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Wait lists growing for residential care, subsidized housing in B.C.: advocate
VICTORIA – High rents and reduced home-support services for British Columbia’s seniors are forcing many…
The unspoken issue in N.S. teachers’ dispute:inclusion of special-needs students
HALIFAX – It is the unspoken heart of the province’s bitter contract dispute with Nova…
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Dec. 13 LEGALIZE POT SALES FOR 18 AND…
The Latest: FBI agent: Roof took backroads after shooting
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Latest on the federal death penalty trial of a man accused…
The Latest: Heartbeat bill supporter calls for veto override
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Latest on Republican Gov. John Kasich’s signing into law a ban…
Many recommendations, but questions about legalized pot regime abound
OTTAWA – The federal task force on legalization and regulation of cannabis made dozens of…
Mexico Senate passes medical pot bill; sent to lower house
MEXICO CITY – The Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a bill approving the use of…
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 14
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 14 ——— CANADIAN ACTOR ALAN THICKE DEAD…
5 things to know ahead of the Abe-Putin hot springs summit
TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will be the first G-7 leader to welcome…
Saudi king defends Yemen intervention in televised address
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman vowed on Wednesday to prevent other nations…
Shannen Doherty gives glimpse of breast cancer treatment
Shannen Doherty is giving an up-close look at her fight against breast cancer. The former…
Canada’s top doctor Gregory Taylor retiring; search is on for replacement
TORONTO – Dr. Gregory Taylor is retiring as Canada’s chief public health officer after a…
Laceration hazard prompts recall of some food processors
TORONTO – A recall has been issued for about 300,000 Cuisinart food processors sold in…
University of Manitoba researchers launch clinical trial for Alzheimer’s
WINNIPEG – A team of researchers from the University of Manitoba is testing an experimental…
Vancouver approves tax to help first responders battling opioid overdose crisis
Vancouver has approved a small tax hike intended to help address the opioid overdose crisis.…
Tainted peanut butter leads to $11.2M penalty a decade later
ALBANY, Ga. – A decade after hundreds of Americans got sick from eating Peter Pan…
McKesson to sell 28 stores to win Competition Bureau approval for Rexall deal
OTTAWA – U.S. health-care company McKesson has agreed to sell 28 drugstores to win approval…
High-risk woman with newborn baby has been found: New Westminster police
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – Police in New Westminster, B.C., say a 39-year-old “high-risk” woman and…
Huff, puff and explode: E-cigarette fires, injuries on rise
MINEOLA, N.Y. – Katrina Williams wanted a safer alternative to smoking, and e-cigarettes seemed to…
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 14 DOCUMENTS SHOW OTTAWA WATCHED U.S. CAMPAIGN…
Report finds flaws in mental health care at St. Louis VA
St. Louis Veterans Administration health care officials insufficiently investigated the death of a mental health…
Denmark-born head of UN health agency dies at 93
COPENHAGEN – The United Nations’ health agency says its former director Halfdan T. Mahler has…
Safety board urges life-jacket laws, stability assessments after fatal capsizing
RICHMOND, B.C. – The federal government should look at the success of seatbelt laws when…
Opioid prescribing down, but OD-related hospital visits continue to climb: study
TORONTO – Medically sanctioned opioid use has dropped by almost 14 per cent since national…