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Alberta Health Services' snag leads to potential delay of patient referrals

Alberta Health Services' snag leads to potential delay of patient referrals

EDMONTON — The Health Quality Council of Alberta is investigating how some medical referrals weren't properly processed, potentially affecting 14,000 patients over the last five years across the province.
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NDP releases fiscal plan with cuts and no tax hikes; Saskatchewan Party slams it

NDP releases fiscal plan with cuts and no tax hikes; Saskatchewan Party slams it

REGINA — Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck announced a fiscal plan Friday that would see some cuts, no tax hikes and a path to balance should she be elected premier, which the Saskatchewan Party criticized as "dishonest.
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Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

Helene damaged a factory that makes IV fluids

The fallout from storm damage to a North Carolina factory that makes critical hospital supplies will be felt broadly and could linger, experts say.
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New Brunswick election: Liberals promise to open community health clinic in Woodstock

New Brunswick election: Liberals promise to open community health clinic in Woodstock

FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Liberal party is promising to open a community health clinic in Woodstock, N.B., if the party wins the Oct. 21 election.
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NFL says the preseason saw its fewest number of concussions since tracking started

The NFL saw its fewest number of concussions in the preseason since tracking started in 2015. There were 44 concussions in practices and games, a decrease of about 24% from last year.
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Some children tied to NY nurse's fake vaccine scheme are barred from school

NEW YORK (AP) — A suburban New York school district has barred patients of a former nurse practitioner who pleaded guilty to running a fraudulent COVID-19 vaccination card scheme.
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For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That's what everyone told Sofia Roca.
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Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals contracted bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam , officials said.
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Dozens of zoo tigers die after contracting bird flu in southern Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — More than a dozen tigers were incinerated after the animals contracted bird flu at a zoo in southern Vietnam , officials said.
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For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

For migrant women who land in Colorado looking for jobs, a common answer emerges: No

AURORA, Colo. (AP) — East Colfax Avenue was the best place to find a job. That's what everyone told Sofia Roca.
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