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Maine governor expected to sign bill easing restrictions on abortions later in pregnancy

Maine governor expected to sign bill easing restrictions on abortions later in pregnancy

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature gave final approval Thursday to a proposal to expand access to abortions later in pregnancy, sending the bill to the governor for her signature. Once signed into law by Democratic Gov.
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Quebec only outlier on Ottawa health deal as Nunavut, Yukon and N.W.T. sign on

Quebec only outlier on Ottawa health deal as Nunavut, Yukon and N.W.T. sign on

OTTAWA — All three territories signed on to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's health funding offer Thursday, leaving Quebec as the only holdout on the new accords.
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Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds

Community, Indigenous drug rehab programs across West get $20M in federal funds

SQUAMISH, B.C. — Dozens of community and Indigenous groups across Western Canada will share $20 million in federal funding to boost the mental health and drug awareness, treatment and rehabilitation services they offer.
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Railroad industry sues to block limit on crew sizes that Ohio imposed after E. Palestine derailment

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The railroad industry has sued to block a new minimum crew-size requirement that Ohio imposed after a fiery train derailment in East Palestine in February. The new rule was part of a $13.
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Saskatchewan has longest waits in Canada for hip and knee replacement surgeries

Saskatchewan has longest waits in Canada for hip and knee replacement surgeries

REGINA — A Saskatchewan NDP health critic says the province not only has the longest wait times in Canada for hip and knee surgeries, it ranks well below other jurisdictions.
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Wisconsin health officials drop fine for 'Nutcracker' performance during COVID restrictions

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Health officials in Wisconsin have dropped a fine against a dance studio that staged a performance of “The Nutcracker” in December 2020 despite COVID-19 restrictions on mass gatherings.
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Advocates want national standards for including LGBTQ identities in medical records

Advocates want national standards for including LGBTQ identities in medical records

Correcting health-care providers who assume he's heterosexual gets tiring for Jeremy Long, who wants his queer identity to be acknowledged and counted in electronic health records.
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Johnny Knoxville on the art of pranking and adjusting to life after stunts

Johnny Knoxville on the art of pranking and adjusting to life after stunts

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Knoxville is no stranger to head injuries. In the decades since he rose to fame as the daredevil ringleader of “Jackass,” he has had more than a dozen concussions — that he knows of. But his most recent one was different.
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UK court rejects a government bid to withhold Boris Johnson's messages from a COVID-19 inquiry

UK court rejects a government bid to withhold Boris Johnson's messages from a COVID-19 inquiry

LONDON (AP) — A U.K. court on Thursday rejected the British government's request to keep former Prime Minister Boris Johnson's unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries from being made public at an official COVID-19 inquiry .
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83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess

83,000 Hawaii homes dispose of sewage in cesspools. Rising sea levels will make them more of a mess

HONOLULU (AP) — The town of Hauula packs hundreds of homes into a narrow strip of land sandwiched between verdant, towering cliffs of the Koolau mountain range and the Pacific.
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