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Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused 82,000 premature deaths globally
VANCOUVER — Smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths…
Judge blocks Trump administration’s subpoena of trans kids’ medical records from Boston hospital
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to subpoena medical records of transgender…
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — More than 350 Greenlandic Indigenous women and girls, including some 12…
RFK Jr.’s latest ‘Make America Healthy Again’ report calls for more scrutiny of vaccines and autism
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration directed the nation’s public health and environmental agencies to…
NHL CBA establishes a $4M annual fund for retired players’ health care and wellness
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Beyond the noticeable changes in the new NHL collective bargaining agreement…
US pilot Ethan Guo donates $30,000 to children’s foundation after Antarctica plane landing
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — American pilot and influencer Ethan Guo, who was stuck more than…
Onslaught of sports betting ads make gambling seem enticing to youth, doctors say
TORONTO — Doctors are calling for restrictions on sports betting ads, saying they are setting…
As support for immigration wanes, survey says optimism key to retaining immigrants
OTTAWA — As the political debate over immigration heats up again, a group that works…
Suspect pleads not guilty in triple stabbing at 2023 Vancouver Chinatown festival
VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown…
As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds
WASHINGTON (AP) — Global warming in the United States is amping up the country’s sweet…
Balzan prizes of nearly $1 million awarded for democracy studies and advances in leukemia treatment
MILAN (AP) — American historian Josiah Ober, whose studies of Athenian democracy provide insights into…
Warming seas threaten key phytoplankton species that fuels the food web, study finds
SEATTLE (AP) — For decades, scientists believed Prochlorococcus, the smallest and most abundant phytoplankton on…
In LA port, bobbing blue floats are turning wave power into clean energy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a recent sunny morning in a channel at the Port…
Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine rule won’t start for 90 days, won’t cover all diseases
Florida’s plan to drop school vaccine mandates likely won’t take effect for 90 days and…
Political world pays tribute to Ken Dryden, remembered for his public service
The death of Montreal Canadiens legend Ken Dryden resonated in political circles on Saturday where…