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Canadian pancreatic cancer specialists expect to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time
TORONTO — Oncologists say they’re working to quickly get Canadian patients with pancreatic cancer into…
Congo’s soccer team seeks alternatives after Spanish city cancels World Cup warmup game due to Ebola
MADRID (AP) — Congo was still hoping to play its World Cup warmup against Chile…
Penticton, B.C., joins province’s ‘forever chemicals’ class-action lawsuit
VICTORIA — The B.C. city of Penticton will be representing municipalities in a class-action lawsuit…
The Revolutionary War’s chief villain is being rehabilitated – just in time for America’s 250th
LONDON (AP) — “Mad” King George III — the villain of “Hamilton,” “Schoolhouse Rock” and…
Patients find help with therapy donkeys at psychiatric hospital near Paris
NEUILLY-SUR-MARNE, France (AP) — Therapy donkeys are helping patients with mental health conditions recover in…
In the news today: Bouncy castle safety, Canada-U.S. trade, Exiled journalists
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
2 scientists charged with bringing deactivated mpox virus into the US and lying to authorities
DETROIT (AP) — Two scientists at a U.S. government lab were charged with smuggling vials…
Canada reaches deal with Quebec on billions of dollars in infrastructure funding
LONGUEUIL, QUE. — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government has reached a deal…
RCMP investigating motive in Saskatchewan shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured
PELICAN NARROWS — RCMP are working to determine the motive for a shooting that left…
Will Doctors Trade 5 Years In Rural Hawaiʻi For Free Med School?
Molokaʻi native Misty Kahale completed her first year of medical school at the University of…
‘Out of my lane.’ Dr. Oz ducks questions during his turn in the White House briefing room
WASHINGTON (AP) — He spoke fast, hammering through the Trump administration’s efforts to lower prescription…
A 3-year-old girl dies after inflatable castle tossed into air in Montreal park
MONTREAL — A 3-year-old girl has died after she was seriously injured over the weekend…
New details released on Texas Children’s Hospital’s planned detransition clinic
Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has to create a detransition clinic for transgender patients by…
Africa is the deadliest place in the world to have a baby, while its population booms
BIRAO, Central African Republic (AP) — The agony began for Maude Ahmad Fadala shortly after…
Kenyan president defends US Ebola quarantine center amid protests
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s President William Ruto has defended the establishment of an Ebola…
Extreme weather can whip up anxiety. A safety plan can help
ATLANTA (AP) — Hurricanes, wildfires, floods and other extreme weather can also kick up storms…
The methodology of an AP-KFF Health News investigation into medical neglect at ICE detention centers
KFF Health News and The Associated Press sifted through thousands of immigration habeas corpus claims…
Takeaways from AP-KFF investigation into allegations of medical neglect by detainees in ICE custody
An investigation by KFF Health News and The Associated Press has found that hundreds of…
As Congo grapples with Ebola, volunteers cook meals to support patients
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — For feverish patients in an Ebola outbreak with no approved medicine…
From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth…
From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect
An Albanian man’s pain grew so unbearable, he said, he pulled out his own tooth…
In the news today: LeBlanc visits Washington, Saskatchewan shooting, Canucks coach
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Suspect arrested after one killed, one hurt in northeast Saskatchewan shooting: RCMP
PELICAN NARROWS — Mounties in Saskatchewan say a suspect was arrested late Monday after a…
Brown, cloudy water possible in Metro Vancouver as workers’ pickets expand: union
VANCOUVER — Striking Metro Vancouver workers have expanded labour action to cover the region’s watersheds…