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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…
Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to subpoena medical records of transgender…
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12…
RFK Jr.’s latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to…
NHL CBA establishes a $4M annual fund for retired players’ health care and wellness
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beyond the noticeable changes in the new NHL collective bargaining agreement…
US pilot Ethan Guo donates $30,000 to children’s foundation after Antarctica plane landing
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo, who was stuck more than…
Onslaught of sports betting ads make gambling seem enticing to youth, doctors say
TORONTO — Doctors are calling for restrictions on sports betting ads, saying they are setting…
As support for immigration wanes, survey says optimism key to retaining immigrants
OTTAWA — As the political debate over immigration heats up again, a group that works…
Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival
VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown…
As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming in the United States is amping up the country’s sweet…
Balzan prizes of nearly $1 million awarded for democracy studies and advances in leukemia treatment
MILAN (AP) — American historian Josiah Ober, whose studies of Athenian democracy provide insights into…