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Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won't release offload delay data

Ontario regions face ambulance pressures; province won't release offload delay data

Several Ontario municipalities say their paramedic services are under immense pressure, with worrying stretches of times during which no ambulances are available to respond to calls – but the province doesn't track the problem.
Israeli doctors hold 'warning strike,' caution that judicial overhaul threatens health care system

Israeli doctors hold 'warning strike,' caution that judicial overhaul threatens health care system

JERUSALEM (AP) — Doctors in Israel held a two-hour strike Wednesday to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to overhaul the country's judiciary.
Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law

Texas women denied abortions give emotional accounts in court, ask judge to clarify law

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For the first time since Roe v.

4 members of a Florida family are convicted of selling a fake COVID-19 cure through online church

MIAMI (AP) — Four members of a Florida family were convicted Wednesday of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure through their online church.
California Sen. Feinstein seeks more control over her late husband's trust to pay medical bills

California Sen. Feinstein seeks more control over her late husband's trust to pay medical bills

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorneys for California U.S. Sen.
Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP

Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP

OTTAWA — The resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada, the NDP's health critic is alleging. Dr.
Maine governor expands access to abortion later in pregnancy

Maine governor expands access to abortion later in pregnancy

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine will soon expand abortion access, joining a half dozen states that leave it to doctors and patients to make the decision without restrictions on timing. Democratic Gov.
A feline virus mutation in Cyprus caused far fewer cat deaths than claimed, veterinary leader says

A feline virus mutation in Cyprus caused far fewer cat deaths than claimed, veterinary leader says

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The head of the Cyprus veterinarians association on Wednesday dismissed as greatly exaggerated the claims that a local mutation of a feline virus has killed as many as 300,000 cats on the small Mediterranean island.

Former Nebraska State Patrol worker who stole drugs from evidence gets nearly 22 years

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A former Nebraska State Patrol evidence technician who stole $1.2 million worth of drugs from evidence storage areas — drugs later tied to a series of overdoses — was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 22 years in prison.
Immigrant seniors lonelier than those born in Canada but research lacking: StatCan

Immigrant seniors lonelier than those born in Canada but research lacking: StatCan

After arriving from China in February 2016, Xihong Liu endured a Calgary winter that left him feeling socially isolated long after the snow gave way to spring sunshine.