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Officials: Paper mill worker dead from fungal infection
ESCANABA, Mich. (AP) — A contract worker at a northern Michigan paper mill has died from a fungal infection that has forced the business to temporarily close for deep cleaning.
Apr 14, 2023 4:19 PM
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Alberta to bolster mental and addictions help for police suspects in Calgary
CALGARY — The Alberta government says it will fund mental health and addiction supports for people being held in police custody in Calgary and expand community-led harm reduction teams in the city.
Apr 14, 2023 3:59 PM
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Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress
OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promise that Canada's National Research Council would be
Apr 14, 2023 3:24 PM
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22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis
VANCOUVER — Brian Twaites remembers the first time he realized toxic drugs in British Columbia had hit a crisis level. On one shift as a paramedic, he handled 26 calls and more than 22 of them were drug overdoses.
Apr 14, 2023 3:19 PM
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Bird flu: Scientists find mutations, say threat is still low
NEW YORK (AP) — A man in Chile is infected with a bird flu that has concerning mutations, but the threat to people from the virus remains low, U.S. health officials said Friday.
Apr 14, 2023 2:05 PM
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Missouri rules part of rapid push to limit trans health care
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The push to restrict health care for transgender people has expanded beyond children, with Missouri placing new limits on gender-affirming care for both adults and minors.
Apr 14, 2023 11:17 AM
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Several southwestern Ontario hospitals lift mask mandates
Several southwestern Ontario hospitals say that starting next week staff, patients, and visitors will no longer be required to wear masks at all times, dropping requirements introduced during the pandemic.
Apr 14, 2023 9:00 AM
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1 person dead in series of salmonella illnesses linked to snakes, rodents
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating a series of salmonella illnesses linked to handling snakes and rodents. There have been confirmed cases in 45 people across the country. One person died.
Apr 14, 2023 8:19 AM
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DeSantis signs Florida GOP's 6-week abortion ban into law
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a bill approved by the Republican-dominated Florida Legislature to ban abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Apr 14, 2023 3:59 AM
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Latest ruling on pill shifts US abortion landscape again
A federal appeals court has kept an abortion pill available, clarifying the U.S. abortion landscape but not settling it. The court's decision late Wednesday preserved but narrowed access to an abortion pill across the U.S.
Apr 14, 2023 3:02 AM
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