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Doctor says health wait times now permanent after high court rejects challenge
VANCOUVER - The doctor who led a legal challenge over a patient's right to pay for private medical care says a decision by Canada's top court not to hear an appeal means long wait times have been "for...
Apr 6, 2023
Doctor behind cross-border rush for Ozempic in B.C. is suspended in Nova Scotia
BEDFORD, NOVA SCOTIA - Nova Scotia's College of Physicians and Surgeons has suspended a doctor it says was responsible for thousands of prescriptions of the diabetes and weight-loss drug Ozempic that ...
Apr 6, 2023
Suspect in custody for possible Northern California shooting
ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) - At least three people were hospitalized and a suspect in custody Thursday after a possible shooting in Northern California. A spokesperson for Sutter Roseville Medical Center ...
Apr 6, 2023
Gausman leads Blue Jays to 3rd straight win over Royals, 6-3
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Kevin Gausman pitched six scoreless innings, Vlad Guerrero Jr. and Cavan Biggio hit home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays won their third straight game, 6-3, over the Kansas City...
Apr 6, 2023
B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic, Henry says
VICTORIA - British Columbia is lifting pandemic restrictions like mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings and visitor restrictions and proof of vaccination in care homes. Provincial health offi...
Apr 6, 2023
B.C. lifts health-care mask rules as province emerges from pandemic, Henry says
VICTORIA - British Columbia is lifting pandemic restrictions like mandatory mask-wearing in health-care settings and visitor restrictions and proof of vaccination in care homes. Provincial health offi...
Apr 6, 2023
'Humboldt has been in a crash and it’s bad:' five years on from Broncos bus crash
HUMBOLDT, SK - It's hard to believe that it's been five years since the crash that rattled a community, province, country, and the hockey world.Thursday, April 6 marks the fifth anniversary of the tra...
Apr 6, 2023
US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but team...
Apr 6, 2023
US would bar full ban on trans athletes but allow exceptions
WASHINGTON (AP) - Schools and colleges across the U.S. would be forbidden from enacting outright bans on transgender athletes under a proposal released Thursday from the Biden administration, but team...
Apr 6, 2023
No evidence of homicide in case of woman's remains found in Winnipeg landfill: police
Winnipeg police say they have no evidence to suggest the death of an Indigenous woman whose body was found in a landfill Monday was a homicide. Police chief Danny Smyth says 33-year-old Linda Beardy w...
Apr 6, 2023