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Federal judge puts Idaho's 'abortion trafficking' law on hold during lawsuit

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Idaho's “abortion trafficking” law from being enforced while a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality is underway. “This lawsuit is not about the right to an abortion.
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COVID-19 waning in B.C., with hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down

COVID-19 waning in B.C., with hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down

VANCOUVER — New data suggest that a recent surge in COVID-19 activity in British Columbia appears to be waning, with the number of hospital admissions, deaths and positive tests all down sharply.
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Justice Department asks to join lawsuits over abortion travel

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said Alabama cannot use conspiracy laws to prosecute people and groups who help women leave the state to obtain an abortion.
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Canopy Growth Corp. reports net loss of $324.8 million in second quarter

Canopy Growth Corp. reports net loss of $324.8 million in second quarter

SMITHS FALLS, Ont. — Canopy Growth Corp. says its net loss for the second quarter was $324.8 million, compared with $305.8 million a year earlier. The company says its net loss from continuing operations was $148.2 million, compared with $196.
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Aurora Cannabis revenues rise in Q2, led by strength in medical cannabis sales

Aurora Cannabis revenues rise in Q2, led by strength in medical cannabis sales

EDMONTON — Aurora Cannabis Inc. says it earned $256,000 in the second quarter, up from a loss a year earlier of $45.5 million. The Edmonton-based cannabis company says net revenue for the quarter was $63.4 million, up from $48.
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Abortion providers seek to broaden access to the procedure in Indiana

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Abortion providers and a pregnancy resource center sought a preliminary injunction Thursday to broaden the scope of a health or life exception to Indiana’s near-total abortion ban and to expand the sites where the procedures can b
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US childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever

US childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever

NEW YORK (AP) — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has hit its highest level ever, 3%, U.S. health officials said Thursday.
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B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care

B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care

VICTORIA — British Columbia is shifting its ambulance paramedics staffing model for 60 rural and remote communities in what Health Minister Adrian Dix says is an "unprecedented" investment in emergency health care.
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Amazon takes another shot at health care, this one a virtual care service that costs $9 per month

Amazon takes another shot at health care, this one a virtual care service that costs $9 per month

Amazon is taking another shot at becoming a regular health care source for customers with the launch of a service centered on virtual care.
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NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children

NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach program to educate parents and doctors about the harmful impacts of medically unnecessary treatments performed on young children born intersex .
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