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Alcohol-related deaths rose 18 per cent during pandemic: report

Alcohol-related deaths rose 18 per cent during pandemic: report

TORONTO — Alcohol-related deaths rose about 18 per cent during the pandemic, according to a study that points to the harm of making liquor more available at a time of increased vulnerability.
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How to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new year

How to deal with fresh health insurance deductibles in the new year

Many Americans with high-deductible health insurance plans face a cold reality at the start of every year. Those deductibles will have to be paid before most coverage starts. That can mean thousands of dollars in fresh health care bills .
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Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year

Gunmen kill a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Unidentified gunmen shot and killed on Monday a police officer working on Pakistan's first polio vaccination drive of the year, police said.
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WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal

WHO chief asks countries to push Washington to reconsider its withdrawal

GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization chief asked global leaders to lean on Washington to reverse President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the U.N. health agency, insisting in a closed-door meeting with diplomats last week that the U.
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Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio

Lawsuit alleges first deaths from disastrous 2023 train derailment in Ohio

A lawsuit alleging for the first time that people died because of the disastrous 2023 East Palestine train derailment has been filed ahead of Monday's second anniversary of the toxic crash near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border amid a flurry of new litiga
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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo , as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the city of around 2 million people.
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As birth tourism rises again, will Trump's citizenship moves send more Canada's way?

As birth tourism rises again, will Trump's citizenship moves send more Canada's way?

RICHMOND, B.C. — Vancouver-based birth tourism operator Liga Lin says her phone has been buzzing with inquiries from expectant mothers since U.S. President Donald Trump moved to end American birthright citizenship.
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A police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year is killed by gunmen

A police officer working on Pakistan's first polio drive of the year is killed by gunmen

ISLAMABAD (AP) — A police officer working on Pakistan's first polio vaccination drive of the year was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen Monday, police said.
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Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma, a major city in eastern Congo , as fighting rages on between government forces and the Rwanda-backed rebels who say they captured the city of around 2 milli
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Canucks star defenceman Hughes misses game against Red Wings with injury

Canucks star defenceman Hughes misses game against Red Wings with injury

VANCOUVER — A major piece of the Vancouver Canucks' lineup was missing Sunday as captain Quinn Hughes was sidelined by an undisclosed injury.
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