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Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers
Ronald Donat’s longtime dream of becoming a police officer was in jeopardy. The 41-year-old struggled…
Republicans consider cuts and work requirements for Medicaid, jeopardizing care for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans are weighing billions of dollars in cuts to Medicaid, threatening health…
Uganda discharges the last Ebola patients. No new deaths from the contagious virus reported
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda discharged on Tuesday the last eight patients who recovered from…
Trump signs order to study how to expand IVF and calls for ‘radical transparency’ from government
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed an executive order meant…
Book Review: ‘Disposable’ a journey through the inequities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic
Five years after COVID-19 first emerged, the United States is still grappling with the aftereffects…
Measles cases are rising in Texas and New Mexico, mostly in kids. Here’s what you should know
The measles outbreak in rural West Texas has grown to 90 cases across seven counties,…
Inuit call on PM to step in as child funding program approaches March end date
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s national Inuit organization is calling on Prime Minister Justin…
Judge rejects sexsomnia defence, finds Manitoba man guilty of child sex assault
WINNIPEG — A judge has rejected the defence of a Manitoba man who claimed he…
Kennedy says panel will examine childhood vaccine schedule after promising not to change it
WASHINGTON (AP) — To earn the vote he needed to become the nation’s top health…
Woman sues fertility clinic, saying she gave birth to another patient’s baby
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Krystena Murray became pregnant after undergoing in vitro fertilization two years…
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko out week to week with lower-body injury
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks will be without star goalie Thatcher Demko for their upcoming…
Kansas bans gender-affirming care for minors after GOP lawmakers reverse the governor’s veto
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas became the latest state to ban gender-affirming care for minors…
Abortions resume in Missouri as GOP lawmakers strategize possible repeal
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortions resumed in Missouri over the weekend following a ruling…
Trump has signed an executive order on IVF. Here’s what you should know about the procedure
President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order aiming to reduce the costs of…
Philippine village battles dengue by offering bounties for mosquitos – dead or alive
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A village in the densely populated Philippine capital region launched a…
Quebec 13-year-old in critical condition after being buried in snow
CHÂTEAUGUAY, Que. — A 13-year-old girl remains in critical condition in a Quebec hospital this…
Trump’s foreign aid freeze halted a crucial program fighting HIV in Africa. Here’s what’s at stake
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Florence Makumene held a plastic container of HIV medication and wondered…
No pain, no gain? Hardly. This year’s fitness buzzword is ‘recovery’
If you ever turned on the TV in the 2000s after midnight, you might have…
Gunmen kill police officer assigned to guard polio workers in northwestern Pakistan
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Suspected militants riding on a motorcycle shot and killed on Wednesday…
Alberta premier shuffles deputy health minister amid allegations of corruption
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith removed her government’s deputy minister of health Wednesday but bucked calls…
Ottawa buys bird flu vaccine for those at risk, such as farm workers exposed to virus
The federal government says it has purchased 500,000 doses of a bird flu vaccine as…
B.C. ending take-home safer supply of opioids to stop criminal diversion
VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne has announced a major revamp of its…
Health Canada warns of unauthorized sex enhancement products seized from stores
Health Canada is warning people in at least three provinces against using unauthorized sexual enhancement…
Second case of measles confirmed in B.C.’s Lower Mainland, linked to Thailand flight
VANCOUVER — Health authorities in British Columbia have confirmed a second case of measles in…