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Four provinces confirm measles cases with Montreal deemed Canada's epicentre
Seventeen cases of measles have been confirmed in Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan and British Columbia - more than half of those in the Montreal area, while one Ontario case has been linked to a high sc...
Mar 04, 2024
Quebec health officials report 10 cases of measles in Montreal area, confirm community spread
Montreal has become the epicentre of measles cases in Canada, and the disease is spreading in Quebec for the first time since 2019, public health officials said Monday. There are now 10 confirmed case...
Mar 04, 2024
Maine questions Canadian study of Agent Orange use at New Brunswick military base
FREDERICTON - Maine's state legislature has called for a new investigation into the use of herbicides, including Agent Orange, in the 1960s on a southern New Brunswick military base, describing a Cana...
Mar 04, 2024
Quebec to offer 'X' gender option for health cards, driver's licences
MONTREAL - Quebecers who do not identify as male or female will soon be able to opt for an 'X' gender marker on their health cards and driver's licences. Both Quebec's automobile insurance board and i...
Mar 04, 2024
B.C. measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel
VANCOUVER - The first case of measles in British Columbia since 2019 is prompting an exposure alert to residents of Richmond and vaccination reminders to parents and spring break travellers. Premier D...
Mar 04, 2024
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
SALEM, Ore. (AP) - A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the state's first-in-the-nation drug decriminal...
Mar 02, 2024
As an opioids scourge devastates tribes in Washington, lawmakers advance a bill to provide relief
SEATTLE (AP) - A bill that would bring millions of dollars to tribes in Washington state to address the opioid crisis received unanimous support in the House on Friday, opening the door for state fund...
Mar 01, 2024
B.C. announces minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, $237M to recruit and retain staff
VANCOUVER - British Columbia has established minimum nurse-to-patient ratios for a range of different hospital settings and is investing $237 million to ensure they are met. They include a minimum of ...
Mar 01, 2024
Measles virus possibly circulating in Quebec, health officials say
MONTREAL - A measles case in suburban Montreal suggests there could be community transmission of the highly contagious virus in Quebec, health officials say. In a notice sent to local health-care prof...
Mar 01, 2024
What to know about the latest court rulings, data and legislation on abortion in the US
A judge in Montana rejected abortion restrictions, the attorney general in Missouri is accusing Planned Parenthood of illegally transporting minors for abortions and new data shows how the way abortio...
Mar 01, 2024
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