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Stricter state laws are chipping away at sex education in K-12 schools
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A dozen state or county agencies have parted ways with tens of thousands of dollars in federal grants meant to help monitor teenagers' sexual behaviors and try to lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases
Oct 6, 2023 1:09 AM
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B.C. COVID-19 hospitalizations up 58% in two weeks, as infections, deaths also spike
VANCOUVER — COVID-19 cases are on the rise in British Columbia, with the BC Centre for Disease Control reporting hospitalizations have increased 58 per cent in the past two weeks.
Oct 5, 2023 5:16 PM
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Millions of children are displaced due to extreme weather events. Climate change will make it worse
Storms, floods, fires and other extreme weather events led to more than 43 million displacements involving children between 2016 and 2021, according to a United Nations report.
Oct 5, 2023 5:14 PM
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B.C. sets out law to restrict use of illicit drugs in many public places
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it will tighten rules around the use of illicit drugs in public places following criticism that consuming fentanyl in community parks could face fewer restrictions than smoking a cigarette.
Oct 5, 2023 4:46 PM
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Quebec man who killed three people at random 'not psychotic,' says psychiatrist
MONTREAL — The psychiatrist whose patient killed three people at random over a 24-hour span in the Montreal area in August 2022 told a coroner's inquest Thursday that what triggered the killing spree will likely never be known. Dr.
Oct 5, 2023 3:38 PM
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Ozempic and similar drugs linked to gastrointestinal conditions: Canadian researchers
People using diabetes drugs such as Ozempic for weight loss are at higher risk of pancreatitis, bowel obstruction and stomach paralysis compared to those who use another medication approved specifically for obesity management, a University of British
Oct 5, 2023 2:45 PM
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Quebec tables bill to sue drug companies for health-care costs linked to opioids
QUEBEC — The Quebec government has introduced a bill that would allow it to join a proposed class-action lawsuit against more than 40 pharmaceutical companies and retailers accused of downplaying the harmful effects of opioids.
Oct 5, 2023 2:39 PM
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New supervised consumption sites in Ontario on hold until review complete
TORONTO — Ontario has paused approving new supervised consumption and treatment sites while a review of all sites is underway, the province's associate minister of mental health and addictions said Wednesday.
Oct 5, 2023 2:08 PM
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Ex-USC gynecologist charged with sexually assaulting students dies before going to trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The former University of Southern California campus gynecologist at the center of more than $1 billion worth of university payouts stemming from sexual abuse allegations by hundreds of women was found dead inside his home Wednesday
Oct 5, 2023 1:52 PM
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$228M awarded to some plaintiffs who sued Nevada-based bottled water company after liver illnesses
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $228 million in damages to several plaintiffs who sued a Las Vegas-based bottled water company after its product was linked to liver illnesses, a newspaper reported Thursday.
Oct 5, 2023 12:24 PM
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