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Canadiens forward Dach set to miss remainder of season after undergoing knee surgery

Canadiens forward Dach set to miss remainder of season after undergoing knee surgery

BROSSARD, Que. — Kirby Dach will miss the rest of the NHL season.
'Not a priority': Critics say Alberta falls short on health-care, education spending

'Not a priority': Critics say Alberta falls short on health-care, education spending

EDMONTON — Critics say the Alberta government's proposed health-care and education spending in its new budget won't address long-standing problems in either sector. "Public education, once again, with this budget ...
An inmate's 'chilling' memory of a Halifax jail death raises questions on cell checks

An inmate's 'chilling' memory of a Halifax jail death raises questions on cell checks

HALIFAX — Richard MacInnis lives with the haunting memory of finding his friend's body in a Halifax jail cell. That experience at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility on Jan.

Pakistan reports 2 new polio cases of the year despite anti-polio drives

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan has reported two new cases of polio in its southern and eastern provinces, health officials said on Friday, posing a setback to the country’s efforts to eradicate a disease that remains endemic only in Pakistan and neighbori
Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite protests

Iowa gives final approval to a bill removing gender identity protections despite protests

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa lawmakers became the first in the nation to approve legislation removing gender identity protections from the state’s civil rights code Thursday, despite massive protests by opponents who say it could expose transgender p
The measles situation worldwide: Fewer vaccinations and more outbreaks

The measles situation worldwide: Fewer vaccinations and more outbreaks

BANGKOK (AP) — The U.S. registered its first death from measles since 2015 this week, as a child who wasn’t vaccinated died in a measles outbreak in Texas . Normally, most U.S. cases are brought into the country by people who have traveled overseas.
South Korean births increased last year for the first time in nearly a decade

South Korean births increased last year for the first time in nearly a decade

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The number of babies born in South Korea rebounded for the first time in nine years in 2024, welcome news for a country grappling with one of the the world’s most serious demographic crises .
B.C. audit finds no co-ordination on the implementation of childcare promises

B.C. audit finds no co-ordination on the implementation of childcare promises

Seven years after promising to add capacity in regional health authorities to license, monitor, and investigate childcare facilities, the British Columbia government doesn't know if it has done those things, the province's acting auditor general says
Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children

Harsh flu season has health officials worried about brain complications in children

WASHINGTON (AP) — This year’s harsh flu season – the most intense in 15 years – has federal health officials trying to understand if it sparked an increase in a rare but life-threatening brain complication in children.
Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal

Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal

OTTAWA — Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa's pharmacare program on Thursday, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes medications as well as hormone replacement therapy for menopau
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