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Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec

Internal report finds major flaws in program to recruit foreign nurses to Quebec

MONTREAL 鈥 Foreign nurses recruited to Quebec through a provincial government program faced 鈥渕ajor obstacles鈥 upon their arrival, including a lack of housing, child care and transportation, according to an internal report.
Gaza's child amputees struggle with recovery, especially after Israel's cutoff of aid

Gaza's child amputees struggle with recovery, especially after Israel's cutoff of aid

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) 鈥 Five-year-old Sila Abu Aqlan curled her lip in concentration as she practiced walking for the first time on a prosthetic leg at a clinic in Gaza City.
Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

Sierra Leone debates decriminalizing abortion as women and girls endanger their lives

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) 鈥 When she got pregnant at 16, Fatou Esther Jusu was terrified that it would derail her future. Abortion is illegal in Sierra Leone.
Trump will nominate acting CDC director Susan Monarez for the position, White House official says

Trump will nominate acting CDC director Susan Monarez for the position, White House official says

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥 President Donald Trump will nominate Susan Monarez, the acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and a longtime federal staffer, to the permanent position, a White House official confirmed Monday.
BC Ferries says it had no involvement in 6 sick passengers on Saturday

BC Ferries says it had no involvement in 6 sick passengers on Saturday

VICTORIA 鈥 BC Ferries says it has nothing to do with a medical incident that left six passengers sickened, including two who had to be taken to hospital.
Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions

Trump administration cancels at least 68 grants focused on LGBTQ health questions

A surge of grant cancellations hit researchers focused on the health of gay, lesbian and transgender people last week, as the Trump administration continues to target what it describes as ideologically driven science. Last week the U.S.
What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed former US Rep. Mia Love?

What is glioblastoma, the aggressive brain cancer that killed former US Rep. Mia Love?

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) 鈥 The death Sunday of former U.S. Rep. Mia Love , the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House, has brought renewed attention to an aggressive form of brain cancer that killed her at age 49.
Two Saskatoon libraries temporarily close, citing increase in drug use and violence

Two Saskatoon libraries temporarily close, citing increase in drug use and violence

Two Saskatoon libraries are closing for now because staff are being spat on and attacked while treating drug overdose emergencies and cleaning washrooms smeared with blood and human waste.
One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions

One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) 鈥 One state鈥檚 effort to exempt young school-aged children from vaccines appears to have stalled as states contend with a burgeoning measles outbreak. In January, West Virginia Republican Gov.
Toronto supervised consumption site challenging Ontario law that will close 10 sites

Toronto supervised consumption site challenging Ontario law that will close 10 sites

TORONTO 鈥 Dozens of supporters packed a Toronto courtroom 鈥 and two overflow rooms 鈥 on Monday as a supervised consumption site challenged the legality of a new provincial law that will soon shut down 10 such sites and prevent new ones from opening.