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Florida takes early steps to advance recreational marijuana question to next year’s ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida elections officials have taken early steps under pressure from activists…
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO — Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would…
‘Crisis driven’ complaints mounting in B.C., ombudsperson says
A British Columbia woman who escaped an abusive relationship was concerned about the safety of…
Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday’s critical budget vote because she is recovering…
UN estimates over 2,000 Sudanese pregnant women have fled el-Fasher to escape conflict
CAIRO (AP) — A few weeks before the fall of her hometown to Sudan’s paramilitary…
‘Valid’ questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy…
Eswatini is the first African country to get twice-yearly HIV prevention shot
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Eswatini on Tuesday became the first African country to receive lenacapavir,…
Methane pollution still rises, but UN reports hope for near future reductions
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Global efforts to curb emissions of the potent but short-lived heat-trapping…
Lawsuit filed over 2 deaths in January air ambulance crash in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The families of two of the eight people killed earlier this year…
Survivor disheartened that Canada may fail to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
TORONTO — Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada’s rear-view by now. “It…
NIH funding cuts have affected over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments, a new report says
NEW YORK (AP) — Over 74,000 people enrolled in experiments have been affected by the…
Ethiopia confirms 3 Marburg virus deaths in new outbreak
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Ethiopia on Monday confirmed three deaths from the Marburg hemorrhagic…
Pakistan launches drive to vaccinate 57 million children against measles, rubella and polio
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan on Monday began a two-week nationwide vaccination campaign targeting more than…
Disability rights activist and author Alice Wong dies at 51
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alice Wong, a disability rights activist and author whose independence and…
Climate protesters demand to be heard as they march on COP30 with costumes and drums
BELEM, Brazil (AP) — Some wore black dresses to signify a funeral for fossil fuels.…