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How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet

How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Show up at a border crossing with Mexico and ask a U.S. official for asylum? Sign up online? Go to a U.S.
Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Police seize on COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

JERUSALEM (AP) — Majd Ramlawi was serving coffee in Jerusalem’s Old City when a chilling text message appeared on his phone. “You have been spotted as having participated in acts of violence in the Al-Aqsa Mosque,” it read in Arabic.

Mental health panel takes cautious approach for Alberta man who killed mother

EDMONTON — A mental health board has opted to take a cautious approach in granting liberties for an Alberta man who killed his mother because he thought she was possessed by Satan.
Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under Congress' plan

Millions to lose Medicaid coverage under Congress' plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of people who enrolled in Medicaid during the COVID-19 pandemic could start to lose their coverage on April 1 if Congress passes the $1.7 trillion spending package leaders unveiled Tuesday .
Planned Parenthood starts telemedicine abortions in Kansas

Planned Parenthood starts telemedicine abortions in Kansas

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Nurse shortage sends some obstetrics patients in Labrador 500 kms away to give birth

Nurse shortage sends some obstetrics patients in Labrador 500 kms away to give birth

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. — A nursing shortage has come to a head in Labrador, where obstetrics patients in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are being diverted more than 500 kilometres west to Labrador City.
Halifax ER sees rise in patients who need community services, not acute medical care

Halifax ER sees rise in patients who need community services, not acute medical care

Halifax’s emergency department is reporting a rise in patients admitted solely because of social circumstances — and the number of these patients is expected to spike over the holidays, a physician and researcher said Tuesday. Dr.
Doctors worry more kids may be getting sick with invasive strep A. Here are the facts

Doctors worry more kids may be getting sick with invasive strep A. Here are the facts

TORONTO — Some Canadian officials are reporting an uptick in invasive Group A streptococcus infections, echoing the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S.
Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

Quebec anticorruption squad kept busy this year investigating fake vaccine passports

QUEBEC — A new report from Quebec's anticorruption unit says its officers were kept busy this year chasing down hundreds of reports related to the production and use of fake COVID-19 vaccine passports.
Manitoba health officials warn to take precautions heading into holiday season

Manitoba health officials warn to take precautions heading into holiday season

WINNIPEG — Fewer sick kids have been admitted to intensive care units at the children's hospital in Winnipeg in recent days, but health officials are warning this could change as people gather for the holiday season. Dr.
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