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North Carolina effort wipes out $6.5B in medical debt for 2.5M people
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — More than 2.5 million North Carolina residents are getting over $6.5…
Grizzly bear attacks pair of hikers near Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE — British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service says trails in the McGregor Mountain area,…
Failures on sports’ biggest stages provide unique glimpse into how to overcome adversity
Athletes confront failure as often as success during competition. For professional and Olympic athletes, those…
‘We’ll be moving’: Alberta transgender children, families brace for legal changes
EDMONTON — Football decals plaster the walls of his bedroom. A San Francisco 49ers bedspread…
Senator says she was never told her 2005 surgery would leave her sterile
OTTAWA — A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a…
Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy as part…
Canada’s first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month…
President Donald Trump is in ‘exceptional health,’ his doctor says, after visit to Walter Reed
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is in “exceptional health,” his physician said Friday after…
WIC food program receives $300M to keep running during government shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their…
AstraZeneca agrees to lower drug prices for Medicaid under Trump administration deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — AstraZeneca on Friday became the second major pharmaceutical manufacturer to announce it…
Jonathan Toews returns to NHL with hometown Jets after being out 2 seasons with long COVID
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The spotlight was on Jonathan Toews when the Winnipeg Jets skated…
Ryan Reynolds, Colin Hanks say their John Candy doc offers lesson in grief
TORONTO — A new documentary presents beloved Canadian comic John Candy as a people-pleaser who…
In Kenya, a search for links between a changing climate and mental health
KILIFI, Kenya (AP) — The daily grind of putting food on the table is stressful…
Kennedy reups unproven Tylenol-autism link during Cabinet meeting as Trump repeats ‘don’t take it’
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Thursday reasserted the unproven link between the pain reliever…
Senate debates bill to add warning labels to alcohol packaging
OTTAWA — Sen. Patrick Brazeau is trying a second time to pass legislation that would…
Judge upholds North Dakota’s ban on gender-affirming care for kids
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A North Dakota judge has upheld the state’s ban on gender-affirming…
Trump’s Tylenol misinformation revives history of ‘mom blaming’ in autism, docs say
TORONTO — When U.S. President Donald Trump urged pregnant women to avoid Tylenol because of…
New California law aims to improve school nutrition by phasing out some ultraprocessed foods
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will phase out certain ultraprocessed foods from school meals over…
Local state of emergency declared over risk of dam in B.C. Interior bursting
KAMLOOPS — A regional district in the British Columbia Interior has declared a state of…
Robert Roberson is again approaching execution in Texas in shaken baby case
LIVINGSTON, Texas (AP) — Robert Roberson was calm and hopeful as he pondered his mortality…
Lumbee leader to join North Carolina statehouse as tribe’s federal recognition push gains attention
LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) — The leader of a southeastern North Carolina tribe is about to…
UNICEF warns that number of children in Haiti displaced by violence has nearly doubled
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — The number of children displaced by violence in Haiti has nearly…
Ebola outbreak in southern Congo shows signs of containment with no new cases, WHO reports
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — An Ebola outbreak that has plagued southern Congo in recent weeks…
Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on…