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Eight-year-old shows his love for the Blue Jays with custom prosthetic eye
TORONTO — Eight-year-old Logan Dorna is cheering on the Blue Jays in their playoff run…
Report into Alberta Health Services contracts finds conflicts widely known
EDMONTON — A report into allegations of corruption in Alberta Health Services contracts says it…
Canada’s health ministers seek fixes to fentanyl crisis, access to pharmaceuticals
CALGARY — Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel and her provincial and territorial counterparts wrapped a…
Walking is good for you. Walking backward can add to the benefits
Here’s a simple way to switch up your walking routine, according to experts: try going…
How to cook, freeze or pickle plant scraps instead of throwing them away
My beets were slow to grow this year, so I bought a bunch at the…
Health warning as unlicensed food businesses surge in B.C. garages and homes
Health authorities in British Columbia are urging people not to buy food from unlicensed businesses…
Toronto to develop wastewater surveillance program for FIFA World Cup
TORONTO — Toronto Public Health is developing a wastewater surveillance program to detect any potential…
Ottawa hasn’t approached Alberta, Sask., about pharmacare since election: ministers
CALGARY — Alberta and Saskatchewan’s health ministers say they haven’t been approached by Ottawa about…
Join the fight against breast cancer in Kelowna, Kamloops
The annual CIBC Run for a Cure is set to take over Kelowna and Kamloops…
South Africa welcomes $115M US bridge plan to sustain its HIV programs for 6 months
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa on Thursday welcomed a U.S. bridging plan worth $115 million…
Fear and worry in Lesotho: Photos show those affected as US aid cuts hit care for HIV patients
MAPUTSOE, Lesotho (AP) — For the 2.3 million residents of Lesotho, the announcement of massive…
Violence erupts during anti-pollution protest as anger boils in Tunisia’s phosphate belt
GABES, Tunisia (AP) — Police rained tear gas on crowds and several demonstrators and riot…
Lesotho finds its HIV care system unraveling and patients in despair in the wake of US cuts
HA LEJONE, Lesotho (AP) — In the snow-topped mountains of Lesotho, mothers carrying babies on…
US aid cuts deal a massive blow for the small African nation of Lesotho: Takeaways from AP’s report
HA LEJONE, Lesotho (AP) — In the wake of massive U.S. cuts to foreign aid,…
‘Are they being fed?’ Thousands of students lose school meals during teachers strike
EDMONTON — Several non-profit groups say some Alberta children are going hungry with thousands losing…
Canadian refugee applicant in ICE custody says he crossed border accidentally
OTTAWA — A Canadian refugee applicant from Bangladesh who is being held in a U.S.…
In a regional first, Uruguay passes a law allowing euthanasia
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s senate passed a law decriminalizing euthanasia on Wednesday, putting the…
Costa Rica’s president limits abortion to life-threatening cases
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rica’s President Rodrigo Chaves further restricted access to…
Doctors Without Borders permanently closes its emergency center in Haiti’s capital
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Doctors Without Borders said Wednesday that ongoing violence in the capital…
Alberta government to release report into health contract scandal in ‘a few days’
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says it received Wednesday the final report from the investigation into…
Democratic governors form a public health alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
A group of Democratic state governors has launched a new alliance aimed at coordinating their…
Seven obstetrician gynecologists resign from hospital in B.C. Interior
KAMLOOPS — Seven obstetrician gynecologists have resigned from in-hospital privileges under the Interior Health authority…
UN’s World Food Program warns donor cuts are pushing millions more into hunger
ROME (AP) — The United Nations’ food aid agency said Wednesday that severe funding cuts…
UN warns Colombia over mercury contamination in Atrato River, calls crisis a human rights emergency
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United Nations warned that mercury contamination from illegal gold mining…