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СÀ¶ÊÓƵ firefighters and support staff in Yukon to help battle wildfires

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ firefighters and support staff in Yukon to help battle wildfires

DAWSON CITY, Yukon — Firefighters and support staff from British Columbia have been deployed to Yukon to help battle two wildfires that are impacting travel on a major route.

Floating abortion clinic proposed in Gulf to bypass bans

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A California doctor is proposing a floating abortion clinic in the Gulf of Mexico as a way to maintain access for people in southern states where abortion bans have been enacted.
Biden says he's mulling health emergency for abortion access

Biden says he's mulling health emergency for abortion access

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday he is considering declaring a public health emergency to free up federal resources to promote abortion access even though the White House has said it doesn't seem like “a great option.
Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

Ottawa's share of health-care funding to be top concern at premiers' meeting in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ

A group representing emergency room doctors across the country has a message for Canada's premiers: come up with a co-ordinated plan to prevent their workplaces from being closed due to staffing shortages that are creating an unprecedented crisis in
Indonesian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha amid FMD outbreak

Indonesian Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha amid FMD outbreak

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A foot-and-mouth disease outbreak has disrupted ritual slaughter of animals to mark Eid al-Adha as millions of Muslims across Indonesia were celebrating one of the biggest holidays in the Islamic calendar Sunday.
Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak

Macao to shutter casinos for a week in COVID-19 outbreak

BEIJING (AP) — The Asian gambling center of Macao will close all its casinos for a week starting Monday and largely restrict people to their homes as it tries to stop a COVID-19 outbreak that has infected more than 1,400 people in the past three week
Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factory

Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factory

Production of baby formula has resumed at the Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage , a company spokesman said.
Amid chaos, some at July 4 parade ran toward gunfire to help

Amid chaos, some at July 4 parade ran toward gunfire to help

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before.
French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling

French women push to cement abortion rights after US ruling

PARIS (AP) — The right to abortion in France hardly seems under threat — it’s been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum. But more and more French women are asking: Could what happened in the U.S.
СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected

СÀ¶ÊÓƵ to offer COVID-19 booster for 12-plus starting this fall, new vaccines expected

VANCOUVER — British Columbia is gearing up for a major COVID-19 booster shot campaign this fall with the expectation that new vaccines tailor-made to fight the Omicron variant will be available. COVID-19 boosters will be available to people in СÀ¶ÊÓƵ
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