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Mental health experts say Canada should have a three-digit suicide crisis hotline

Mental health experts say Canada should have a three-digit suicide crisis hotline

Canada must make good on a long-standing promise to implement a centralized mental health crisis line that bypasses police and connects those in need with professionals who can help them, experts argued as a similar system went live in the United Sta
Montreal Children's Hospital says it's overcrowded, urges to avoid emergency room

Montreal Children's Hospital says it's overcrowded, urges to avoid emergency room

Montreal Children's Hospital says a surge in patients is putting strain on its emergency services, forcing families to be redirected elsewhere.
Indiana doctor's lawyer tells AG to halt false statements

Indiana doctor's lawyer tells AG to halt false statements

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A lawyer on Friday emailed the Indiana state's attorney general asking him to stop spreading false or misleading information about an Indianapolis doctor who performed an abortion in June on a 10-year-old rape victim from Ohio.
Already had COVID-19? Here's what we know about reinfections

Already had COVID-19? Here's what we know about reinfections

As research suggests that COVID-19 has infected roughly half of the Canadian population, the emergence of an even more contagious version of the virus means some people may be in for another round.

Croatia: Anthrax found in dead cattle in nature park

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Anthrax has been confirmed in dozens of cattle found dead in a nature park southeast of the Croatian capital of Zagreb, authorities said Saturday.
Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

Abortion laws spark profound changes in other medical care

A sexual assault survivor chooses sterilization so that if she is ever attacked again, she won't be forced to give birth to a rapist’s baby.

Macao extends lockdown to curb biggest COVID-19 outbreak

HONG KONG (AP) — The Chinese gambling enclave of Macao on Saturday extended its lockdown by five days as it grapples with the biggest outbreak of the coronavirus in over two years.
House votes to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim

House votes to restore abortion rights, Senate odds dim

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has voted to restore abortion rights nationwide in Democrats' first legislative response to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade .
Yukoners ages six months to five years eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

Yukoners ages six months to five years eligible for COVID-19 vaccines

WHITEHORSE — Youngsters in Yukon will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccines toward the end of this month.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a lower court's dismissal of a Vancouver surgeon's challenge of the Medicare Protection Act, saying bans on extra-billing and private insurance do not violate the Charter.
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