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Uganda’s LGBTQ community faces anxiety and uncertainty after U.S. aid freeze
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A non-profit organization supporting LGBTQ people in Uganda says its work…
New Brunswick health platform hard to access for francophones: languages commissioner
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick’s official languages commissioner says her office has received dozens of complaints…
B.C.’s child welfare workers ‘in crisis,’ fix could take decade, says advocate
VICTORIA — Chronic understaffing, and the excessive workload and burnout that comes with it, has…
Trump delivered on his promise to order a ban on transgender female athletes. What’s next?
Donald Trump, the candidate, pledged to get “transgender insanity the hell out of our schools”…
Health care, tax cuts and Highway 401 tunnel focus of Ontario campaign trail
The main Ontario party leaders have now laid out their plans on how to get…
New York temporarily shutters bird markets after seven cases of avian flu are detected in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) — New York on Friday ordered a weeklong shutdown of all live…
Race to sell chickens after New York City live poultry markets ordered shut due to avian flu
NEW YORK (AP) — Live poultry markets in New York City raced to sell off…
Trump policies on gender-affirming care and passports for transgender people challenged in court
Two of President Donald Trump’s executive orders targeting the rights of transgender and nonbinary people…
Democratic states sue Trump administration over order to halt gender-affirming care
SEATTLE (AP) — Three Democratic states sued the Trump administration on Friday over its order…
More GOP-led states seek to follow Trump’s lead in defining male and female
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Katherine Bartle said she spent her years growing up in Alabama…
B.C. women being treated for HIV have shorter life expectancy than men, study shows
An antiretroviral treatment has increased the life expectancy of people who live with HIV in…
Threats follow Michigan lawmaker who said she had surgery to remove reproductive organs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker told a crowd protesting President Trump’s early…
Threats follow Michigan lawmaker who said she had surgery to remove reproductive organs
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan state lawmaker told a crowd protesting President Trump’s early…
States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the…
Veterans Affairs deems more than 130 occupations ineligible for Trump’s deferred resignation plan
Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans…
Veterans Affairs deems more than 130 occupations ineligible for Trump’s deferred resignation plan
Most nurses, doctors and other staff caring for military veterans through the Department of Veterans…
Avian flu suspected in up to 15 bird deaths at New York City zoos
NEW YORK (AP) — At least three and possibly up to 15 birds have died…
A fitness club in a Zimbabwe cemetery aims to outpace death one step at a time
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At dawn, 65-year-old Nelly Mutandwa swapped her pajamas for leggings, a…
A fitness club in a Zimbabwe cemetery aims to outpace death one step at a time
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At dawn, 65-year-old Nelly Mutandwa swapped her pajamas for leggings, a…
This Valentine’s Day, consider what all types of love bring to your life
Valentine’s Day is for lovers — but you don’t need a romantic soulmate to celebrate.…
Scientists warn Trump’s medical research cuts endanger patients as judge blocks the move for now
Scientists warn the Trump administration’s drastic cuts for medical research endanger patients, will cost thousands…
Nearly two dozen states sue the Trump Administration to halt cuts in medical research funding
BOSTON (AP) — Attorney generals from 22 states filed a lawsuit Monday against the Trump…
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small…
Fifteen cases of measles reported in small West Texas county with high rate of vaccine exemptions
Fifteen measles cases — mostly in school-aged children — have been confirmed in a small…