Toronto hospital to open permanent supportive housing apartments for homeless people
TORONTO – A new housing project for those who live on the streets and frequently end up in the emergency room is set to welcome its...
Rwanda’s Marburg fever deaths rise to 11 as its source is still being investigated
KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Marburg hemorrhagic fever has killed 11 people in Rwanda, health authorities said, as the East African country continues to investigate the source...
‘It will take time’: Wab Kinew reflects on first year as Manitoba premier
WINNIPEG – Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew continues to enjoy a honeymoon with voters one year after his NDP government was elected, but there are challenges ahead...
Alberta to pursue legislation this fall on opt-in sex education in schools
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it’s moving ahead this fall with legislation that would require parents to proactively sign up to have their children opt-in,...
‘I wouldn’t be here’: Ontario supervised consumption site users speak out on closures
TORONTO – Reggie Garrett remembers snippets of the first time he was saved from a fatal overdose. A few years ago, while at a supervised consumption...
In Catholic Paraguay’s 1st sex ed program, condoms can’t be trusted, love is forever, boys don’t cry
ASUNCIÓN, Paraguay (AP) — Ahead of her 15th birthday, Diana Zalazar’s body had gotten so big she could no longer squeeze into the dress she bought...
Federal judge sentences 4 anti-abortion activists for a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Four anti-abortion activists who were convicted in January on felony conspiracy charges for their roles in a 2021 Tennessee clinic blockade were...
B.C. Lions linebacker Josh Woods suffers season-ending knee injury
SURREY, B.C. – A key defensive weapon for the B.C. Lions has had his season cut short by a knee injury. Head coach and co-general manager...
Federal dental plan toothless: Manitoba dentists
The association representing Manitoba dentists worry the administration of a new federal program will inhibit a patient’s freedom to choose their dental provider. “We want to...
Judge temporarily blocks Biden administration’s restoration of transgender health protections
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal district court judge on Wednesday temporarily halted parts of a nondiscrimination rule that would have kept insurers and medical professionals...