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Nova Scotia opens first long-term care home serving Mi'kmaq seniors
ESKASONI, N.S. — Nova Scotia opened its first long-term care facility in a First Nations community on Wednesday, realizing a decades-old ambition for its host community.
Apr 17, 2024 11:45 AM
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Alberta government closing in on new deal to pay family doctors
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it's closing in on a new deal for family doctor pay, but a physicians' group says it must include those with small patient rosters.
Apr 17, 2024 10:36 AM
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Lab chief faces sentencing in Michigan 12 years after fatal US meningitis outbreak
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — Days after a routine injection to ease back pain, Donna Kruzich and a friend drove across the border to Canada in 2012 to see end-of-summer theater in Stratford, Ontario.
Apr 17, 2024 10:21 AM
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Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights
Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a ban on gender-affirming care.
Apr 17, 2024 8:56 AM
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UN report points to yawning gap of inequality in sexual and reproductive health worldwide
GENEVA (AP) — A new study says an African woman is roughly 130 times more likely to die from pregnancy and childbirth complications than a woman in Europe or North America, the U.N.
Apr 17, 2024 7:11 AM
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Earth Day: How a senator's idea more than 50 years ago got people fighting for their planet
Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day.
Apr 17, 2024 6:30 AM
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UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good
LONDON (AP) — The British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday despite vocal opposition from within Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservative P
Apr 17, 2024 4:26 AM
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Higher tobacco and vaping taxes offsets drug plan spending in federal budget
OTTAWA — The federal government expects that its latest effort to discourage Canadians from smoking, contained in the federal budget tabled Tuesday, will generate $1.7 billion in new revenue.
Apr 16, 2024 3:41 PM
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Edmonton doctors say too few neonatal beds, staff endangering babies
EDMONTON — A doctors' group says neonatal intensive care units in Edmonton have been too full and it's putting vulnerable babies at risk.
Apr 16, 2024 2:42 PM
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Quebec court approves class action alleging opioid makers misled users about risks
MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit against 16 pharmaceutical companies that are alleged to have misled consumers about the efficacy and dangers of opioid medications.
Apr 16, 2024 2:11 PM
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