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Alberta’s Smith to put immigration, Constitution questions on fall referendum
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s government is putting nine questions to a provincewide referendum…
Overdose deaths drop by 21 per cent, but 1,826 deaths in 2025 still a ‘profound loss’
VICTORIA — More than 1,800 people died in British Columbia last year from illicit drug…
Wisconsin passes expanded Medicaid for moms, would leave Arkansas as only state without it
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Women in Wisconsin will soon be eligible to receive expanded Medicaid…
B.C. health workers breached privacy of injured victims of Vancouver festival attack
VICTORIA — British Columbia health care workers unlawfully accessed highly sensitive personal information on victims…
Feds put up $50 million for Inuit-led university as part of funding package
OTTAWA — The federal government will provide $50 million to help develop Canada’s first Inuit-led…
Pneumonia hospitalizations rose dramatically last year, new CIHI data shows
TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says pneumonia hospitalizations rose by almost one-third…
Afghanistan faces catastrophic hunger crisis as aid cuts force the WFP to turn away 3 in 4 children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The toddler cries as an oxygen mask is fitted to his…
Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of days when the weather gets hot, dry and windy…
Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings
MONTREAL — A Quebec man who drowned his two children in October 2022 in their…
NIH’s Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director
WASHINGTON (AP) — National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will also temporarily become acting…
A B.C. budget few like, with job cuts, higher taxes and increased debt and deficit
VICTORIA — No wonder British Columbia Finance Minister Brenda Bailey thought she was going to…
B.C. budget delays care homes, hospital and cancer facility, student housing
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s budget is hurting the young, the old and cancer patients alike…
Canada should work to recruit bilingual health workers, Senate report says
OTTAWA — Many Canadians face barriers to accessing health care in their own language and…
Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
OTTAWA — There was no connection between a national security incident at the country’s emergency…
‘I was sure that was going to be my day’: A year on, fiery crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport still haunts passengers
TORONTO — As his plane descended in Toronto, John Nelson looked out the window to…
Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
TUMBLER RIDGE — The investigation into last week’s shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed…
Foreign aid groups urge Canada to maintain funding for abortion, LGBTQ+ advocacy
OTTAWA — Feminist and development groups are urging Canada not to turn its back on…
She was denied a legal abortion and sent to prison over an illegal one. Now she tells her story
LUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — She says she was let down at every step. By a…
Indian Health Service to phase out use of dental fillings containing mercury by 2027
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that provides health care to Native Americans and…
Doctors warn against dangers of health misinformation from AI sources
OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association says doctors are worried that more of their patients…
Should people with autism and very high needs have a separate diagnosis? Takeaways from AP’s report
As the definition of autism has widened, there’s been a growing push to create a…
As some people push to make profound autism its own diagnosis, this family is raising twins with it
AYER, Mass. (AP) — Connor Murphy walked in circles around his dad, then flopped down…
What is B.C.’s Mental Health Act and why is it relevant to Tumbler Ridge shooting?
Police have said the teenage shooter who killed eight people and herself in Tumbler Ridge,…
Inuit look to Greenland’s social model as Canada pursues military buildup in Arctic
NUUK — As Ottawa looks to use military spending to build up infrastructure in the…