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Supreme Court win for girl with epilepsy expected to make disability lawsuits against schools easier
WASHINGTON (AP) — A teenage girl with a rare form of epilepsy won a unanimous…
Music festivals have become more open to harm reduction initiatives. How far will it go?
NEW YORK (AP) — The sounds of muffled percussion and audience cheers reverberate throughout the…
Inside the legal fight over the telehealth clinics that help women defy abortion bans
Every month, thousands of women thwart abortion bans in their home states by turning to…
EPA says power plant carbon emissions aren’t dangerous. We asked 30 scientists: Here’s what they say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration’s Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday proposed a new ruling…
Experts call for action to prevent deaths at US police academies, citing AP investigation
A panel of experts called Wednesday for policy and cultural changes to prevent deaths linked…
Judge won’t halt execution in South Carolina over lethal injection concerns
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday refused to stop the execution of a…
Six infants born with congenital measles in Ontario from unvaccinated mothers
TORONTO — Ontario’s chief medical officer of health says six infants have been born with…
Pediatric ward closure in Kelowna triggers fears of ripple effect in B.C. hospitals
Dr. Jeff Eppler, an emergency room physician at Kelowna General Hospital, is getting ready for…
Should you let pets sleep next to you? (Does it even matter what the experts say?)
It turns out, our furry best friend might be our sleep enemy. Lots of pet…
North Carolina governor forms council to recommend cannabis regulations
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein says a panel he’s tasked with…
Louisiana lawmakers pass bill targeting out-of-state doctors who prescribe and mail abortion pills
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana lawmakers on Tuesday approved a measure that targets out-of-state…
Montana Supreme Court declares 2021 abortion restrictions unconstitutional
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana’s Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that struck down…
‘Can’t stop’: Researchers say problematic smartphone use like an addiction
EDMONTON — Anita Hagh couldn’t stop pressing the corner of her phone screen where the…
New York lawmakers approve bill that would allow medically assisted suicide for the terminally ill
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Terminally ill New Yorkers would have the legal ability to end…
Wildfires in the Prairies having impact on air quality in several provinces
MONTREAL — Poor air quality fuelled by wildfires burning across the Prairies left a large…
Florida agency tells newspaper to halt reporting angle on foundation associated with governor’s wife
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s child welfare agency sent a letter to a Florida newspaper…
NIH scientists publish declaration criticizing Trump’s deep cuts in public health research
WASHINGTON (AP) — In his confirmation hearings to lead the National Institutes of Health, Jay…
B.C. targets U.S. doctors and nurses with recruitment ads near American hospitals
British Columbia has launched a six-week, $5-million campaign of targeted advertisements to recruit doctors and…
Don’t know if you’ve been vaccinated against measles? Get a shot, doctors urge
TORONTO — Public health doctors say if people don’t know if they’ve been vaccinated against…
Southern B.C. set to bake under ‘early season heat event’
Environment Canada has warned of an “early season heat event” across much of southern British…
Bible group called 911 about man later arrested in ramming of Vancouver arena
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a man detained in a vehicle ramming at the city’s…
Health minister says forced addictions treatment lacks evidence, feds won’t intervene
OTTAWA — Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel says there’s no evidence that forcing people into…
‘We’re people too’: Canada’s homeless population is aging, changing how shelters run
VANCOUVER — Seventy-one-year-old Roger Oake sat on a bench outside the Union Gospel Mission shelter…
As a generation of gay and lesbian people ages, memories of worse – and better – times swirl
WASHINGTON (AP) — David Perry recalls being young and gay in 1980s Washington D.C. and…