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Canada, U.S. to meet with Indigenous leaders next week on transboundary pollution

WASHINGTON — Canadian and U.S. officials are expected to meet next week with Indigenous leaders as they work on cleaning up toxic mining run-off that's polluting waters on both sides of the border.
New app aimed at helping Nova Scotians access health services and information

New app aimed at helping Nova Scotians access health services and information

HALIFAX — A new mobile phone application in Nova Scotia is aimed at giving people easier access to health services and information, Premier Tim Houston announced Wednesday.
Reasons for releasing Chinatown stabbing suspect should be public: B.C. Review Board

Reasons for releasing Chinatown stabbing suspect should be public: B.C. Review Board

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia man accused of a triple stabbing in Vancouver's Chinatown in September has lost his bid to seal a document that identified him as a "significant threat" before he was released from a forensic psychiatric hospital. A B.
ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care

ACLU and families of trans teens ask Supreme Court to block Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys representing Tennessee transgender teens and their families asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to block a ban on gender-affirming care for minors that a lower court allowed to go into effect.
Ontario hospitals warn stolen patient, employee data may be published

Ontario hospitals warn stolen patient, employee data may be published

Five Ontario hospitals affected by a recent ransomware attack, along with their shared IT provider, are warning patients and staff that their data may be published.
It's time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first

It's time to buy health insurance through the marketplace. Experts suggest doing your research first

It’s time to pick health coverage for next year on the Affordable Care Act’s insurance marketplaces, and experts caution against focusing your choice on price alone.
Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation

Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation

For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by putting them at increased cancer risk.
Maryland man who received second pig heart transplant dies, hospital says

Maryland man who received second pig heart transplant dies, hospital says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The second person to receive a transplanted heart from a pig has died, nearly six weeks after the highly experimental surgery, his Maryland doctors announced Tuesday.
Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri appeals court ruled Tuesday against Republican-written summaries of abortion-rights ballot measures that described several proposed amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.
Alberta moves to strengthen legislation before proposed opioid class-action lawsuit

Alberta moves to strengthen legislation before proposed opioid class-action lawsuit

EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced updated legislation that it says would help make sure anyone who contributed to the opioid addiction crisis is held responsible.