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Alberta introduces bills affecting transgender people, pronouns at school
EDMONTON — Alberta has introduced a trio of bills focusing on transgender people and students…
Louisiana’s new law on abortion drugs establishes risky treatment delays, lawsuit claims
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s new law categorizing two widely used abortion drugs as…
Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll better equipped to handle injury frustration
TORONTO — Joseph Woll rolls with the punches. And the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender has…
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the US legally. Here’s how it works
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and…
Toxic smog cloaks New Delhi a day after Diwali festival as firecracker smoke worsens air quality
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday…
Toxic smog cloaks India’s capital as Diwali firecrackers push air pollution to hazardous levels
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday…
Bomb targeting police assigned for polio drive kills 9 people, including 5 children, in SW Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A powerful bomb attached to a motorcycle exploded near a vehicle…
Texas hospitals must now ask patients whether they’re in the US legally. Here’s how it works
Texas hospitals must ask patients starting Friday whether they are in the U.S. legally and…
Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born…
Deaths of 10 newborns shake millions’ trust in Turkey’s health care system
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The mother thought her baby looked healthy when he was born…
‘The Lion King’ taps new Simba as musical’s star recovers from injury ahead of debut
TORONTO — The Toronto production of “The Lion King” has appointed a regent after the…
Maryland is the first state to sign into new federal health care program
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland became the first state on Friday to join a federal…
Interior Health fined after hospital workers exposed to illicit substance
PENTICTON, B.C. — British Columbia’s Interior Health Authority has been fined nearly $275,000 after workers…
Vancouver Canucks winger Dakota Joshua ‘feeling good’ after cancer treatment
VANCOUVER — Dakota Joshua still struggles to put into words what it felt like to…
Abortion rights is creating expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races for president and governor in…
Debate over abortion rights leads to expensive campaigns for high-stakes state Supreme Court seats
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Abortion and reproductive rights have been central to the races…
Abortion rights at forefront of Women’s March rallies in runup to Election Day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of women rallied Saturday in the nation’s capital and elsewhere in…
RFK Jr. says Trump would push to remove fluoride from drinking water. ‘It’s possible,’ Trump says
PHOENIX (AP) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a prominent proponent of debunked public health claims…
Family pleaded to have assault rifle seized before deadly school shooting. Officers had few options
Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with Missouri police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and…
Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitals in northern Gaza come under attack again
JERUSALEM (AP) — They were built to be places of healing. But once again, three…
Still wrecked from past Israeli raids, hospitals in northern Gaza come under attack again
JERUSALEM (AP) — They were built to be places of healing. But once again, three…
Lindsay Ell got lost in country music; with a reset, she’s learning to love herself
TORONTO — Lindsay Ell has spent the past few years confronting some hard truths about…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey treated for dehydration at campaign rally
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was treated by paramedics Sunday after appearing…
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey treated for dehydration at campaign rally
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey was treated by paramedics Sunday after appearing…