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Delayed care to 2 Black pregnant women highlights maternal health disparities
Two pregnant Black women nearly 1,000 miles apart were ready to do what many do…
Researchers slightly lower study’s estimate of drop in global income due to climate change
The authors of a study that examined climate change’s potential effect on the global economy…
Charge, Frost play with MacLeod in mind after breast cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA — Hockey took somewhat of a backseat despite Tuesday’s rematch between the 2025 Walter…
West Virginia again bans religious reasons for school vaccine exemptions
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Board of Education on Tuesday reinstated a school…
B.C. requires witness for those using supply drugs to stop diversion to streets
VICTORIA — Rules are being tightened for British Columbia’s overdose-prevention safer supply program to require…
Chances dwindling for renewal of health care subsidies, risking premium spikes for millions
WASHINGTON (AP) — Hopes for an extension of health care subsidies were diminishing in Congress…
NDP leader says Liberals are being ‘dishonest’ about the future of pharmacare
OTTAWA — The federal government’s response to a report it commissioned on national pharmacare was…
New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be ‘gatekeeping’ PrEP
A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that…
Measles vaccinations begin in rebel-held Congo almost a year after deadly outbreak
KACHEHEMBE, Congo (AP) — Measles vaccines have arrived in a rebel-held area of eastern Congo…
Activists mark World AIDS Day by calling for criminal reform, prevention funding
OTTAWA — Activists marked World AIDS Day on Monday by calling on the federal government…
Congo declares its latest Ebola outbreak over, after 43 deaths
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo on Monday announced the end of an Ebola outbreak that…
Doctor says Trump had preventative screening MRI on heart, abdomen with ‘perfectly normal’ results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’ s doctor says the president had MRI imaging on his…
Charge’s Carla MacLeod navigates desire to coach with need for cancer treatment
Carla MacLeod says it won’t be easy reconciling her desire to coach hockey with her…
Montreal to open 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused people
MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal says the city’s homelessness crisis is “more serious than…
Montreal museum spotlights sex workers history of activism and resistance
MONTREAL — When community group Mile End Chavurah held an event in 2023 to name…
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod announces breast cancer diagnosis
OTTAWA — Carla MacLeod, the head coach of the Ottawa Charge and Czechia’s national women’s…
UNAIDS chief urges Carney not to cut foreign aid, global health funding
OTTAWA — The head of the United Nations’ HIV/AIDS program is urging Prime Minister Mark…
Most assisted deaths in Canada come after cancer diagnosis, annual report finds
OTTAWA — Most people who chose medical assistance in dying in 2024 had a cancer…
A visit to Somalia’s crumbling hospitals shows the toll of aid cuts and war
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — To save the life of his badly malnourished 3-year-old son, farmer…
B.C. community health workers vote in favour of strike mandate: union
BURNABY — The BC General Employees’ Union says members of the Community Bargaining Association, representing…
Captain Brady Tkachuk ready to return for Senators in hometown of St. Louis
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will get a major boost when captain Brady Tkachuk returns…
‘Frustrating’: Veterinarians urge regulatory changes as medicine shortages mount
REGINA — Canadian veterinarians no longer have to access to 40 per cent of medications…
Remember to give thanks to yourself during the holidays and beyond
NEW YORK (AP) — While reflecting on what we’re thankful for during the holiday season,…
B.C. drug club co-founder surprised by lack of ‘urgency’ from Health Canada on crisis
VANCOUVER — A co-founder of Vancouver’s Drug User Liberation Front said he was surprised by…