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Veteran midfielder Sophie Schmidt done for the season after undergoing knee surgery
HOUSTON — The Houston Dash have placed veteran Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt on the season-ending…
Zits and all: Six things we learned from the new ‘Degrassi’ documentary
TORONTO — Alongside the warm nostalgia in “Degrassi: Whatever It Takes,” there are many surprising…
Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made…
Gender testing returns to track, stirring up harsh memories and doubts that date to the 1980s
TOKYO (AP) — The woman whose genetic test in the 1980s led sports leaders to…
The voice of calm in TIFF closer ‘Peak Everything’ came from film’s sound engineer
TORONTO — When writer-director Anne Émond imagined who would voice the guided meditation track in…
Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 years
TORONTO — An organization that bills itself as Canada’s oldest HIV service agency will close…
Ebola vaccine reaches the epicenter of Congo’s outbreak as officials race to contain the disease
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Limited access and scarce funds are the key challenges facing health…
States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation
The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina on Friday joined the growing list…
Ticats announce death of GM Ted Goveia, who disclosed cancer diagnosis in June
HAMILTON — General manager Ted Goveia of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has died. The Ticats confirmed…
Schumer warns of a shutdown if Republicans don’t accept Democrats’ health care demands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer weathered backlash from Democrats earlier this year…
College football traditions: ‘Hawkeye Wave’ bonds everyone in stadium with kids in adjacent hospital
When Iowa is playing at home and the first quarter comes to an end, the…
Here’s how to help kids deal with current events – and the sometimes violent imagery they bring
NEW YORK (AP) — In hardly any time at all, the footage of the horrifying…
Judge upholds publication ban on B.C. festival attack mental fitness evidence
VANCOUVER — A judge has upheld a ban that prevents media from publishing evidence heard…
Appeals court allows Trump’s administration to block Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood
BOSTON (AP) — A U.S. appeals court panel on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration…
Carney says federal government will sign more pharmacare deals with provinces
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is committed to signing pharmacare deals with all provinces…
Ebola cases in Congo rise as authorities race to contain spread of outbreak, health agency says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The number of suspected Ebola cases in Congo’s southern Kasai province…
Celebrities take the court in Toronto during TIFF to raise funds, cancer awareness
TORONTO — Basketball has always been part of the Kabongo family. Unfortunately, so has cancer…
The nest is empty: Parents grapple with mixed emotions after children move out
It’s that time of year when many parents across the U.S. see their kids head…
ER visits for pneumonia doubled last fall, CIHI data shows
TORONTO — The number of emergency department visits for pneumonia more than doubled last fall…
Well-preserved Amazon rainforest on Indigenous lands can protect people from diseases, study finds
Every time humans cut into the Amazon rainforest or burn or destroy parts of it,…
PHOTO ESSAY: Newborn caregiving programs help ease parenting in India
GURUGRAM, India (AP) — Antima Kumari lifts one of her newborn nephews, positions him between…
Texas drops lawsuit against doctor accused of illegally providing care to transgender youth
DALLAS (AP) — One of the nation’s first doctors accused of illegally providing care to…
Texas A&M professor fired after video shows classroom confrontation over gender identity coursework
HOUSTON (AP) — A professor at Texas A&M University was fired and others were removed…
Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused 82,000 premature deaths globally
VANCOUVER — Smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths…