Murray Wood: Who's hot... and who's not
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USDA updates rules for school meals that limit added sugars for the first time
The nation's school meals will get a makeover under new nutrition standards that limit added sugars for the first time, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The final rule also trim...
Apr 24, 2024
Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund
OTTAWA - The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020. The program was announced s...
Apr 24, 2024
Immunocompromised patients shouldn't take Miracle Reds powder, Health Canada says
Health Canada says people who have immunocompromising conditions such as AIDS or lymphoma should stop taking Miracle Reds superfood powder. The government has issued a recall for three lots of the Mac...
Apr 23, 2024
Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis - a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Man...
Apr 23, 2024
Transgender Louisianans lost their ally in the governor's seat. Now they're girding for a fight
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As transgender people in Louisiana watched surrounding states in the deeply conservative South implement a slew of laws targeting nearly every facet of their lives in recent ye...
Apr 23, 2024
Biden blames Trump for Florida's 6-week abortion ban, says women nationwide face health crisis
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - President Joe Biden on Tuesday blamed Donald Trump for Florida's upcoming abortion ban and other restrictions across the country that have imperiled access to care for pregnant wome...
Apr 22, 2024
Seattle hospital won't turn over gender-affirming care records in lawsuit settlement with Texas
DALLAS (AP) - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is dropping a request for a Seattle hospital to hand over records regarding gender-affirming treatment potentially given to children from Texas as part ...
Apr 22, 2024
First responders to get mental health counselling, Manitoba government says
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is funding mental health support for first responders, following the recent death of a Winnipeg firefighter. The province is committing to pay for three counsellors ...
Apr 22, 2024
Quebec Health Department reports 28 cases of eye damage linked to solar eclipse
MONTREAL - Quebec's Health Department says it has received 28 reports of eye damage related to the April 8 total solar eclipse that passed over southern parts of the province. The 28 cases reported as...
Apr 22, 2024
First Nations patients more likely to leave ER without getting care, study says
First Nations patients are more likely to leave Alberta emergency departments before receiving care than other patients - and anti-Indigenous racism is a significant reason why, a new study says. "The...
Apr 21, 2024
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