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Manitoba government's cost of mailing out cheques continues to rise

Manitoba government's cost of mailing out cheques continues to rise

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has been mailing out cheques to people in recent years to help with issues ranging from property taxes to inflation to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

LOWRY CITY, Mo.
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Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

Health care vaccine mandate remains as some push for an end

LOWRY CITY, Mo.
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University of Alberta researchers eye artificial intelligence to weigh opioid risks

University of Alberta researchers eye artificial intelligence to weigh opioid risks

EDMONTON — Researchers in Alberta are experimenting with artificial intelligence to measure the risks of prescription opioids amid the ongoing drug overdose crisis across Canada.
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White House criticizes Youngkin over menstrual tracking bill

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The White House rebuked Virginia Gov.
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Why sick minks are reigniting worries about bird flu

Why sick minks are reigniting worries about bird flu

NEW YORK (AP) — A recent bird flu outbreak at a mink farm has reignited worries about the virus spreading more broadly to people.
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Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

Meat plant cleaning service fined $1.5M for hiring minors

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of the country's largest cleaning services for food processing companies employed more than 100 children in dangerous jobs at 13 meatpacking plants across the country, the U.S.
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Montana lawmaker: There's a religious right to abortion

Montana lawmaker: There's a religious right to abortion

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Abortion rights groups are challenging abortion bans in some states by arguing the bans — supported by certain religious principles — violate the religious rights of people with different beliefs.
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Family: Boy, 11, dies of infection after sprained ankle

WINTER PARK, Fla. (AP) — An 11-year-old Florida boy died just days after a sprained ankle led to a flesh-eating bacterial infection, family members said.
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North Dakota moves to curb trans identity in data, minors

North Dakota moves to curb trans identity in data, minors

The North Dakota House passed gender-related bills Friday that would omit transgender identity from state data collection and criminalize health care providers who give gender-affirming care to minors.
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