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Health-care costs will rise significantly as population ages, says new report
TORONTO — A new report says Canada needs to rethink its approach to health care…
Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Tuesday to undo a 15-week abortion…
Quebec doctors who refuse to stay in public system for 5 years face 200K fine per day
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s health minister has tabled a bill that would force new doctors trained…
Vancouver Canucks defenceman Hronek out eight weeks with lower-body injury
VANCOUVER — Vancouver Canucks defenceman Filip Hronek is expected to be out until the end…
FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent
Social media users are misrepresenting a Vermont Supreme Court ruling, claiming that it gives schools…
FACT FOCUS: Vermont ruling does not say schools can vaccinate children without parental consent
Social media users are misrepresenting a Vermont Supreme Court ruling, claiming that it gives schools…
California teacher dies after she was bitten by a bat inside a classroom
DOS PALOS, Calif. (AP) — A central California teacher died last month after she was…
13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as pregnancy surrogates for foreigners
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thirteen women from the Philippines have been convicted on human…
Lawsuit seeks to undo 15-week abortion ban that conflicts with expanded access in Arizona
PHOENIX (AP) — Reproductive rights advocates sued Arizona on Tuesday to undo a 15-week abortion…
Transgender rights case lands at Supreme Court amid debate over ban on medical treatments for minors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is hearing arguments Wednesday in just its second major…
Judge to consider first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates are asking a judge Wednesday to overturn Missouri’s…
New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will…
New UN aid chief vows ‘ruthlessness’ to prioritize spending as funding for world’s crises shrinks
GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the U.N. humanitarian aid agency says it will…
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold Tennessee’s ban on medical treatments for transgender minors
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hearing a high-profile culture-war clash, the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely…
Supreme Court Latest: Majority of justices appear likely to uphold state ban on transgender care
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in just its second major transgender rights case,…
After 1 year, Medicaid expansion in North Carolina nears its enrollment goal
GREENVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Enrollment in North Carolina’s new Medicaid coverage for low-income adults has…
Bill to force new Quebec doctors to stay in province raises legal questions: expert
MONTREAL — Proposed Quebec legislation to force new doctors to practise in the province’s public…
Smith noncommittal on overriding Charter as court challenge looms over trans bills
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she doesn’t believe she’ll need to invoke the…
Judge considers first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates on Wednesday asked a judge to overturn Missouri’s…
‘Name what things are’: Recognizing ‘femicide’ 35 years after the Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL — Ahead of the 35th anniversary of the Montreal Massacre on Friday, Annie Ross,…
Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s health minister said Thursday the government is on alert over…
Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo’s health…
Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout…
Sierra Leone begins nationwide rollout of Ebola vaccine a decade after deadly outbreak
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — Authorities in Sierra Leone on Thursday started a nationwide rollout…