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B.C. alcohol use hits 20-year low but remains above national and recommended levels
Alcohol use in British Columbia has reached a 20-year low after spiking during the COVID-19…
Victoire’s Poulin has ‘decisions to make’ about her future after Walter Cup win
MONTREAL — Marie-Philip Poulin and her Montreal Victoire teammates were still floating on a cloud…
Uganda closes its border with Congo, where suspected cases of a rare Ebola type are surging
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Uganda on Wednesday ordered the closure of its border with Congo,…
Trump will send Americans exposed to Ebola while abroad to a new facility in Kenya
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s administration is planning to send Americans who are…
Uganda closes its border with Congo as cases of a rare Ebola type surge
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with…
For one Ukrainian war amputee, rebuilding is painful after a Russian strike killed her husband
KRYVYI RIH, Ukraine (AP) — After Iryna Nakonechna lost her left leg last year in…
In Congo displacement camp, fighting Ebola with sand, oatmeal and one thermometer but no water
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — There is one handwashing station and one infrared thermometer to fight…
Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
OTTAWA — Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials…
Exceptionally early heat wave shatters records and brings deaths in Europe
LONDON (AP) — The United Kingdom smashed a century-old temperature record for the second time…
Canada implements stricter travel, immigration measures in response to Ebola crisis
TORONTO — The Canadian government is imposing a mandatory 21-day self-isolation period for travellers from…
Community voices frustration as Burnaby hospital expansion project is put on hold
BURNABY — Dozens of protesters carrying placards gathered in a park in Burnaby, B.C., to…
Inclusion groups sign open letter calling on Ottawa to halt MAID for mental illness
OTTAWA — Ninety disability advocacy and mental health organizations have signed an open letter urging…
Trump wraps up 3-hour medical visit to Walter Reed and declares ‘Everything checked out PERFECTLY’
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had another medical exam on Tuesday, putting his health…
HMSA’s Latest Move Could Worsen Doctor Shortage
Dr. Katie Min was 36 when she took over her father’s primary care practice in…
Gabriel Landeskog uses in-skate sensors, AI-driven movement platform to manage his knee and workload
DENVER (AP) — Gabriel Landeskog wears the small sensors in the insoles of his skates…
The cruise ship at center of a deadly hantavirus outbreak has to undergo extra cleaning
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cruise ship at the center of a deadly hantavirus…
Attacks from suspicious residents complicate the fight against a rare type of Ebola
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Every time Vanny Birungi, a volunteer with the Red Cross in…
Maple Leafs say Max Domi out ‘indefinitely’ after surgery complications
TORONTO — The Toronto Maple Leafs say forward Max Domi will be out indefinitely after…
Ugandan health officials report new Ebola virus infections, bringing cases to 7
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan health authorities on Monday reported two new Ebola cases, bringing…
Young men storm a Congo hospital treating Ebola patients to demand bodies of their kin
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Angry young men stormed a hospital treating Ebola patients at the…
How Congo is battling an Ebola outbreak complicated by aid cuts, armed rebels and anger
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Attacks on Ebola treatment centers in eastern Congo underscore the serious…
Best of times, worst of times: Montreal clinic cares for pregnant women with cancer
MONTREAL — On May 15, 2024, Habalet Andrée Loblegnon learned she was pregnant for the…
A mop, a broom and a calmer mind. Why some find mental health benefits in everyday tasks
NEW YORK (AP) — It’s spring cleaning season, and for some people that can mean…
A second Ebola treatment center is set ablaze in eastern Congo, with 18 suspected cases fleeing
BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Angry residents of a town at the epicenter of the Ebola…