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Takeaways from AP report on how the war in Gaza is driving a rise in early marriage
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s military campaign and the mass displacement in Gaza…
‘My soul is happy again’: ‘Hudson & Rex’ fans claim victory as John Reardon returns
Elaine Byrne was starting to wonder if the $25,000-plus she spent fighting for John Reardon’s…
Aid supplies reach heart of Congo’s Ebola outbreak as WHO head travels to Kinshasa
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Aid workers rushed supplies Thursday to the center of Congo’s outbreak…
No one in courtroom to speak on behalf of victims of man who killed 4 sleeping homeless men
NEW YORK (AP) — There was no one in the courtroom on Thursday to speak…
B.C. woman returns home after 2 months in induced coma in China
VANCOUVER — The daughter of a British Columbia woman who slipped into a coma in…
Public Health Agency of Canada defends decision to restrict travel from Ebola-affected countries
TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says temporarily blocking entry for people coming…
Bryce Harper bristles at blowback from toothbrushing technique. Just a squeeze, from tube to tongue
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper bristled at the blowback from his toothbrushing technique that he…
Michigan lawmakers revive push to legalize physician-assisted suicide
Laws that would allow doctors to prescribe life-ending medication to terminally ill patients are being…
Under President Milei’s austerity, disabled Argentines risk losing essential services
MORENO, Argentina (AP) — Analía Celis, a 34-year-old with intellectual disability and cerebral palsy, cannot…
The Minneapolis immigration crackdown ended months ago. For these little kids, trauma remains
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The little girl approached the therapy dog outside the school…
Province pauses plan for overdose prevention site in downtown Vancouver amid concerns
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government says it will not open an overdose prevention site in…
B.C. alcohol use hits 20-year low but remains above national and recommended levels
Alcohol use in British Columbia has reached a 20-year low after spiking during the COVID-19…
Victoire’s Poulin has ‘decisions to make’ about her future after Walter Cup win
MONTREAL — Marie-Philip Poulin and her Montreal Victoire teammates were still floating on a cloud…
Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo,…
Trump will send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to send Americans who are…
Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with…
For one Ukrainian war amputee, rebuilding is painful after a Russian strike killed her husband
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) — After Iryna Nakonechna lost her left leg last year in…
In Congo displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal and one thermometer but no water
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight…
Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
OTTAWA — Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials…
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time…
Canada implements stricter travel, immigration measures in response to Ebola crisis
TORONTO — The Canadian government is imposing a mandatory 21-day self-isolation period for travellers from…
Community voices frustration as Burnaby hospital expansion project is put on hold
BURNABY — Dozens of protesters carrying placards gathered in a park in Burnaby, B.C., to…
Inclusion groups sign open letter calling on Ottawa to halt MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA — Ninety disability advocacy and mental health organizations have signed an open letter urging…
Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health…