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Haiti faces a sexual violence and abuse crisis as gang violence spreads, health charity warns
HAVANA (AP) — The number of sexual abuse cases being treated at a clinic in…
A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — A man claiming to be an FBI agent showed up to…
Quebec private doctors challenge law forcing five years of public system work
MONTREAL — Quebec’s private doctors federation is mounting a legal challenge against a law that…
Pakistan says imprisoned ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health after an eye procedure
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan is in good health after…
More caregivers in Quebec eligible for compensation under new home health policy
MONTREAL — Quebec is launching a new home health-care policy that will make some family…
‘Health-care systems are not built for us’: LGBTQ+ people struggle to get good care
TORONTO — A new report says LGBTQ+ people in Canada aren’t getting access to the…
Annette, the harbour seal, rescued from netting around her neck in West Vancouver
VANCOUVER — A young harbour seal is recovering after being rescued from a life-threatening gillnet…
Patients detail ‘disaster’ inside Alberta emergency departments
Sick with pneumonia and a blood infection, Paula Krawiec said her 77-year-old mother waited 24…
Food inspection agency to cut more than 1,300 jobs, says union
OTTAWA — The union representing employees at the Canadian Food Inspection Agency said staff have…
Medicare proposes new transplant system rules that might spur use of less-than-perfect organs
WASHINGTON (AP) — The government proposed new rules for the nation’s transplant system Wednesday that…
Woman who stole identities to work in health care is sentenced to 6-plus years in prison
KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — A woman who stole identities to work as a nurse or…
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after…
B.C. paramedics and emergency dispatchers set February date for strike vote
VANCOUVER — The union representing ambulance paramedics and emergency dispatchers in British Columbia says its…
Trump administration announces 15 new drugs for Medicare price negotiation program
NEW YORK (AP) — Drugs that treat Type 2 diabetes, HIV and arthritis are among…
Labs flooded as pipes burst at Montreal mental health hospital institute
MONTREAL — Four labs were damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through an aging…
French ex-senator sentenced to prison for drugging fellow lawmaker in order to sexually abuse her
PARIS (AP) — A former French senator was sentenced Tuesday to 1 1/2 years in…
Claims process opens for ‘Indian hospitals’ settlement
OTTAWA — The claims process for a landmark “Indian hospitals” settlement opened Tuesday, nearly one…
Judge orders fitness trial for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie in 2022
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered a three-day fitness trial for…
Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko to have season-ending hip surgery
VANCOUVER — Another injury-plagued season has ended for Vancouver Canucks goalie Thatcher Demko. The NHL…
Australia swelters in a record heat wave as temperatures near 50 C
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Parts of Australia sweltered in record temperatures of close to…
Photos show aquagym classes in Senegal helping people with reduced mobility
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Participants of all ages gather on a beach in Dakar for…
Involuntary care safeguards often missing, B.C. Ombudsperson says
A report by British Columbia’s Ombudsperson warns that legal safeguards designed to protect patients receiving…
Senegal’s aquagym classes offer hope and healing for people with reduced mobility
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The sun has not yet risen in Senegal’s capital, Dakar, but…
No possession arrests without ‘extenuating circumstances’: head of B.C. police chiefs
VICTORIA — The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will…