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Trump administration temporarily blocks Minnesota’s historic wage floor for nursing home workers
Unprecedented minimum wages for thousands of nursing home workers in Minnesota are delayed again. Leah…
AP Exclusive: Trump administration admits a glaring error in its New York health fraud accusations
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration this week acknowledged it made a significant…
Trump administration proposes gutting rules targeting coal plant ash that threatens groundwater
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by…
Updated rules for CDC vaccine advisory panel reflect Kennedy skepticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has updated the charter of a key federal vaccine…
Carney says floor-crossing MPs must support Liberal values on abortion, LGBTQ rights
OTTAWA — Any member of Parliament who joins the Liberal caucus must adhere to Liberal…
Verdicts against Meta, Google in U.S. could boost Canadian big tech lawsuits
OTTAWA — Recent U.S. court verdicts that found Meta and Google liable for harms to…
US abortion opponents want Trump’s FDA to act on abortion pill restrictions
U.S. abortion opponents are increasingly frustrated with the lack of action by President Donald Trump’s…
Olympic hero Jack Hughes has new chiclets as NHL dentists get a moment in the spotlight
Jason Schepis was at home with his kids in New Jersey watching the gold medal…
Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
VANCOUVER — Edwin Bergsson’s friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria…
Kara Swisher examines the science, tech and business of living longer in new CNN docuseries
NEW YORK (AP) — Journalist Kara Swisher begins her new, six-part CNN series about longevity…
These are the faces of B.C.’s 10-year toxic drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue…
B.C. Premier Eby defends coffee-with-doctors recruitment after ‘stunt’ accusation
KELOWNA — British Columbia Premier David Eby is praising the jolt the province got from…
Decade of death: With 18,000 lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
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VANCOUVER — Brandon Jansen’s mother says he was a warm and inviting “health nut” who…
RFK Jr is launching a podcast to expose ‘lies’ that have made Americans sick
NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is launching a new podcast…
Photo gallery: A decade of death — B.C. counts drug emergency’s cost
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Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in…
Charge continue push for PWHL playoffs without head coach Carla MacLeod
Ottawa Charge head coach Carla MacLeod has been fighting all season. Now, it’s her team’s…
Anchorage opens new homeless program that pairs tiny homes with addiction treatment
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Homeless numbers have remained roughly the same in Anchorage for the last few years and…
Goaltender Ingram turns Mammoth rejection into Oilers No. 1 role, Masterton nod
EDMONTON — Connor Ingram went from being told not to report to Utah Mammoth training…
A timeline of British Columbia’s 10-year overdose health emergency
VANCOUVER — The 10 years of British Columbia’s public health emergency due to drug overdoses…
Eight years after Humboldt Broncos crash, Green Shirt Day encourages organ donation
Eight years after the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the legacy of one junior hockey…
Carney breaks down plans to spend $51B on local infrastructure
OTTAWA — The federal government will address infrastructure gaps across Canada with billions of dollars…
Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review
A federal judge Tuesday refused to block filling prescriptions for the abortion pill mifepristone by…
Gary Woodland details PTSD struggles ahead of the Masters: ‘I thought people were trying to kill me’
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Gary Woodland was playing the back nine at the Houston Open…
With Minneapolis medical center’s survival threatened, staff and leaders call for state action
As a dire financial outlook has pushed Minneapolis’ Hennepin County Medical Center (HCMC) to the…