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Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding

Opponents of COVID restrictions took over a Michigan county. They want deep cuts to health funding

HOLLAND, Mich.
Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly

Trudeau in New York next week to talk climate, development at UN General Assembly

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to New York next week to take part in the 78th meeting of the United Nations General Assembly. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed today that Trudeau will be at the UN Sept.
Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event

Communities across Appalachia band together for first-ever 13-state Narcan distribution event

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An effort to destigmatize the use of overdose reversal drugs that started as a pilot in two West Virginia counties has expanded to all thirteen states in Appalachia this year.
'Extreme' rodent problem at Newfoundland jail poses health risks, says ex-inspector

'Extreme' rodent problem at Newfoundland jail poses health risks, says ex-inspector

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A retired Ontario health inspector says reports from inmates and judges about rodents at Newfoundland's largest jail suggest an "extreme" and long-standing infestation.

'Stubbornly high' Nova Scotia suicide rate prompts calls for prevention strategy

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia's suicide rate has remained "stubbornly high" since 2012, and the province needs a comprehensive strategy to tackle the problem, says a Halifax-based clinical psychologist.
The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says

The iPhone 12 emits too much radiation and Apple must take it off the market, French agency says

PARIS (AP) — French regulators ordered Apple to stop selling the iPhone 12, saying it emits electromagnetic radiation levels that are above European Union standards for exposure.
'Needle in a haystack': Experts say finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex

'Needle in a haystack': Experts say finding daycare E. coli outbreak source complex

CALGARY — Public health investigators and scientists in Alberta are working like detectives — interviewing people, gathering evidence and waiting for lab test results — to find out what caused a massive E. coli outbreak at several daycares.
A timeline of the E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares and a central kitchen

A timeline of the E. coli outbreak linked to Calgary daycares and a central kitchen

CALGARY — More than 300 people, mostly children, have been infected in an E. coli outbreak linked to 11 daycares in Calgary. Twenty-one children are in hospital. Seven are on dialysis, which is a treatment for kidney failure.
Doctors explain serious kidney disease facing some Calgary kids infected with E. coli

Doctors explain serious kidney disease facing some Calgary kids infected with E. coli

The number of E. coli infections linked to Calgary-area daycares could continue to rise, a doctor warns, potentially expanding the outbreak that's already believed to be the largest of its kind in Canada involving children under five. Dr.
There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway

There's no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway

NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout , Republicans are raising familiar fears that government-issued lockdowns and mask mandates are next.