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Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
Melody Leinweber’s latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak,…
They relied on marijuana to get through the day. But then days felt impossible without it
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BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — For the past several years, 75-year-old Miguel Laboy has smoked a…
More people are addicted to marijuana, but fewer of them are seeking help, experts say
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Megan Feller smoked pot several times a day and couldn’t eat, sleep or function without…
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER — The co-founder of a Vancouver “compassion club” that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine…
White House circulates a plan to extend Obamacare subsidies as Trump pledges health care fix
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is circulating a proposal that would extend subsidies to…
Health minister noncommittal on pharmacare, says expert report isn’t binding
OTTAWA — The federal health minister is not committing to following the road map set…
Trump administration plan to reduce access to some student loans angers nurses, health care groups
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of nursing and other health care organizations are angry over…
Decorated ski crosser Marielle Thompson bides her time in race return post-injury
CALGARY — Marielle Thompson has Plans A, B, C and pretty well the whole alphabet…
Ottawa announces $35 million for 30 oral health training programs across Canada
MONTREAL — The federal government has announced more than $35 million over three years to…
Nunavik’s Inuit residents show resilience in the face of persistent water shortages
PUVURNITUQ — In Quebec’s Nunavik region, it’s not unusual to run out of drinking water…
Slovenians reject in a referendum a law on assisted dying for terminally ill patients
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenians on Sunday rejected in a referendum a law that allowed…
JFK’s granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK Jr.
John F. Kennedy’s granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay…
In Quebec’s Nunavik region, constant water shortages compromise health care
PUVIRNITUQ — Even if they’re surrounded by vast bodies of water as far as the…
Doctor and nurses are leaving Nunavik over water shortages that affect care
PUVIRNITUQ — Doctors and nurses in Quebec’s Nunavik region say constant water shortages are a…
New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being…
Move. Cheer. Dance. Do the wave. How to tap into the collective joy of ‘we mode’
“If we all dress alike and we move alike and we feel alike, we express the same emotions that trigger mechanisms in our brain.”
Bolsonaro’s conviction brings vindication for some Brazilians who lost loved ones to COVID-19
SAO PAULO (AP) — Simone Guimarães, a retired 52-year-old teacher in Rio de Janeiro, lost…
Rangers say Canadian Derek Cornelius will see a specialist over muscle injury
GLASGOW — There could be more bad injury news for Canada coach Jesse Marsch. Glasgow…
It’s possible to get addicted to pot. Here’s what to know
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Dr. Smita Das often hears the same myth: You can’t get hooked on pot. And…
RFK Jr. says he’s following ‘gold standard’ science. Here’s what to know
The message is hammered over and over, in news conferences, hearings and executive orders: President…
‘Life and death’: Chief tells of trauma and bravery in grizzly attack on B.C. pupils
What was to be a short afternoon field trip for about 20 students and staff…
Expert report calls on Ottawa to fund essential medicines, enshrine pharmacare in law
OTTAWA — Canada should create a pharmacare system that offers free access to essential medicines…
WHO declares end of Indonesia’s polio outbreak following yearslong vaccination campaign
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The World Health Organization has declared Indonesia’s polio outbreak officially over,…
RFK Jr. says he personally directed CDC’s new guidance on vaccines and autism
NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. personally directed the U.S. Centers…