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Horgan urges federal government to carry half the health-care load as premiers meet

Horgan urges federal government to carry half the health-care load as premiers meet

VICTORIA — Canada's provinces and territories need a partner that will share half the financial load on the health-care system, which is buckling without stable, predictable and long-term funding, British Columbia Premier John Horgan said Monday.
Biden admin: Docs must offer abortion if mom's life at risk

Biden admin: Docs must offer abortion if mom's life at risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday told hospitals that they “must” provide abortion services if the life of the mother is at risk, saying federal law on emergency treatment guidelines preempts state laws in jurisdictions that now ba
More than 100 health-care professionals challenge rejection of psilocybin access

More than 100 health-care professionals challenge rejection of psilocybin access

Shannon McKenney has had a severe migraine for about 1,500 days in a row. "I have trouble sleeping and I have trouble staying asleep," the musician from Burnaby, B.C.
Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures

Ontario municipal leaders call for action amid several temporary ER closures

TORONTO — Municipal leaders in small Ontario communities are sounding the alarm over the temporary closures of hospital emergency rooms, saying action is needed to ensure local residents and visitors to those areas can get the care they need.
Ninety-one-year-old woman dies after waiting seven hours for Montreal ambulance

Ninety-one-year-old woman dies after waiting seven hours for Montreal ambulance

Montreal paramedics say staff shortages are to blame after an ambulance took seven hours to respond over the weekend to a call involving a 91-year-old woman who died before they arrived.
Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane

Texas woman says unborn baby counts as passenger in HOV lane

DALLAS (AP) — When an officer pulled Brandy Bottone over for driving by herself in a high occupancy vehicle lane in Texas just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.
Ukrainian migrants face hurdles in accessing primary care, say health experts

Ukrainian migrants face hurdles in accessing primary care, say health experts

Migrant health experts are warning that the swift influx of Ukrainians fleeing to Canada could put some at risk of falling through cracks in primary care.
Abortion rights poised to go before Michigan voters in fall

Abortion rights poised to go before Michigan voters in fall

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Abortion rights are poised to come before Michigan voters in November after an abortion rights campaign turned in a record-breaking number of signatures Monday for a ballot initiative to the secretary of state’s office.
Famed Ukrainian medic describes 'hell' of Russian captivity

Famed Ukrainian medic describes 'hell' of Russian captivity

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The captive Ukrainian medic’s eyeglasses had long since been taken away, and the face of the Russian man walking past her was a blur.
Ontario monkeypox cases not growing rapidly, vaccine strategy working: Moore

Ontario monkeypox cases not growing rapidly, vaccine strategy working: Moore

Ontario is not seeing rapid growth in cases of monkeypox and its vaccination strategy appears to be working, the province's top doctor says. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr.