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Sim says Vancouver is ‘begging’ B.C. for mental health supports after festival attack
VANCOUVER — No city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and it’s not…
Photos from a fiery 3-hour Senate hearing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced pointed bipartisan questioning during…
Joe Biden undergoes surgery to remove skin cancer on forehead
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden recently underwent surgery to remove skin cancer lesions, a spokesperson…
Timeline of mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation, attacker dies in crash
WINNIPEG — RCMP say a man killed his sister and wounded several others Thursday in…
Florida’s vaccine mandate removal: What it means for public health
As the administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis prepares to make Florida the first state to…
FACT FOCUS: A look at false and misleading claims made by RFK Jr. during Senate hearing
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made myriad false and misleading claims on Thursday…
Massachusetts state health insurers to be required to cover vaccines, regardless of CDC guidance
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts insurance carriers will be required to cover vaccinations recommended by the…
Texas lawmakers approve letting private citizens sue abortion pill providers
Texas lawmakers on Wednesday approved letting private citizens sue abortion pill manufacturers, doctors and anyone…
Canada’s Dabrowski and Routliffe return to women’s doubles final at U.S. Open
NEW YORK — Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe are back in the U.S. Open women’s…
Ontario’s top doctor says province needs to modernize vaccine registry, calls for national schedule
TORONTO — Ontario’s top doctor is calling for a national immunization schedule and registry to…
What polls show about Americans’ views on childhood vaccine mandates
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say kids should be vaccinated to attend school. But as…
Xi and Putin’s hot mic moment: How long will science extend the human life span?
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russia President Vladimir Putin chatted about how…
Quebec replaces Luc Boileau as head of public health with Caroline Quach-Thanh
MONTREAL — Quebec is replacing its national public health director, with Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh taking…
Land mines and tuberculosis are no match for Tanzanian ‘hero rats’ sniffing out danger and disease
MOROGORO, Tanzania (AP) — A man lies unmoving, slumped in the rubble of a simulated…
Health warnings as minister says shroud of wildfire smoke set to worsen in B.C.
VANCOUVER — British Columbians are being told to prepare themselves for the worsening of a…
Florida plans to become first state to eliminate all childhood vaccine mandates
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine…
Washington, Oregon and California governors form alliance in rebuke of Trump administration
SEATTLE (AP) — The Democratic governors of Washington state, Oregon and California announced Wednesday that…
They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they’re students at Canada’s newest med school
TORONTO — Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada’s newest medical school this week, with 94 students…
Do weighted vests really help you get in shape faster?
In the fitness class Jessie Syfko created for a nationwide gym chain, exercisers wear weighted…
South Carolina’s top lawyers say paid family leave should include stillbirths too
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s law allowing for family leave after the birth of…
UN-backed experts say more must be done to help people with disabilities in war-battered Gaza
GENEVA (AP) — A team of human rights experts has faulted the world’s nations for…
PHOTO ESSAY: In Uganda, a sprawling generation of children finds its fate entwined with elders
MAGOGO, Uganda (AP) — Some call them the continent’s greatest natural resource, the bevy of…
AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation
OTTAWA — Wrongful death lawsuits citing the activities of artificial intelligence chatbots are underway in…
US media quickly forced to revisit a thorny question: How should a president’s health be covered?
Early in Donald Trump’s news conference Tuesday, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked a question that…