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Abortion-rights groups see mixed success in races for state Supreme Court seats
A costly campaign by abortion-rights advocates for state Supreme Court seats yielded mixed results in…
Calgary Flames winger Anthony Mantha to undergo season-ending knee surgery
CALGARY — Calgary Flames right-winger Anthony Mantha will miss the rest of the NHL season…
Toronto play ‘The Bidding War’ taps into city’s real estate anxiety
TORONTO — During the pandemic, Michael Ross Albert grappled with a familiar kind of stress…
Former B.C. premier John Horgan, who connected with people, dies at 65
VICTORIA — John Horgan would often say he believed most people in British Columbia were…
B.C. teen with bird flu is in critical care, infection source unknown: health officer
The teenager who tested positive for bird flu in British Columbia is in critical condition…
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky’s near-total ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking the right to…
Family of security guard shot and killed at Portland, Oregon, hospital sues facility for $35M
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The family of a security guard who was shot and killed…
Family of security guard shot and killed at Portland, Oregon, hospital sues facility for $35M
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The family of a security guard who was shot and killed…
A pregnant woman sues for the right to an abortion in challenge to Kentucky’s near-total ban
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A pregnant woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to restore the…
Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion bans told a judge…
Women suing over Idaho’s abortion ban describe dangerous pregnancies, becoming ‘medical refugees’
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Four women suing over Idaho’s strict abortion bans told a judge…
Proposed assisted dying bill for England and Wales rekindles debate over choice and ethics
LONDON (AP) — Details of a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and…
Children brought from Gaza to heal from war wounds become caught in another war, in Lebanon
BEIRUT (AP) — When Zarifa Nawfal’s family arrived in Beirut for her wounded daughter’s surgery,…
Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of…
Trump pledged to roll back protections for transgender students. They’re flooding crisis hotlines
Transgender youth in the United States have been flooding crisis hotlines since the election of…
What do you do when a goose dies in your backyard, amid concerns about avian flu?
Carolyn Law didn’t think much of it when a snow goose landed in her Richmond,…
What makes walking so great for your health and what else do you need to do
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city…
What makes walking so great for your health and what else you need to do
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city…
Pakistan employs new measures to deal with nearly 70,000 people affected daily by hazardous smog
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities introduced mobile clinics and added more beds in hospitals…
Build vaccine stockpile, use wastewater testing for H5N1 bird flu, experts urge
TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized three influenza vaccines that could be used if bird…
Lab confirms Canada’s first case of avian flu infection in humans in B.C.
Canada’s Public Health Agency has confirmed that a British Columbia teenager hospitalized last Friday is…
Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students…
Bill on school bathroom use by transgender students clears Ohio Legislature, heads to governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Senate on Wednesday approved a ban on transgender students…
Virginia Democrats advance efforts to protect abortion, voting rights, marriage equality
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who control both chambers of the Virginia legislature are hoping…