Murray Wood says Regina's fluoride debate is 'eye-rolling'
Murray Wood weighs in on Regina's fluoride debate, as city council prepares to consider a motion to end fluoridation of ...
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Sharp rise in whooping cough cases reported in several provinces
TORONTO - Whooping cough cases are on the rise in Canada, with some provinces reporting sharp increases compared to pre-pandemic averages. More than 11,670 cases have been reported in Quebec so far th...
Aug 27, 2024
Advocates vow to fight Ford on consumption sites, he says they should be grateful
TORONTO - Advocates for supervised consumption sites vowed Monday to fight Ontario Premier Doug Ford's decision to shutter 10 of those spots, saying the sites save lives and should be expanded instead...
Aug 26, 2024
Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska's November ballot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban - a development likely to drive more ...
Aug 23, 2024
Wildfire smoke leads to air quality advisory for Saskatoon, Regina
Much of Saskatchewan was placed under an air quality advisory from Environment Canada on Friday, including the province's two largest cities. "Wildfire smoke is causing or expected to cause very poor ...
Aug 23, 2024 Rowers were out on the South Saskatchewan River on Friday morning, despite thick smoke in the air in Saskatoon. (Taylor MacPherson/650 CKOM)
Competing measures to expand or limit abortion rights will appear on Nebraska’s November ballot
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska voters will choose between two competing abortion measures to either expand abortion rights or limit them to the current 12-week ban - a development likely to drive more ...
Aug 23, 2024
Nurses recruited from West Africa say Quebec training program has left them destitute
MONTREAL - A Montreal civil rights organization says a Quebec program to recruit and train nurses from overseas is leaving some participants in dire straits and dependent on food banks. Some nurses re...
Aug 23, 2024
B.C. addictions minister allowed to respond to decriminalization court challenge
VANCOUVER - Canada's Federal Court has agreed with British Columbia's minister of mental health and addictions that she should be a respondent to a court challenge against the province's decision to d...
Aug 22, 2024
Health minister puts nicotine pouches behind the counter, bans flavours
OTTAWA - Health Canada-approved nicotine pouches will only be available behind pharmacy counters starting next week, as part of Health Minister Mark Holland's promised crackdown on the sale of new nic...
Aug 22, 2024
Arkansas Supreme Court upholds rejection of abortion rights petitions, blocking ballot measure
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld the state's rejection of signature petitions for an abortion rights ballot initiative on Thursday, keeping the proposal from going before vot...
Aug 22, 2024
'Gut wrenching' report: B.C. First Nations life expectancy plunges by six years
VANCOUVER - Life expectancy for British Columbia's First Nations people has dropped by more than six years since 2017, says a report tracking Indigenous health issues. The report from the province's F...
Aug 21, 2024
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