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Deficits and government spending highlight the 2023 British Columbia budget

Deficits and government spending highlight the 2023 British Columbia budget

VICTORIA — Here are highlights of the 2023 British Columbia budget presented Tuesday. All costs are over three years, unless otherwise stated: $6.4 billion in new health spending, including $2.6 billion for health services such as cancer care, $1.
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FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

FDA panel narrowly backs Pfizer RSV vaccine for older adults

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers on Tuesday narrowly backed an experimental vaccine from Pfizer that could soon become the first shot to protect older adults against the respiratory illness known as RSV.
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Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Former NFL star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Irv Cross was a man of faith and devout fan of football who could no longer in his final years attend Bible study or watch NFL games with friends.
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Concussion lingers for former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch

Concussion lingers for former NASCAR champion Kurt Busch

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Kurt Busch might have received a proper sendoff this weekend in Las Vegas, where his hometown track treated him cruelly over 21 tries until he broke through for a win in 2020 .
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Northwest Territories pausing COVID-19 vaccines for children after doses expire

Northwest Territories pausing COVID-19 vaccines for children after doses expire

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government says COVID-19 vaccines for children age six months to five years will be temporarily unavailable until a new shipment arrives in Canada.
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West Virginia Senate enhances drug penalties to felony

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would make it a felony to possess fentanyl and some other illegal drugs in the opioid-ravaged state. The bill passed on a 32-1 vote and now goes before the House of Delegates.
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In a year of ER closures, N.L. sees 24 per cent jump in emergency department deaths

In a year of ER closures, N.L. sees 24 per cent jump in emergency department deaths

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — First responders in rural Newfoundland say they're not surprised by data showing deaths in the province's emergency departments jumped by 24 per cent in 2022 from the previous year. Jamie Budden, the fire chief in Whitbourne, N.L.
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Investigation of powder in air reveals it was pollen

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia officials investigating reports of a powder in the air and on some vehicles in the mid-Atlantic have determined the source: pollen.
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Quarles endorses legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky

Quarles endorses legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Republican Ryan Quarles said Tuesday that he supports legalizing medical marijuana in Kentucky, pledging to navigate the proposal past legislative resistance if he's elected governor.
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China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID origins

China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID origins

BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been “open and transparent” in the search for the virus’ origins. Recently, the U.S.
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