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Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism

Alberta COVID-19 vaccination program triggers confusion, criticism

EDMONTON — Health experts, advocates and unions are sounding the alarm over Alberta’s plan for paid COVID-19 shots, calling it concerning and confusing.
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Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a 'state of severe physical deterioration' dies in hospital

Woman from Gaza evacuated to Italy in a 'state of severe physical deterioration' dies in hospital

MADRID (AP) — A 20-year old Palestinian woman described as being in a “state of severe physical deterioration” has died after being transferred to Italy for treatment, the hospital said Saturday.
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Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

Trump tax law could cause Medicare cuts if Congress doesn't act, CBO says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal budget deficits caused by President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law could trigger automatic cuts to Medicare if Congress does not act, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Friday.
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Failure of talks for plastic treaty turn focus back to reduce, reuse, recycle. How's that going?

Failure of talks for plastic treaty turn focus back to reduce, reuse, recycle. How's that going?

Talks aimed at a global treaty to cut plastic pollution fizzled in Geneva this week , with no agreement to meaningfully reduce the harms to human health and the environment that come with the millions of tons of plastic water bottles, food containers
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Hundreds may have been exposed to rabies at bat-infested cabins in Grand Teton National Park

Hundreds may have been exposed to rabies at bat-infested cabins in Grand Teton National Park

Health officials are working to alert hundreds of people in dozens of states and several countries who may have been exposed to rabies in bat-infested cabins in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park over the past few months.
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Marijuana shops sue New York after they were allowed to open too close to schools

Marijuana shops sue New York after they were allowed to open too close to schools

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York sued the state on Friday after cannabis regulators admitted they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy.
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Three years after his death, cricketer Shane Warne's legacy lives on with heart health checks

Three years after his death, cricketer Shane Warne's legacy lives on with heart health checks

BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Cricketer Shane Warne's legacy lives on more than three years after the death of the great spin bowler from a heart attack at the age of 52.
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Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity

Some workers would be excluded from student loan forgiveness program for 'illegal' activity

WASHINGTON (AP) — Teachers, social workers, nurses and other public workers would be cut off from a popular student loan cancellation program if the Trump administration finds their employer engaged in activities with a “substantial illegal purpose,”
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Got the sniffles? Here's what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus

Got the sniffles? Here's what to know about summer colds and the COVID-19 variant called stratus

Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms ? The three may not go together in many people's minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer.
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Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report

Bad diets, too many meds, no exercise: A look inside the latest 'Make America Healthy Again' report

WASHINGTON (AP) — A report that U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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