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Behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec
MONTRÉAL — Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull…
Zambia blasts the US over a $2 billion health deal in exchange for critical minerals
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zambia is accusing the United States of tying a $2 billion…
A cruise ship is waiting for help after 3 people died in a suspected hantavirus outbreak
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A cruise ship with nearly 150 people aboard was…
B.C. bats ‘do not know the border’ — and Trump funding cuts may put them in peril
Scientists battling a deadly infection that has killed millions of bats in North America say…
Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medically assisted death
TORONTO — Claire Elyse Brosseau said she hadn’t been outside since January. She made an…
Alberta judge denies effort to amend court challenge against province’s trans law
EDMONTON — Advocates in Alberta have lost a court battle in their fight against provincial…
Auditor general reports on avian flu vaccines, First Nations funding
OTTAWA — Two federal watchdogs released five audits Monday, including probes into federal workplace accessibility…
Supreme Court restores access to abortion pill mifepristone through telehealth, mail and pharmacies
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill…
Maya Gebala’s mom hopes 5th surgery on Tumbler Ridge, B.C., victim could be her last
VANCOUVER — The mother of Maya Gebala, the girl badly hurt in a mass shooting…
Four Canadians on cruise ship that was hit by suspected hantavirus outbreak: firm
OTTAWA — There are four Canadians on board a cruise ship where a suspected hantavirus…
Does frequent worship lead to better mental health? Often, but not always, experts say
NEW YORK (AP) — Worldwide, the landscape of religion is not serene. Many denominations have…
A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus on a cruise ship in the Atlantic kills 3 people
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on…
Non-profit, union wary of federal plan to amend food inspection, pest control acts
OTTAWA — A non-profit says it’s concerned about the government’s plan to amend food safety…
Is TMI really such a bad thing? Here’s the case for oversharing
Many people know the sting of having said too much, a cringey feeling that bubbles…
The Supreme Court is being asked to restore access to an abortion pill by mail. Here’s what to know
Two makers of the widely used abortion pill mifepristone asked the Supreme Court on Saturday…
The long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic creeps into the race for Ohio governor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Dr. Amy Acton, a Democrat running unopposed in her party’s primary…
A federal court blocked a widely used abortion pill from distribution by mail. Here’s what to know
In the biggest jolt to abortion policy in the U.S. since the overturning of Roe…
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of…
Eby says Burnaby, B.C., hospital expansion will go ahead, despite cancelled contract
BURNABY — Plans for a hospital expansion in Burnaby, B.C., are not dead, despite the…
A court has restricted abortion access across the US by blocking mailing prescriptions to a pill
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the…
Health Canada approves 2nd generic version of Ozempic — and it’s Canadian
TORONTO — Health Canada has approved the second generic version of brand-name Ozempic, this one…
Trump’s new pick for surgeon general has both praised and cringed at his administration
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Nicole Saphier is President Donald Trump’s latest pick for the vacant…
Quebec City mosque shooter asks court for transfer to medium-security prison
MONTREAL — Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette has asked to be transferred from a…
‘Denial of care’: Doctors worry about refugees as payment requirements take effect
TORONTO — Refugees now have to pay out of pocket for part of their drug…