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Edmonton-area hospital temporarily closing obstetrics unit for second time

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says an Edmonton-area hospital is to temporarily close its obstetrics unit for the second time in less than a month due to a lack of specialists.
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Canada to implement 988 suicide crisis line starting in fall 2023

Canada to implement 988 suicide crisis line starting in fall 2023

OTTAWA — The CRTC says it will launch a new emergency crisis number for people in need of immediate mental health or suicide prevention support.
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Nurse practitioner says CVS fired her over abortion stance

Nurse practitioner says CVS fired her over abortion stance

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A nurse practitioner from northern Virginia sued CVS Health on Wednesday, saying she was fired for refusing to provide abortion-inducing drugs at its MinuteClinic medical facilities.
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Lab results in Markham, Ont., food poisoning case expected at end of week

Lab results in Markham, Ont., food poisoning case expected at end of week

MARKHAM, Ont. — York Region public health said Wednesday that lab results are expected at the end of this week to confirm the presence of a plant-based toxin in a spice that is suspected of sickening 12 diners at a Markham, Ont.
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Oklahoma AG urges prosecution for performing an abortion

Oklahoma AG urges prosecution for performing an abortion

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma prosecutors should pursue charges against those who perform elective abortions but should give “substantial leeway" to doctors treating pregnant women for emergency conditions, the state's attorney general wrote Wednesda
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COVID-19: New Brunswick education minister hoping for normal school year

COVID-19: New Brunswick education minister hoping for normal school year

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's education minister said Wednesday he is hoping for a "reasonably normal" school year as students get ready for another academic term with COVID-19 still posing a threat.
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New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic

New Mexico governor pledges $10M for new abortion clinic

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor on Wednesday signed a new executive order that pledges $10 million to build a clinic that would provide abortions and other pregnancy care.
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Ontario drops five-day isolation guideline for COVID-19

Ontario drops five-day isolation guideline for COVID-19

TORONTO — People in Ontario who test positive for COVID-19 no longer have to isolate for five days, the province's top doctor said Wednesday in announcing what he called a "practical and pragmatic" new approach to the dealing with the virus.
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US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

US clears updated COVID boosters targeting newest variants

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Wednesday authorized its first update to COVID-19 vaccines, booster doses that target today’s most common omicron strain. Shots could begin within days.
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LTC bill passes, hospital patients who refuse to move won't pay $1,800/day: Ford

LTC bill passes, hospital patients who refuse to move won't pay $1,800/day: Ford

TORONTO — Ontario's Progressive Conservative government passed legislation Wednesday that would force hospital patients awaiting long-term care into nursing homes not of their choosing on a temporary basis, but many details of the new law remain unkn
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