare mosquito-borne virus known as eastern equine encephalitis
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A person has died in New York state from eastern equine…
Health Canada approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine
Health Canada approved Pfizer-BioNTech’s updated COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, marking its third authorization of vaccine…