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Canada’s Marco Arop takes bronze men’s in 800 metres at world athletics championships
TOKYO — Marco Arop missed out on a gold-medal repeat. The Canadian track star also…
On the front line of Congo’s conflict, a trauma center tells a story of horror and survival
GOMA, Congo (AP) — In a sunlit rehabilitation room, Jerome Jean Claude Amani offers a…
Photos of an orthopedic center in Congo that helps amputees regain mobility
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting has long battered Congo’s mineral-rich east, displacing some 7 million…
Dental program improving, industry says, but misconceptions about ‘free’ care persist
OTTAWA — The rollout of the national dental care program is improving, industry representatives say…
Missouri judge strikes down ballot summary for anti-abortion measure backed by Republican lawmakers
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri judge has struck down a ballot summary for…
Takeaways from RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel meeting on COVID-19 and childhood vaccines
NEW YORK (AP) — A vaccine advisory committee handpicked by U.S. Health and Human Services…
Judge blocks USDA from collecting data about SNAP applicants in 21 states
A judge has temporarily barred the federal government from collecting personal information about residents enrolled…
Investigation finds Nebraska is likely under-reporting overdose deaths, costing it prevention money
Derrek Cocchiarella died slowly, lying in his mother’s bed on a warm afternoon in late…
Training for docs coming as women wait years in pain for endometriosis diagnoses
TORONTO — Katie Luciani spent years being told that her weeklong debilitating pain every month…
Canadian world race walk champion Evan Dunfee out of men’s 20k event with injury
TOKYO — Evan Dunfee’s hopes of adding another gold medal at the world athletics championships…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink brain chip clinical trial in Canada raises ethical questions
TORONTO — Some doctors and bioethicists are raising concerns about a Toronto hospital’s partnership with…
‘Children are bound to die’: Corruption, aid cuts and violence fuel a hunger crisis in South Sudan
JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — At 14 months, Adut Duor should be walking. Instead, his…
Alberta to use notwithstanding clause on its three transgender laws: memo
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has directed officials to invoke the Charter’s notwithstanding clause…
B.C. man who claims he stabbed 3 on ‘God’s will’ isn’t responsible, lawyer says
VANCOUVER — The lawyer for the man accused of an attack at a Vancouver Chinatown…
Quebec follows Alberta’s move to stop offering COVID vaccine for free to most people
Quebec is now the second province after Alberta to announce it will no longer offer…