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Raptors star Scottie Barnes to miss road game against Charlotte with facial injury
TORONTO — Toronto Raptors forward Scottie Barnes will continue medical assessments after being hit in…
Growers and processors selected through a lottery for Kentucky’s start-up medical cannabis program
Kentucky’s start-up medical cannabis program should be positioned to ramp up quickly, but having products…
Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns
The groups promoting ballot measures to add amendments to the constitutions in nine states that…
Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back
As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel…
Ottawa urged to halt imports of endangered monkeys for drug testing, amid U.S. probe
TORONTO — The federal government is facing mounting pressure to investigate the importation of endangered…
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid out 2-3 weeks with ankle injury
EDMONTON — Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid is expected to be out for two to…
Alzheimer Society supports advance MAID requests, but also good dementia care
TORONTO — Andrée McGrath is living “a really wonderful life.” She and her husband of…
Abortion-rights groups outspend opponents by more than 6 to 1 in ballot measure campaigns
The groups promoting ballot measures to add amendments to the constitutions in nine states that…
Maine’s adult mental health system ready to emerge from court oversight after 3 decades
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine’s adult mental care facilities are ready to emerge from court…
Winter depression is real and there are many ways to fight back
As winter approaches and daylight hours grow shorter, people prone to seasonal depression can feel…
B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping a woman’s medically…
Murphy warns Connecticut abortion law could be at risk while GOP opponent says he’s fearmongering
While the right to abortion has been codified in Connecticut law since 1990, U.S. Sen.…
Uganda struggles to feed more than 1.7 million refugees as international support dwindles
RWAMWANJA, Uganda (AP) — For months, Agnes Bulaba, a Congolese refugee in Uganda, has had…
Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures
CHICAGO (AP) — Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering…
Britain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area
LONDON (AP) — A British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics went into effect on…
Britain has banned protests outside abortion clinics, but silent prayer is a gray area
LONDON (AP) — A British ban on protesting outside abortion clinics went into effect on…
Dental-care program hits 1 million patients in first six months, coverage expands
OTTAWA — A million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months…
Opponents use parental rights and anti-trans messages to fight abortion ballot measures
CHICAGO (AP) — Billboards with the words “STOP Child Gender Surgery.” Pamphlets warning about endangering…
UK apologizes for child’s death in case that made air pollution in low-income areas a national issue
LONDON (AP) — The British government has apologized for the death of a 9-year-old girl…
‘Obamacare’ enrollment opens, as Republicans threaten the health insurance program used by millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans can start signing up Friday for health care coverage offered through…
Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they plan to push…
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…