FDA sets stronger safety warnings for breast implants
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators on Wednesday finalized stronger warnings for breast implants, including a new requirement that people receive detailed information about their potential risks and complications before getting them.
Bill would remove ‘conscience’ as basis for refusing vaccine
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois law has for more than four decades protected those who oppose providing or receiving medical treatment because of their religious beliefs. Now Democrats want an exception to allow repercussions for those who refuse vac...
Ransomware gang says it targeted National Rifle Association
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A ransomware gang believed to operate out of Russia says it hacked the National Rifle Association, the most powerful gun-rights group in the United States.
Some ballots for Manitoba Tory leadership vote not delivered by mail in time
WINNIPEG — Some members of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservative party have not received ballots needed to vote in this week's leadership contest. Party officials said about 25,000 ballots had been mailed out, but some — they would not say how ...
Iqaluit expects water testing to come back clean; tap water still undrinkable
IQALUIT — Nunavut's capital city says it expects tests on its drinking water to show undetectable levels of fuel. Iqaluit is under a state of emergency and its roughly 8,000 residents haven't been able to consume tap water since Oct.
Erdogan, Biden to discuss Turkey’s F-35 ouster in Glasgow
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday that he expects to meet with U.S. President Joe Biden on the sidelines of a climate summit in Glasgow, during which he would take up Turkey’s ouster from the
Manitoba extends third-dose vaccine coverage, sees wide public-sector uptake
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has extended its target for third doses of COVID-19 vaccines as it faced another day of rising case counts. The province is now recommending booster shots for residents of seniors homes and other congregate living cen...
Garland defends school board memo amid Republican criticism
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday defended a memo aimed at combating threats against school officials nationwide while Republicans insisted he rescind the directive. He signaled he had no plans to do so despite their criti...
Government still undecided on whether to fight Indigenous child-welfare rulings
OTTAWA — With only two days until the court deadline, the Liberal cabinet still has not decided whether or not to appeal a decision that would see the government pay out billions of dollars in compensation to Indigenous families, according
New information raises questions about existence of brain syndrome in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's health minister said Wednesday there are serious questions about whether reports of a mysterious brain disease that has alarmed residents and stumped the province's medical community are substantiated. Dorothy Shephard tol...