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Montreal to open 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused people
MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal says the city’s homelessness crisis is “more serious than…
Montreal museum spotlights sex workers history of activism and resistance
MONTREAL — When community group Mile End Chavurah held an event in 2023 to name…
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod announces breast cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA — Carla MacLeod, the head coach of the Ottawa Charge and Czechia’s national women’s…
UNAIDS chief urges Carney not to cut foreign aid, global health funding
OTTAWA — The head of the United Nations’ HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark…
Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds
OTTAWA — Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer…
A visit to Somalia’s crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — To save the life of his badly malnourished 3-year-old son, farmer…
B.C. community health workers vote in favour of strike mandate: union
BURNABY — The BC General Employees’ Union says members of the Community Bargaining Association, representing…
Captain Brady Tkachuk ready to return for Senators in hometown of St. Louis
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will get a major boost when captain Brady Tkachuk returns…
‘Frustrating’: Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
REGINA — Canadian veterinarians no longer have to access to 40 per cent of medications…
Remember to give thanks to yourself during the holidays and beyond
NEW YORK (AP) — While reflecting on what we’re thankful for during the holiday season,…
B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of ‘urgency’ from Health Canada on crisis
VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by…
Maya, 17, got mental health records by FOI, then killed herself. Her mom wants reform
VANCOUVER — Maya Cassady was just two months away from graduating high school with honours…
Committee MPs amend border bill to restrict health, other benefits to deportees
OTTAWA — MPs on the House of Commons national security committee have amended the government’s…
West Virginia parents can cite religious beliefs to opt out of school vaccines, judge says
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials suspended a school vaccination mandate Wednesday after a…
Lawsuit being considered in death of Quebec man who sought MAID over bedsores
MONTREAL — The partner of a quadriplegic Quebec man who sought a medically assisted death…
Health care plan circulated by the White House runs into familiar GOP divisions
WASHINGTON (AP) — A health care proposal circulated by the White House in recent days…
Man charged in Colorado Planned Parenthood shooting dies in federal custody
Robert Dear, the man who was charged with killing three people at a Colorado Planned…
Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has issued recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle…
Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for…
Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON — Fourteen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus are…
Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores
MONTREAL — Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal…
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
OTTAWA — Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that’s spreading in parts…
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO — Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would…
They relied on marijuana to get through the day. But then days felt impossible without it
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BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a…