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An anti-migrant group in South Africa is blocking foreigners from health clinics
MUSINA, South Africa (AP) — It’s 6 a.m. and Tholakele Nkwanyana is one of the…
Missouri seeks federal help in pressing China for $25 billion in COVID damages
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri has escalated its attempt to seize Chinese government-owned property…
RCMP says B.C. ostrich farm investigations continue, charges neither laid nor stayed
RCMP say investigations are ongoing in relation to their enforcement operation at a British Columbia…
A health center closure in New England town reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — For more than two decades, Susan Bushby, a 70-year-old housekeeper from…
What to know about the impacts Medicaid cuts are having on rural health care
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — The closing of a health center in rural New Hampshire has…
PHOTO ESSAY: A health center’s closure leaves unanswered questions in this New England mountain town
FRANCONIA, N.H. (AP) — For more than two decades, residents in this tiny tourist town…
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect…
What would have been the most restrictive abortion bill in the US stalls in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina bill that would allow judges to sentence women…
B.C. health workers reach tentative four-year deal with employers
BURNABY — The bargaining association representing more than 67,000 health-care workers in British Columbia’s hospitals…
Florida takes early steps to advance recreational marijuana question to next year’s ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists…
‘Crisis driven’ complaints mounting in B.C., ombudsperson says
A British Columbia woman who escaped an abusive relationship was concerned about the safety of…
Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday’s critical budget vote because she is recovering…
UN estimates over 2,000 Sudanese pregnant women have fled el-Fasher to escape conflict
CAIRO (AP) — A few weeks before the fall of her hometown to Sudan’s paramilitary…
‘Valid’ questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy…
Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir,…
Methane pollution still rises, but UN reports hope for near future reductions
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Global efforts to curb emissions of the potent but short-lived heat-trapping…
Lawsuit filed over 2 deaths in January air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The families of two of the eight people killed earlier this year…
Survivor disheartened that Canada may fail to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
TORONTO — Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada’s rear-view by now. “It…
NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says
NEW YORK (AP) — Over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the…
Ethiopia confirms 3 Marburg virus deaths in new outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Monday confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic…
Pakistan launches drive to vaccinate 57 million children against measles, rubella and polio
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Monday began a two-week nationwide vaccination campaign targeting more than…
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and…
Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels.…
Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels.…