Tag Archives: health

WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear an appeal by several churches that fought Manitoba's COVID-19 restrictions. Lawyers for the churches argued public health orders in 2020 ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Vice President Kamala Harris visited a Planned Parenthood clinic on Thursday, marking what her office said was the first time a president or vice president has toured a facility...

VICTORIA - The B.C. government says it will cull 25 deer in the Kootenay region to test for chronic wasting disease. The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship says two deer in the region te...

FREDERICTON - New Brunswick will need to rethink its long-term care offerings to respond to the needs of an increasingly diverse population, the province's seniors' advocate says in a report released ...

MONTREAL - Officers who were involved in the operation last March that resulted in the deaths of a Quebec provincial police sergeant and her killer offered emotional testimony Wednesday about how the ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Regulations tied to a Nebraska law passed last year restricting gender-affirming care for minors were approved Tuesday by Gov. Jim Pillen, and they largely mirror temporary regula...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Arkansas will no longer allow residents to use "X" instead of male or female on state-issued driver's licenses or identification cards, officials announced under new rules Tue...

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A British Columbia First Nation says racism in the health-care system persists despite efforts by the government and industry to combat the problem. The Tsilhqot'in National Gove...

ATLANTA (AP) - A year ago, Georgia lawmakers said they were striking a balance when they banned most gender-affirming surgeries and hormone replacement therapies for transgender people under 18, but l...

Saskatchewan is testing out a new model for health clinics. The new clinics will be independently operated, publicly funded and staffed by nurse practitioners. Nurse practitioners are registered nurse...