Health
Injury-plagued Edmonton Oilers get key piece back with McDavid’s return
EDMONTON — Connor McDavid couldn’t have come back to the Edmonton Oilers at a more…
Shark attack survivor presses her state for an alert system to keep people safe in the water
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama teen who narrowly survived a fierce shark attack last…
Canadian goaltender Kristen Campbell to get first world championship start
ČESKÉ BUDĚJOVICE — Goaltender Kristen Campbell will start for Canada in its women’s world hockey…
‘It’s never easy watching’: NHLers on the mental toll of injuries
Max Pacioretty had just torn his right Achilles tendon for the second time in less…
Nigeria struggles to rein in a widespread meningitis outbreak that has killed at least 150
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian health authorities are struggling to contain a rapidly spreading meningitis…
A fire kills 20 people at a nursing home in northern China
BEIJING (AP) — A fire at a nursing home in northern China has killed 20…
Jets’ 2021 first-round pick Chaz Lucius retires due to medical reasons
Chaz Lucius, a first-round draft choice of the Winnipeg Jets in 2021, announced his retirement…
Alabama lawmakers pass legislation that could give pregnant women more access to health care
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama legislators unanimously passed a bill on Tuesday that would expedite…
B.C. human rights commissioner says guardianship law ‘opaque,’ lacks oversight
A British Columbia woman could not find her very ill spouse for three months after…
Indiana joins list of states with 3 or more cases of measles. Here’s what to know
Indiana health officials announced a measles outbreak Wednesday, with six cases that have no known…
A new Idaho law ends publicly funded vaccinations for immigrants in the US illegally
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — As a measles outbreak spreads through other states, Idaho is ending…
Mexico says a 3-year-old girl has died in the country’s first human case of bird flu
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A 3-year-old girl in western Mexico has died after contracting bird…
After decades of sex abuse complaints, a NY pediatrician is ordered to pay $1.6B to over 100 women
MERRICK, N.Y. (AP) — Starting in the 1980s, New York law enforcement and health officials…
Indigenous march in Brazil to demand more land be set aside for their stewardship
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — With the first U.N. climate talks in the Amazon approaching, thousands…
With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what’s next
VANCOUVER — There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating…