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Amid firestorm created by Austin’s cancer secrecy, missed opportunities to build trust and educate
WASHINGTON (AP) — The secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations due to prostate cancer…
Online sports betting arrives in Vermont
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont sports fans can now wager online as mobile sports betting…
Three people, including reporter, arrested as Edmonton encampment dismantled
Edmonton police arrested one man and two women Wednesday as they dismantled a homeless encampment,…
Gov. Laura Kelly calls for Medicaid expansion, offers tax cut plan that speeds up end of grocery tax
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly renewed her call Wednesday to expand Medicaid and countered an anticipated…
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, known for quirky speeches, gives his final one before US Senate run
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice once rejected a legislative budget by…
Snow in the West and flooding in the Northeast. And more foul weather is on the way
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Drenching rains, flooding and fierce winds stranded vehicles, shuttered schools and…
Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and…
South Carolina Republicans back trans youth health care ban despite pushback from parents, doctors
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Pleas from transgender children’s pediatricians and parents to keep allowing such…
The top UN court is set to hear South Africa’s allegation of Israeli genocide in Gaza
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A legal battle over whether Israel’s war against Hamas in…
Gov. Laura Kelly calls for Medicaid expansion, offers tax cut plan that speeds up end of grocery tax
Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly renewed her call Wednesday to expand Medicaid and countered an anticipated…
California Gov. Newsom proposes some housing and climate cuts to balance $38 billion budget deficit
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom released details Wednesday of a new $291…
B.C. hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak
VANCOUVER – Hospitals in British Columbia are treating a record number of patients as the…
Blast of arctic air over Western Canada could bring wind chill that feels like -55
REVELSTOKE, B.C. – Extreme cold and bitter winds are pushing in from the Arctic through…
Opposition calls for Alberta to dump imported fever medicine amid health concerns
EDMONTON – Alberta’s Opposition says it’s time to dump once and for all the remaining…
Ohio House overrides Republican governor’s veto of ban on gender affirming care for minors
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Republican-dominated Ohio House voted Wednesday to override GOP Gov. Mike…
Cancer society, gynecologists hope for national shift in cervical cancer screening
TORONTO – The rest of Canada should follow British Columbia’s lead in its new approach…
People with private drug coverage more likely to stick to prescriptions: StatCan
OTTAWA – A new Statistics Canada study confirms that financial limitations are keeping people without…
Nebraska lawmaker seeks to block November ballot effort outlawing taxpayer money for private schools
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker behind a new law that would divert millions…
Ecuador hunkers down for a government war on drug gangs after attack during live TV newscast
QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Schools and stores sat shuttered, many people stayed home and soldiers…
Respiratory season hits parts of Canada as head of ER doctors’ group wants better planning
VANCOUVER – The head of a national group of emergency room doctors says he’s “disgusted”…
Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform for postwar Gaza as deadly Israeli strikes continue
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken pressed the Palestinian president…
Quebec ER overcrowding will ‘continue to be difficult,’ says health minister
MONTREAL – Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé had mostly bad news Wednesday as he provided…
Cardona praises Dartmouth culture in allowing freedom of expression, keeping students safe
HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s education chief praised Dartmouth College’s culture Wednesday for…
Canada silent on Israel genocide court case, Liberal MPs split over what to do
OTTAWA – Liberal members of Parliament are divided about the position Canada should take on…