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Senate heads toward dueling partisan votes on health care, with each likely to fail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is heading toward dueling partisan votes on health care this…
Virtual emergency care launching at four hospitals in B.C.’s Interior
BURNABY — Patients seeking emergency care at four hospitals in British Columbia’s Interior may now…
Judge orders Georgia to continue hormone therapy for transgender inmates
ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge has permanently ordered Georgia’s prison system to keep providing…
Bullets in Luigi Mangione’s bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect
NEW YORK (AP) — Moments after Luigi Mangione was handcuffed at a Pennsylvania McDonald’s, a…
Affordable Care Act enrollment is slightly ahead of last year so far, despite expiring subsidies
NEW YORK (AP) — The number of Americans signing up for Affordable Care Act health…
The salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios is still ongoing. What you need to know
As holiday baking season begins, federal health agencies are warning Canadians that an investigation into…
The many ways that baking is winter therapy. With a delicious ending
When people talk about baking, they often focus on the final product. The tender cookies,…
California officials warn against foraging wild mushrooms after deadly poisoning outbreak
California officials are warning foragers after an outbreak of poisoning linked to wild mushrooms that…
B.C. releases guidance for doctors on youth mental health and substance-use care
VANCOUVER — Brock Eurchuk said he felt “completely cut adrift” by British Columbia’s health care…
Health Canada recalls glucose monitors that may give patients incorrect readings
Health Canada is asking diabetes patients to check if their glucose monitor is subject to…
QuickFacts on the Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — Seventeen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party…
Charge head coach Carla MacLeod returns to bench to ‘overwhelming’ reception
TORONTO — Carla MacLeod was back on the bench Thursday night, an experience she said…
Judge to rule in January if man accused in triple murder was criminally responsible
MONTREAL — A man who stabbed his parents and grandmother to death inside their Montreal…
US and Kenya sign first of what are expected to be dozens of ‘America First’ global health deals
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has signed the first in what are expected to…
Calgary researchers help shed light on gaps in sport injury prevention for women
CALGARY — With more women and girls playing sports, there’s been a corresponding rise in…
Missouri court orders new wording for ballot measure seeking to restrict abortion rights
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court panel ordered new wording Thursday for…
Study that said glyphosate herbicide is safe retracted 25 years after publication
OTTAWA — An influential research article that claimed a popular weed-killer was safe has been…
Children’s hospitals seeing more flu cases as earlier season takes a toll
TORONTO — Hospitals are seeing more children sick with flu after the virus began circulating…
Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shaka Hislop reveals prostate cancer diagnosis
Former Newcastle goalkeeper Shaka Hislop said Thursday he has prostate cancer. The 56-year-old Hislop, who…
Montreal-area measles case is first reported in Quebec since April
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting a new case of measles in the Montreal area, the…
What to know about the administration’s plan to withhold states’ money to manage SNAP food aid
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said this week that the federal government would start withholding…
A single shot of HPV vaccine may be enough to fight cervical cancer, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — A single HPV vaccination appears just as effective as two doses at…
George Springer connects with young Jays fan as part of Make-A-Wish holiday campaign
TORONTO — Delfina Budziak was mid-sentence when she saw George Springer walk into a downtown…
Quebec doctor and ex-politician suspended for his treatment of Lyme disease
MONTRÉAL — A doctor and former head of a Quebec political party has been suspended…