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Michigan will become the last US state to decriminalize surrogacy contracts
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Rachael Lang and her husband share the same last name as…
Quebec cop death: Criminologist calls for mandatory risk evaluations for patients
MONTREAL – Risk assessments should be mandatory before Quebec’s mental health review board decides whether…
Two of B.C.’s overdose prevention programs have ‘significant deficiencies’: auditor
VICTORIA – Nearly eight years after British Columbia declared a public-health emergency because of escalating…
Arizona lawmaker says she announced plans to get an abortion to underscore out-of-touch laws
PHOENIX (AP) — A pregnant Arizona lawmaker who revealed in a speech at the state…
Brazil’s Bolsonaro is indicted for 1st time over alleged falsification of his vaccination status
SAO PAULO (AP) — Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was formally accused Tuesday of falsifying…
More than six in 10 US abortions in 2023 were done by medication – a significant jump since 2020
More than six in 10 of the abortions in the United States last year were…
New Brunswick budget $41 million in surplus, no voter-friendly items before election
FREDERICTON – The final New Brunswick budget before this year’s provincial election includes a $41-million…
The spring equinox is here. What does that mean?
Spring is almost here — officially, at least. The vernal equinox arrives on Tuesday, marking…
Stress over threats drove former Milwaukee elections official to request fake ballots, attorney says
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A former Milwaukee elections official charged with fraudulently requesting three military…
Driven by wildfire smoke, Canada’s air quality worse than U.S.: report
Canada’s air pollution levels last year were worse than those in the United States for…
Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Two recent U.S. Supreme Court actions have opened the door…
$41-million surplus and other highlights from New Brunswick’s 2024-25 budget
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick’s Progressive Conservative government on Tuesday tabled its last budget before this…
Tennessee nurse practitioner known as ‘Rock Doc’ gets 20 years for illegally prescribing opioids
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee nurse practitioner who called himself the “Rock Doc” has…
Minnesota court rules pharmacist discriminated against woman in denying emergency contraception
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals has ruled that a pharmacist…
Pro-Trump attorney released from custody after promising to turn herself in on Michigan warrant
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Michigan attorney who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former President Donald Trump’s…
Sergeant faulted for actions before Maine mass shooting is running for sheriff
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A Maine sergeant who has been criticized by an investigatory panel…
Young Canadian workers feel isolated and lonely, survey suggests
Telus Health has released its Mental Health Index today, with surveys on the mental health…
Major Quebec nurses union reaches agreement with province for five-year-contract
MONTREAL – After 15 months of negotiations a major nurses union has reached an agreement…
Pro-Trump Michigan attorney arrested after hearing in DC over leaking Dominion documents
An attorney facing criminal charges for illegally accessing Michigan voting machines after the 2020 election…
Michael Tilson Thomas to lead New York Philharmonic opening subscription program
NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Tilson Thomas is to conduct the opening subscription program of…
Olympic law rewrite calls for public funding for SafeSport and federal grassroots sports office
DENVER (AP) — A proposed rewrite of the law governing the Olympics in the United…
Pedal coast-to-coast without using a road? New program helps connect trails across the US
When Mike O’Neil opened his bicycle repair shop in Muncie, Indiana, the Cardinal Greenway trail…
Millennial Money: Navigating the SSI ‘marriage penalty’
Jennifer Updike and Lewis Fredette, of Auburn, New York, got engaged in December 2023. The…
McMaster University prof among winners of $100,000 prize for Canada’s top researchers
Getting food poisoning while travelling overseas gave an internationally renowned Canadian scientist some harrowing insights…