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What to know about Israel’s Gaza offensive as tens of thousands of reservists are to be mobilized
Israel said Wednesday it would call up 60,000 reservists and extend the service of others…
A Gaza-bound ship that left Cyprus with 1,200 tons of food aid nears Israeli port
LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — A ship that set off from Cyprus loaded with 1,200 tons…
New malaria drug for babies offers hope to health workers in Uganda
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Alice Nekesa did not know she was infected with malaria-causing parasites…
Moving to a new home or school can stress kids out. How to make it more manageable
NEW YORK (AP) — Summer can be a time of big transitions for kids. It’s…
5th death linked to Legionnaires’ disease outbreak that has sickened dozens in New York City
NEW YORK (AP) — Health officials have uncovered another death in connection with a Legionnaires’…
Quebec reports first case of tick-borne Rocky Mountain spotted fever
MONTREAL — Quebec health officials say a first case of a tick-borne bacterial disease common…
Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes
TORONTO — Health Canada has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of further kidney decline…
Provinces have different measles vaccine schedules. Is it time to harmonize them?
TORONTO — Moving from Ontario to New Brunswick didn’t just mean Jade Medeiros had to…
Beshear bans drug in Kentucky that’s being targeted by attorneys general across the nation
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear took emergency action Monday to ban the…
Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer
TORONTO — Katie Hulan’s family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had…
Lawyer ‘very confident’ a foreign adversary attacked Canadian diplomats in Cuba
OTTAWA — A lawyer for Canadian diplomats and their families says he believes the mysterious…
Senegal’s ‘schools for husbands’ aim to shift gender roles and keep mothers from dying
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — On a recent evening in Senegal ‘s capital of Dakar, an…
Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a ‘state of severe physical deterioration’ dies in hospital
MADRID (AP) — A 20-year old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of…
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Trump leaves Alaska summit with Putin empty-handed after failing to reach a deal to end…
Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn’t act, CBO says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending…
Jobs Minister Hajdu calls on union, airline to return to table to ‘finish this deal’
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu is urging Air Canada and the union representing its…
Hundreds may have been exposed to rabies at bat-infested cabins in Grand Teton National Park
Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several…
Three years after his death, cricketer Shane Warne’s legacy lives on with heart health checks
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Cricketer Shane Warne’s legacy lives on more than three years after…
No end in sight to plastic pollution crisis as treaty negotiations in Geneva fail
GENEVA (AP) — Negotiations to reach a major treaty to end growing plastic pollution around…
Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report
WASHINGTON (AP) — A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
Six people report feeling ‘sharp prick’ in back of body at Montreal festival: police
MONTREAL — Montreal police have opened a criminal investigation into reports that people at a…
Stone Age humans were picky about which rocks they used for making tools, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Early human ancestors during the Old Stone Age were more picky about…
Spain, Portugal, and Greece battle wildfires as heat wave is expected to last for days
MADRID (AP) — Firefighters in Spain, Portugal and Greece battled ongoing wildfires Friday, an important…
Canada has most measles cases on the continent as infections up exponentially over 2024: Pan American Health Organization
TORONTO — The Pan American Health Organization says Canada has the highest number of measles…