Health

Feds give millions to B.C.'s STEMCELL Technologies and HTEC for facility construction

VANCOUVER — The federal government says it's pumping nearly $100 million into two B.C. firms to support the construction of a hydrogen fuel facility and two "cutting-edge biomanufacturing facilities" for vaccines and other treatments.

Mar 19, 2025 5:48 PM Read more >

Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's meals recalled for 'wood-like material' linked to choking

Nestle USA is recalling certain batches of its Lean Cuisine and Stouffer's frozen meals for possible contamination with “wood-like material" after a report of potential choking.

Mar 19, 2025 5:36 PM Read more >

Minnesota jury convicts alleged ringleader of massive pandemic food fraud scheme on all counts

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A jury found the alleged ringleader of a massive pandemic fraud case in Minnesota guilty on all counts Wednesday for her role in a scheme that federal prosecutors say stole $250 million from a program meant to feed children in need

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New Brunswick tables bill to cancel 'unfair' contract for private nursing services

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government has introduced a bill to terminate an "unfair" contract for private nursing services.

Mar 19, 2025 4:02 PM Read more >

What to know about a legal dispute over one Ohio school district's pronoun policy

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A federal appeals court in Cincinnati heard arguments Wednesday in a legal dispute that pits a suburban Ohio school district’s policy on gender pronouns against the free speech rights of classmates who believe there are only two

Mar 19, 2025 3:20 PM Read more >

Health care, schools and policing: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget

REGINA — The Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2025-26 budget on Wednesday. Here are some highlights: — $12-million surplus predicted on total spending of $21 billion.

Mar 19, 2025 3:05 PM Read more >

This cutting edge hair loss treatment is a repurposed drug from the 1990s

WASHINGTON (AP) — The latest trend in treating hair loss may sound familiar — essentially, it's a repurposed drug first popularized in the 1990s.

Mar 19, 2025 1:50 PM Read more >

Kentucky's 'Better Without It' anti-drug campaign recruits college basketball players to reach youth

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Appeals court blocks Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio's ban on gender-affirming care for minors is unconstitutional and must be permanently blocked from being enforced, a three-judge panel of appellate judges ruled Tuesday.

Mar 19, 2025 11:50 AM Read more >

California has a $6.2 billion Medicaid funding gap partly due to expanding immigrant coverage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California faces a $6.2 billion budget gap in the state's Medicaid services, which could force Democratic Gov.

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