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A timeline of B.C. ostrich farm’s battle to prevent cull of 400 birds
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the…
11 hospitalized, 79 sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios
TORONTO — Eleven people have been hospitalized, and almost 80 salmonella cases have been reported…
Takeaways from our collaboration on youth mental health after the Maui wildfires
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Ever since wildfires destroyed Lahaina two years ago, hundreds of students…
Youth mental health challenges keep mounting 2 years after Maui wildfires
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Mia Palacio felt like she lost a piece of herself when…
Brazil’s Lula pushes back against tariff, tells Trump the country’s democracy ‘is not on the table’
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday pushed back…
Ebola vaccination begins in southern Congo
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Vaccination for those exposed to the Ebola virus and front-line health…
Veteran midfielder Sophie Schmidt done for the season after undergoing knee surgery
HOUSTON — The Houston Dash have placed veteran Canadian midfielder Sophie Schmidt on the season-ending…
Zits and all: Six things we learned from the new ‘Degrassi’ documentary
TORONTO — Alongside the warm nostalgia in “Degrassi: Whatever It Takes,” there are many surprising…
Millions face skyrocketing health insurance costs unless Congress extends subsidies
WASHINGTON (AP) — There’s bipartisan support in Congress for extending tax credits that have made…
Gender testing returns to track, stirring up harsh memories and doubts that date to the 1980s
TOKYO (AP) — The woman whose genetic test in the 1980s led sports leaders to…
The voice of calm in TIFF closer ‘Peak Everything’ came from film’s sound engineer
TORONTO — When writer-director Anne Émond imagined who would voice the guided meditation track in…
Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 years
TORONTO — An organization that bills itself as Canada’s oldest HIV service agency will close…
Ebola vaccine reaches the epicenter of Congo’s outbreak as officials race to contain the disease
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Limited access and scarce funds are the key challenges facing health…
States are taking steps to ease access to COVID-19 vaccines as they await federal recommendation
The governors of Arizona, Illinois, Maine and North Carolina on Friday joined the growing list…
Ticats announce death of GM Ted Goveia, who disclosed cancer diagnosis in June
HAMILTON — General manager Ted Goveia of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats has died. The Ticats confirmed…